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Author : Robert W. Proudfit
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Development of a Decision Support Framework for Local Land Use Decision-making written by Robert W. Proudfit and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kirk Wickersham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book A Land Use Decision Methodology for Environmental Control written by Kirk Wickersham and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309262305
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Sustainability for the Nation written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "sustainable society," according to one definition, "is one that can persist over generations; one that is far-seeing enough, flexible enough, and wise enough not to undermine either its physical or its social system of support." As the government sector works hard to ensure sufficient fresh water, food, energy, housing, health, and education for the nation without limiting resources for the future generations, it's clear that there is no sufficient organization to deal with sustainability issues. Each federal agency appears to have a single mandate or a single area of expertise making it difficult to tackle issues such as managing the ecosystem. Key resource domains, which include water, land, energy, and nonrenewable resources, for example, are nearly-completely connected yet different agencies exist to address only one aspect of these domains. The legendary ecologist John Muir wrote in 1911 that "when we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." Thus, in order for the nation to be successful in sustaining its resources, "linkages" will need to be built among federal, state, and local governments; nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); and the private sector. The National Research Council (NRC) was asked by several federal agencies, foundations, and the private sector to provide guidance to the federal government on issues related to sustainability linkages. The NRC assigned the task to as committee with a wide range of expertise in government, academia, and business. The committee held public fact-finding meetings to hear from agencies and stakeholder groups; examined sustainability management examples; conducted extensive literature reviews; and more to address the issue. Sustainability for the Nation: Resource Connection and Governance Linkages is the committee's report on the issue. The report includes insight into high-priority areas for governance linkages, the challenges of managing connected systems, impediments to successful government linkages, and more. The report also features examples of government linkages which include Adaptive Management on the Platte River, Philadelphia's Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Managing Land Use in the Mojave.
Author : Kandi Brown
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0080963013
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Land Development and Restoration written by Kandi Brown and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2010-01-07 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decision Consequence Analysis (DCA) is a framework for improving the quality of decision results. The framework is a systematic, multi-criteria quantification of uncertainties and the opportunities for managing and reducing the potential negative consequences of such uncertainties. DCA is demonstrated throughout Sustainable Land Development and Restoration for each stage of system based management of environmental issues. DCA links disciplines and incorporates components of risk modelling, probability modelling and the psychology of decision making. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive unbiased decision making framework. Its foundation is accurately defining your problem statement and clearly vetting your objectives to build a structure for meaningful analysis of data. Employment of DCA consistently throughout the environmental industry can reduce decibel-driven, agenda-laden decision making, streamline expenditure of resources (financial, human, natural), and provide a clear path to the sustainable maintenance of balanced environmental systems as the penultimate objective. Sustainable Land Development and Restoration provides a toolbox to both the novice and experienced environmental practitioner of valuable techniques for addressing site specific environmental issues, as well as managing a portfolio of liabilities on an international scale. Ultimately, the authors are addressing the critical issue of balancing environmental asset balance sheets, whether on the scale of an individual project, across a company's portfolio, or for a community. The environmental manager who adopts the principles in this book will have greater confidence that environmental protection or restoration activities are providing measurable utility. The goal is that, through multidimensional resource management analysis and practices companies and societies can achieve sustainable maintenance of a balanced environmental system. Descriptions of technical, contracting and implementation processes are supported by detailed case studies to provide real world context rather than an academic exchange of theories. Techniques for addressing site specific environmental issues Multidimensional resource management analysis Case narrative, data base, and GIS linked
Author : Abdullaev, U.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 925138164X
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Decision support for mainstreaming and scaling up of sustainable land management – Uzbekistan written by Abdullaev, U. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes the main findings from the project implementation by applying DSF which integrates land degradation assessments, SLM implementation, SLM mainstreaming and scaling-out and knowledge management for informed decision-making at local, subnational and national levels. The results of the project as well as the Mainstreaming Strategy developed can serve as a guide for decision-makers in developing landscape interventions as well as programmes on natural resources management that will build the resilience of communities.
