A System for Survival: GIS and Sustainable Development

Allan Falconer, Joyce Foresman

  • 出版商: ESRI Press
  • 定價: $330
  • 售價: 3.0$99
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 122
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 158948052X
  • ISBN-13: 9781589480520
  • 相關分類: 地理資訊系統 Gis
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"We have in recent years begun to view our planet as an oasis in the universe," writes Allan Falconer in his introduction to the relationship of the fundamental ideas and principles of sustainable development and geographic information systems, "a closed system with finite resources." Sustainable development-raising standards of living worldwide and maintaining them in ways that do not deplete resources or destroy habitat-is therefore a concept with broad appeal.

The issues and ideas surrounding this desire to both use and protect the earth, today and into the future, are based on contemporary science and international law, as well as the insights of philosophy and religion. The goal is to take action to build a sustainable world based on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace.

Synthesizing the vast amounts of data being collected about natural resources, population, health, education, public safety, and more - all within highly accurate and specific geographic contexts - GIS can help people assess and understand their community and environment, and change policy and practice at all levels, from the individual to the international. A System for Survival: GIS and Sustainable Development describes examples of how GIS has been crucial in many democratic governance and civil liberty programs, and serves to help make people more aware of how geographic technologies can play a creative and constructive role as we deal with the monumental challenges humanity faces.

Includes contributions from Basanta Shrestha, Birendra Bajracharya, Sushil Pradhan, and Timothy W. Foresman.

 

Table of Contents:

Themes
Respect and care for the community of life
Ecological integrity
Social and economic justice
Democracy, nonviolence, and peace
Environmental pollution
Biodiversity
Climate change
Deforestation
Food production
Fresh water supply
Health and disease
Urbanization
Mountain development
Rural development
Poverty reduction
Methods and tools
GIS for beginners
Glossary
Bibliography

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描述:
在可持續發展和地理信息系統的基本理念和原則之間的關係中,艾倫·法爾科納在介紹中寫道:“近年來,我們開始將地球視為宇宙中的綠洲,一個有限資源的封閉系統。”因此,可持續發展-提高全球生活水平並以不耗盡資源或破壞棲息地的方式維持這些水平-因此具有廣泛的吸引力。

關於這種既要利用又要保護地球的願望的問題和思想,基於當代科學和國際法,以及哲學和宗教的見解。目標是採取行動,建立一個基於尊重自然、普世人權、經濟正義和和平文化的可持續世界。

地理信息系統(GIS)綜合了關於自然資源、人口、健康、教育、公共安全等大量數據,並在高度準確和具體的地理背景下,幫助人們評估和了解他們的社區和環境,並在各個層面上改變政策和實踐,從個人到國際。《生存系統:GIS和可持續發展》描述了GIS在許多民主治理和公民自由計劃中的關鍵作用,並有助於使人們更加意識到地理技術在應對人類面臨的重大挑戰時可以發揮創造性和建設性的作用。

包括Basanta Shrestha、Birendra Bajracharya、Sushil Pradhan和Timothy W. Foresman的貢獻。

目錄:
主題
- 尊重和關懷生命共同體
- 生態完整性
- 社會和經濟正義
- 民主、非暴力和和平
- 環境污染
- 生物多樣性
- 氣候變化
- 森林砍伐
- 糧食生產
- 淡水供應
- 健康和疾病
- 城市化
- 山地發展
- 農村發展
- 減貧
方法和工具
- 初學者的GIS
- 术语表
- 參考文獻