| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 244 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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1. Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science: The Need and the Challenges / Ronald R. Rindfuss and Paul C. Stern -- 2. A Brief History of Remote Sensing Applications, with Emphasis on Landsat / Stanley A. Morain -- 3. "Socializing the Pixel" and "Pixelizing the Social" in Land-Use and Land-Cover Change / Jacqueline Geoghegan, Lowell Pritchard, Jr. and Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger [and others] -- 4. Linking Satellite, Census, and Survey Data to Study Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon / Charles H. Wood and David Skole -- 5. Land-Use Change After Deforestation in Amazonia / Emilio F. Moran and Eduardo Brondizio -- 6. Land-Use/Land-Cover and Population Dynamics, Nang Rong, Thailand / Barbara Enwistle, Stephen J. Walsh and Ronald R. Rindfuss [and others] -- 7. Validating Prehistoric and Current Social Phenomena upon the Landscape of the Peten, Guatemala / Thomas L. Sever -- 8. Extraction and Modeling of Urban Attributes Using Remote Sensing Technology / David J. Cowen and John R. Jensen -- 9. Social Science and Remote Sensing in Famine Early Warning / Charles F. Hutchinson -- 10. Health Applications of Remote Sensing and Climate Modeling / Paul R. Epstein -- App. A. An Annotated Guide to Earth Remote Sensing Data and Information Resources for Social Science Applications / Robert S. Chen -- App. B: Glossary / Mark Patterson |
| Summary |
Space-based sensors are giving us a closer and more comprehensive look at the earth's surface; they also have the potential to tell us about human activity This volume examines the possibilities for using remote sensing technology to improve understanding of social processes and human-environment interactions. Examples include work on deforestation and regrowth in Brazil, population-environment interactions in Thailand, and urbanization in the United States. The book provides information on current sources of remotely sensed data and metadata and discusses what is involved in establishing collaborative efforts between scientists working with remote sensing technology and those working on social and environmental issues |
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remote sensing |
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landgebruik |
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land use |
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toepassingen |
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applications |
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sociologie |
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sociology |
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gegevensanalyse |
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data analysis |
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Remote Sensing |
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Agricultural Sociology |
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Agrarische sociologie |
| Notes |
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change. Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. National Research Council |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Land use -- Remote sensing
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Social sciences -- Methodology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Research.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Methodology.
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Land use -- Remote sensing
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Social sciences -- Methodology
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Landnutzung
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Sozialwissenschaften
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Aufsatzsammlung
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LAND USE.
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REMOTE SENSING.
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CULTURE (SOCIAL SCIENCES)
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METHODOLOGY.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Liverman, Diana M.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change.
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| LC no. |
98008945 |
| ISBN |
0585027889 |
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9780585027883 |
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0309174368 |
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9780309174367 |
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1280210265 |
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9781280210266 |
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9786610210268 |
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6610210268 |
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0309593042 |
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9780309593045 |
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