Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process
Currently, spatial analysis is becoming more important than ever because enormous volumes of spatial data are available from different sources, such as GPS, Remote Sensing, and others.This book deals with spatial analysis and modelling. It provides a comp
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The GeoJournal Library Volume 100 Managing Editor:
Daniel Z. Sui, College Station, USA Founding Series Editor:
Wolf Tietze, Helmstedt, Germany Editorial Board: Paul Claval, France
Yehuda Gradus, Israel Sam Ock Park, South Korea Herman van der Wusten, The Netherlands
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/6007
Yuji Murayama · Rajesh B. Thapa Editors
Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process GIS-based Applications
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Editors Prof. Yuji Murayama University of Tsukuba Geoenvironmental Sciences Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Tennodai 1-1-1 305-8572 Tsukuba, Ibaraki Japan [email protected]
Dr. Rajesh B. Thapa University of Tsukuba Geoenvironmental Sciences Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Tennodai 1-1-1 305-8572 Tsukuba, Ibaraki Japan [email protected]
ISSN 0924-5499 ISBN 978-94-007-0670-5 e-ISBN 978-94-007-0671-2 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-0671-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011921697 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Interest in spatial analysis with GIS has tremendously grown in recent years in many different ways. Researchers from a variety of academic disciplines are employing geographical thinking and GIS tools to develop spatially-explicit models to understand the real world processes. Currently, spatial analysis is becoming more important than ever because enormous volumes of spatial data are available from different sources, such as GPS, Remote Sensing, and among others. Even more, non-spatial data collected are being either geo-coded or geo-referenced for converting into spatial. For example, the data related to census, traffic, patients, facilities, schools, etc. are being available at different spatial scale even in the developing countries. Therefore, there is a need to bring spatial analysis with GIS concepts and results with more empirical studies to diverse audiences. This book is concerned with spatial analysis within a GIS framework. This book aims to provide a comprehensive discussion of spatial analysis, methods, and approaches related to human settlements and associated environment, which are based on results from empirical studies and field experiences. In this book, we planned to address a number of questions that adhere in spatial analysis such as, how can we better explain and describe geographic problems in geographic systems? How have spatial analysis and modeling been applied to real-world problems? What are the useful appr
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