Author : Harari, N., Mekdaschi Studer, R., Bastidas Fegan, S., Schlingloff, S., Bres, A.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251378843
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Promoting sustainable land management through evidence-based decision support written by Harari, N., Mekdaschi Studer, R., Bastidas Fegan, S., Schlingloff, S., Bres, A. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is a product of the GEF-funded FAO project ‘Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling Out Sustainable Land Management (DS-SLM)’ which has developed a decision support framework (DSF). The DSF integrates experience from work with land degradation (LD) and SLM into an overall strategy for mainstreaming and scaling out SLM at different spatial and temporal scales. This publication serves as a step-by-step guide for the application and implementation of the DSF during planning, design and implementation of SLM interventions. It includes elements – both in its modules and proposed tools and methods – which can support countries in pursuing land degradation neutrality (LDN).
Author : Gregory E. Kersten
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306475421
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Development written by Gregory E. Kersten and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, much work has been done in formulating and clarifying the concept of sustainable development and related theoretical and research issues. Now, the challenge has shifted to designing and stimulating processes of effective planning and decision-making, at all levels of human activity, in such a way as to achieve local and global sustainable development. Information technology can help a great deal in achieving sustainable development by providing well-designed and useful tools for decision makers. One such tool is the decision support system, or DSS. This book explores the area of DSS in the context of sustainable development. As DSS is a very new technique, especially in the developing world, this book will serve as a reference text, primarily for managers, government officials, and information professionals in developing countries. It covers the concept of sustainable development, defines DSS and how it can be used in the planning and management of sustainable development, and examines the state of the art in DSS use. Other interested readers will include students, teachers, and analysts in information sciences; DSS designers, developers, and implementors; and international development agencies.
Author : Gregory R. W. Veregin
Publisher : ProQuest
ISBN 13 : 9780549216629
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (166 download)
Download or read book Integrating Planning Support System Technologies in a Rural Land Planning Application written by Gregory R. W. Veregin and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2007 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As more of the West becomes susceptible to the public demand for housing development with environmental amenities, the need to understand development's impacts upon the environment becomes a greater concern. The loss of valuable farms and ranchlands, as well as animal habitat, is an issue of growing importance as the population of the West increases. Planning support systems rely upon data collected, displayed and analyzed with a geographic information system to facilitate decision-making that accounts for multiple environmental variables that are affected by development. However, planning support systems tend to focus on a specific area of planning, such as environmental or economic concerns. Different technologies allow the incorporation of diverse data sets for decision support, though questions of whether and how they can be integrated remain inadequately explored. Combining two planning support systems allows for the investigation of those factors which are well represented in one system with those that are well represented in another. This paper offers an approach to evaluating the interoperability of two planning support systems that can help to identify development's effects on the environment. The use of a scenario-based comparison offers a way to document the variation between management options, and provides a means to understand the two planning support systems. A framework for planning support system evaluation was modified from one developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2000). It was discovered that the integration of two planning support technologies with contrasting purposes is better used for certain tasks than others. Each technology offers different functionalities which play roles in the planning process. Future research should examine the barriers to planning support system interoperability, as well as the willingness of decision-makers to use these programs.
Author : ICF International
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
ISBN 13 : 0309314895
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Framework for Collaborative Decision Making on Additions to Highway Capacity written by ICF International and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report from the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, describes a framework—including for long-range planning, corridor planning, project programming, environmental review, and environmental permitting— that supports collaborative business practices for reaching decisions on adding highway capacity when necessary.
Author : Jos P. van Leeuwen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402024096
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Recent Advances in Design and Decision Support Systems in Architecture and Urban Planning written by Jos P. van Leeuwen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-30 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preface. International Scientific Committee. Introduction. Applications of Artificial Intelligence. Applications of Neural Networks for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Turkey; E. Yesilnacar, G.J. Hunter. An Evaluation of Neural Spatial Interaction Models Based on a Practical Application; A. Akamine, A.N. Rodrigues da Silva. Improved Understanding of Urban Sprawl Using Neural Networks; L. Diappi, P. Bolchi, M. Buscema. Visualisation for Design and Decision Support. Using On-Line Geographical Visualisation Tools to Improve Land Use Decision-Making with a Bottom-Up Community Participatory App.
