information system (GIS) is a commonly used tool for environmental management, modelling and planning. As simply defined by Michael Goodchild, GIS is as "a computer...
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the compliance and enforcement of environmental laws. GIS can provide a valuable tool for such work (see GIS and environmental governance). In addition...
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Environmental governance is a concept in environmental policy that steers markets, technology and society towards sustainability. It considers social...
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Counter-mapping (category Environmental social science concepts)
Introduction to Cartography and GIS. London: John Wiley and Sons. McCarthy, J (2006). "Theorizing the State in Environmental Governance". Review of International...
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Geographic information system (redirect from GIS)
geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data...
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management. In the European Union's environmental policies, soil is recognized as a non-renewable resource, but its governance is maintained at a national level...
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TOXMAP (category United States Environmental Protection Agency)
TOXMAP, an Environmental Health GIS. At: 2008 Esri Federal User Conference. Hochstein, C; Arnesen, S; Goshorn, J (2007). "Environmental health and toxicology...
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GIS (PGIS) or public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) is a participatory approach to spatial planning and spatial information and communications...
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political, economic and governance factors and provides a holistic framework to achieve sustainable outcomes. A major goal of environmental planning is to...
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Geographer (section Institutions and societies)
geographer, cultural ecologist and environmental archaeologist. Michael Frank Goodchild (born 1944) – GIS scholar and winner of the RGS founder's medal...
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organized environmental data for various developmental initiatives all over the country.[citation needed] EIC stores data in GIS format and makes it available...
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list of GIS data sources (including some geoportals) that provide information sets that can be used in geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial...
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geographers are exploring GIS methods applied to qualitative datasets. Qualitative cartography employs many of the same software and techniques as quantitative...
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Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (category International environmental law)
Monitoring System (WEMS) is an environmental governance project developed to assist in monitoring the effectiveness of enforcement and compliance of wildlife...
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Geodatabase is a proprietary GIS file format developed in the late 1990s by Esri (a GIS software vendor) to represent, store, and organize spatial datasets...
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Ahmed Abukhater (category Environmental scientists)
including GIS solutions and strategic marketing in Planning and Community Development, Urban and Regional Planning, environmental science and sustainable...
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Geographical indication (section Differences between geographical indications and other protections)
the authority to handle GIs for craft and industrial products. It showcased its continuous adaptation to new challenges and responsibilities in the IP...
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quantitative geography" and "overthrow the dominant quantitative approach" during the 1960s and 1970s, by 1995, GIS practitioners and quantitative geographers...
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(2024-09-01). "Data Scaling: Implications for Climate Action and Governance in the UK". Environmental Management. 74 (3): 414–424. Bibcode:2024EnMan.tmp...83S...
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Asset management is a systematic approach to the governance and realization of all value for which a group or entity is responsible. It may apply both...
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cultural, and technological perspectives. The core assumption of Internet geography is that the location of servers, websites, data, services, and infrastructure...
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Green Belt Movement (category Environmental justice)
initiatives, and planning, monitoring, and implementing projects. The GIS laboratory in 2009, received upgrades to their GIS software from the Environmental Systems...
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(GIS) for planning and monitoring construction. GIS helps identify optimal routes, map out the terrain, and assess environmental impact. Smart Road Design:...
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strategically and systematically about key global systems (economic, demographic, education, health, environment, technology, domestic governance, infrastructure...
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economic, social, and environmental effects of a public policy proposal. They have been incorporated into policy making in the OECD countries and the European...
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Forest management (redirect from Forest governance)
sequestration research, GIS applications, and long-term monitoring help assess and improve forest management, ensuring its effectiveness and success. The forest...
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Urban geography (section Environmental Impact)
and institutional activities, governance, decay and renewal, and notions of socio-spatial inclusions, exclusions, and everyday life. Urban geography...
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Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (category Environmental research)
Geo-spatial database based on environmental sensitivity (Note: The geospatial datasets restored by OSGEO, contain critical GIS datasets from the WGEEP panel...
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satisfaction, social connection and ethics. Crowdsourcing Neogeography Participatory 3D modelling (P3DM) Participatory GIS Public participation Public participation...
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Natural resource management (category Environmental social science)
various frameworks and computer models developed to assist natural resource management. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) GIS is a powerful analytical...
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