GIS methodologies for developing conservation strategies : tropical forest recovery and wildlife management in Costa Rica / Basil G. Savitsky and Thomas E. Lacher Jr., editors.

Other author Savitsky, Basil G.
Other author Lacher, Thomas E.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxix, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Subjects

Variant title Geographic information systems metholologies for developing conservation strategies
SeriesBiology and resource management series
Biology and resource management in the tropics series. ^A325314
Contents The spatial nature of conservation and development / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. -- Conservation mapping in Costa Rica / Christopher Vaughan, Jorge Fallas, Michael McCoy -- Digital mapping technologies / Basil G. Savitsky -- GIS / Basil G. Savitsky -- Image analysis / Basil G. Savitsky -- GPS / Jeffery S. Allen -- GIS design and implementation at La Selva Biological Station / Elizabeth A. Wentz, Joseph A. Bishop -- Use of digital elevation models in tropical rain forest basins to extract basic hydrologic and land use information / G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa -- Using a GIS to determine critical areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area / Gregoire Leclerc, Johnny Rodriguez Chacon -- Application of the HEP methodology and use of GIS to identify priority sites for the management of white-tailed deer / Wilfredo Segura Lopez -- The Paseo Pantera Project: a case study using GIS to improve continental-scale conservation planning / J. David Lambert, Margaret H. Carr -- Overview of gap analysis / Basil G. Savitsky -- Wildlife and habitat data collection and analysis / Basil G. Savitsky, Jorge Fallas, Christopher Vaughan, and Thomas E. Lacher Jr. -- Error and the gap analysis model / Jennifer N. Morgan, Basil G. Savitsky -- A GIS method for conservation decision making / Basil G. Savitsky, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. -- Using the gap analysis model for sustainable development and natural resources management in developing countries / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. -- Application of the gap analysis model in regional and international programs in the tropics / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr., G. Wesley Burnett, Basil G. Savitsky, and Christopher Vaughan.
Local noteLittle-348801--305131055711W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97038069
ISBN0231100264 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231100267 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QH77.C8 G57 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold