GIS Methodologies for Developing Conservation Strategies: Tropical Forest Recovery and Wildlife Management in Costa Rica

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Series: BIOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Edited by Basil G Savitsky and Thomas E Lacher Jr

242 pages, 4 col plates, figs, tabs, maps.

Columbia University Press

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Hardcover | 1998 | #75852 | ISBN: 0231100264

NHBS Price: £52.00 | $81/€65 approx.

OverviewThe Spatial Nature of Conservation and Development, by Thomas Lacher Jr.Conservation Mapping in Costa Rica, by Christopher Vaughan, Jorge Fallas, and Michael McCoyDigital Mapping TechnologiesDigital Mapping Technologies, by Basil SavitskyGIS, by Basil SavitskyImage Analysis, by Basil SavitskyGPS, by Jeffery AllenUses of GIS----Examples in Costa RicaGIS Design and Implementation at La Selva Biological Station, by Elizabeth Wentz and Joseph BishopUse of Digital Elevation Models in Tropical Rain Forest Basins to Extract Basic Hydrologic and Land Use Information, by G. Arturo Sanchez-AzifeifaUsing a GIS to Determine Critical Areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area, by Gregoire Leclerc and Johnny Rodriguez ChaconApplication of the HEP Methodology and Use of GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning, by J. David Lambert and Margaret H. CarrThe USAID Case Study in Gap AnalysisOverview of Gap Analysis, by Basil SavitskyWildlife and Habitat Data Collection and Analysis, by Basil Savitsky, Jorge Fallas Christopher Vaughan, and Thomas Lacher Jr.Error and the Gap Analysis Model, by Jennifer N. Morgan and Basil SavitskyA GIS Method for Conservation Decision Making, by Basil Savitsky and Thomas Lacher Jr.Using the Gap Analysis Model for Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Management in Developing Countries, by Thomas Lacher Jr.Application of the Gap Analysis Model in Regional and International Programs in the Tropics, by Thomas Lacher Jr., G. Wesley Burnett, Basil Savitsky, and Christopher Vaughan