GIS for Sustainable Development
Publisher: CRC
Published: August 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780849330513
Subjects: Geographical information systems (GIS); Science/Mathematics; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Sustainable development; Development - Sustainable Development; Earth Sciences - Geography; Remote Sensing; Technology / Remote Sensing; Environmental; Geographic information systems
First sentence: Sustainable development is the term commonly and broadly used to describe a complex range of objectives, activities, and mankind behaviors with respect to the environment which should be consistent with the aims of meeting "the needs and aspirations of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own" [1].