Geographical Information and Planning

Geographical information and planning is the state-of-the-art in the use of information systems and modelling methods in different 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 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. Geographical Information and Planning' contains ten chapters. First chapter ensures using a geographical-information-system-based decision support to enhance malaria vector control Zambia. The use of geostatistics in the study of floral phenology of Vulpia Geniculata link has been described in chapter second. Third chapter examines multiparticipant geographics annotation for interactive rendezvous and cooperative monitoring. Fourth chapter presents a review of temporal three-dimensional ontology for geographical information science (GIS). Application of remote sensing and geographical information systems in determining the groundwater potential in the crystalline basement of Bulawayo metropolitan area, Zimbabwe has been described in chapter fifth. Sixth chapter reviews the integrated approach of universal soil loss equation (USLE) and geographical information system for soil loss risk assessment in upper South Koel Basin, Jhakhand. Seventh chapter focuses on Implementation of GIS and geographic RDBMS prototype for water resources management. Traditional knowledge system based GIS mapping of antimalarial plants spatial distribution analysis has been described in chapter eight. Ninth chapter elaborates a dynamic GIS as an efficient tool for integrated coastal zone management. The last chapter provides the functionality of modern GIS, discusses the potential role of GIS in urban mining studies, and describes how GIS can be used to measure, report, analyze and visualize the spatial or geographical characteristics of dispersed stocks of recyclable waste and their collection and recovery systems.