Publisher's Synopsis
This volume contains a selection of papers which collectively summarize recent progress and research issues involving the integration of GIS and environmental modelling. The book's main impetus is to establish the potential of GIS in environmental modelling.;The volume is divided into three parts: environmental databases and mapping, examining the role and use of GIS as a tool to build and tailor data for environmental models; environmental modelling linked to GIS, describing GIS applications used in environmental modelling; and buliding environmental models with GIS, focusing on more advanced research issues.
