Concurrent users
Unlimited
Authorized users
Authorized users
Document Delivery Supplied
Can lend chapters, not whole ebooks
Title
Regional and urban change and geographical information systems and science : an analysis of Ontario, Canada / Eric Vaz.
ISBN
9783031247316 (electronic bk.)
3031247310 (electronic bk.)
3031247302
9783031247309
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-24731-6 doi
Call Number
G70.212.O6
Dewey Decimal Classification
910.285
Summary
This book presents a systematic analysis of challenges in the field of Geographical Information Systems and Science, geographical analysis, and regional science for Ontario, one of the fastest-changing provinces in Canada and one of North America's largest economic hubs. In nine chapters, the book offers advanced spatial analysis techniques and digital data content to integrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as tools to tackle regional and urban challenges. The chapters address the following main topics: 1) state-of-the-art approaches for regional discrepancies, 2) investigations of available methods for advanced spatial analysis, 3) identification of regional patterns and land use dynamics, 4) availability of Web 3.0 data content for regions without standardized data, and 5) the limitations and challenges of urbanization and its impact on landscape, heritage and ecosystems. The volume is divided into four sections dealing with key issues in Ontario, each addressing the use of GIS for crucial regional decision-making. The book will be of interest to researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, planners, regional scientists, and policy makers.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Advances in geographic information science.
Chapter 1-Land use and land cover change: advancing with geographic information science
Chapter 2-Land use in Ontario: challenges in land use classification
Chapter 3-The golden horseshoe: land use from past to present
Chapter 4-First nations reserves in Ontario: effects of urban sprawl
Chapter 5-Archaeological heritage and urban sprawl: corridors of change
Chapter 6-The cityscape: urban growth in Toronto
Chapter 7-Land use and health perception
Chapter 8-Environmental injustice in southern Ontario
Chapter 9-Happiness and land use. .