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This book demonstrates the state of the art in the use of information systems and modelling methods in different spatial/geographical planning contexts. It provides a review of developments in the 1990s and detailed insights into the current application of geographical information technology in urban, physical, environmental and socio-economic planning. Important advances in the use of the Internet for access to data and to GIS for planning are also considered. Perspectives are provided by a wide range of contributors from academia, planning practice and the business world.

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Author:   John Stillwell ,  Stan Geertman ,  Stan Openshaw
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.706kg
ISBN:  

9783642085178

ISBN 10:   3642085172
Pages:   454
Publication Date:   05 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Developments in Geographical Information and Planning.- I: Urban Planning and Design.- 2 Urban Planning and Geographic Information Systems.- 3 Geographical Information Systems and Urban Design.- II: Physical and Land Use Planning.- 4 Geographical Information Technology and Strategic Physical Planning.- 5 Dynamic GIS and Strategic Physical Planning Support: A Practical Application.- 6 Spatial Information Infrastructure for Scenario Planning: The Development of a Land Use Planner for Holland.- 7 GIS-based Road Location in Sweden: A Case Study to Minimize Environmental Damage, Building Costs and Travel Time.- 8 Development of the Urban Planning Cadastre in Russia.- 9 Geographical Information and GIS in French Planning.- III: Environmental Planning.- 10 Database Modelling for Environmental and Land Use Changes.- 11 GIS and Wind Farm Planning.- 12 GIS Applications in the Water Industry.- 13 Use of Remote Sensing Information in Planning.- IV: Socio-economic Planning.- 14 Geographic Intelligence for Regional Planning.- 15 The Use of GIS in Census Planning.- 16 Zone Design for Planning and Policy Analysis.- 17 Information and Planning in the Education Sector.- 18 GIS and Strategic Business Planning.- 19 Intelligent GI Analysis.- V: Geographical Information and Planning on the Internet.- 20 Using GIS on the Internet for Planning.- 21 Multimedia and Urban Planning.- 22 Integrated Information Directory Services: Facilitating the Transfer and Exploitation of Science and Technology on the World Wide Web.- Future Developments.- 23 Geocyber Planning in the Digital Democracy of 2099.- Acronyms.- Figures.- Tables.- Contributors.

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