Author : Jackson Mwakali
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080555683
Total Pages : 867 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Proceedings from the International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (AET2006) written by Jackson Mwakali and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 867 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings from the International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (AET2006)
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309169259
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Down to Earth written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-10-24 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1992, world leaders adopted Agenda 21, the work program of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development. This landmark event provided a political foundation and action items to facilitate the global transition toward sustainable development. The international community marked the tenth anniversary of this conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August 2002. Down to Earth, a component of the U.S. State Department's "Geographic Information for Sustainable Development" project for the World Summit, focuses on sub-Saharan Africa with examples drawn from case-study regions where the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies have broad experience. Although African countries are the geographic focus of the study, the report has broader applicability. Down to Earth summarizes the importance and applicability of geographic data for sustainable development and draws on experiences in African countries to examine how future sources and applications of geographic data could provide reliable support to decision-makers as they work towards sustainable development. The committee emphasizes the potential of new technologies, such as satellite remote-sensing systems and geographic information systems, that have revolutionized data collection and analysis over the last decade.
Author : Harry Timmermans
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135817480
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Decision Support Systems in Urban Planning written by Harry Timmermans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a set of selected and edited papers presented at the 2nd and 3rd Design and Decision Support Conference. The purpose is to provide examples of innovative research in decision support systems in urban planning from throughout the world.
Author : Erwin Hepperle
Publisher : vdf Hochschulverlag AG
ISBN 13 : 3728138037
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (281 download)
Download or read book Land Ownership and Land Use Development written by Erwin Hepperle and published by vdf Hochschulverlag AG. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across Europe, land is constantly the subject of enormous and widely varied pressures. The land we have is shrinking in area due to numerous reasons, including those that are directly related to climate change and migration. In fact all disciplines that have responsibilities for the husbandry use, management, and administration of the land are forced to address the problems of how to plan and how to utilise this increasingly valuable resource. The papers contained within this book emerge from two symposia held in 2014 and 2015, which now have been arranged along four general themes reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of the disciplines concerned with land. The first part is dedicated to the interpretation of key terms in their context and the dissimilar conceptual approaches in the governance of different states. It is followed by papers that identify the process of decision-taking: how to organize and co-operate. One large section addresses the identification of land pattern changes and the reason for it. The papers in the final cluster deal with the general theme of strategies and measures used to steer future evolution in land policies. The publication addresses various needs that have to be balanced: the tasks of living space in the face of societal and demographic changes, infrastructure supply, challenges of an increasingly urbanised region, food production, ‘green energy’, natural hazards, habitats and cultural landscapes protection.
Author : Kamaljit S. Bawa
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1848262078
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)
Download or read book Dimensions of Sustainable Development - Volume I written by Kamaljit S. Bawa and published by EOLSS Publications. This book was released on 2009-11-26 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dimensions of Sustainable Development is the component of Encyclopedia of Development and Economic Sciences in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Dimensions of Sustainable Development, in two volumes, deals with the diversity of points of view on this complex subject. The chapters in these volumes are organized into five groups. The first starts with chapters introducing the general concepts underlying sustainable development. The second treats current and emerging understandings of the general biophysical limits of economic growth and development. The third focuses on the human and social capital requirements for sustainability. The fourth deals with a particular aspect of the organization of human economic and technological activity. The final group discusses something of the diversity of possible approaches to the management of sustainability. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.
Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1609604733
Total Pages : 2156 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 2156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications assembles the most up-to-date collection of research results and recent discoveries in environmental and green technology. This comprehensive anthology covers a wide range of topics, i
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428912363
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Plans for the Land Management System (LMS) Initiative written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
