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GIS for Environmental Problem Solving
Chapter 4. GIS for Environmental Problem Solving Koushen Douglas Loh and Sasathorn Tapaneeyakul Additional information is available at the end of the chapter 1. Introduction The authors are affiliated with the Laboratory of Systems Technology Applications in Renewable Resources (The STARR LAB) at Texas A&M University. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a synopsis of the cumulative research and teaching work for the past twenty years from the STARR LAB. The aim of chapter is to demonstrate holistic understandings of what key Environmental issues and problems people are facing and how their concerns may be addressed with the help of geographic information systems (GIS). We are the environments, and the environments are us. There are many Environmental issues and problems the society is facing. Some major categories include Environmental disasters, ecological services, and perceptions of environments by people, just to name a few. In terms of Environmental disasters, hurricanes, earthquake and wildfires are some examples that exert enormous direct impacts on people's lives.
GIS for Environmental Problem Solving 85 Type of information: two distinctive types of information are quantitative and qualitative. You need to specify if the problem is looking for quantitative and/or qualitative information. Quantitative information focuses on some sort of …
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