"Application of Geographic Information Systems" ed. by Bhuiyan Monwar Alam

This book presents research findings that explain GIS’s applications in different subfields of social sciences. With several case studies conducted in different parts of the world, the book blends together the theories of GIS and their practical implementations in different conditions. It deals with GIS’s application in the broad spectrum of geospatial analysis and modeling, water resources analysis, land use analysis, infrastructure network analysis like transportation and water distribution network, and such.

The book is a useful source of knowledge to the users of GIS who envision its applications in their teaching and research. This easy-to-understand book is surely not the end in itself but a little contribution to toward our understanding of the rich and wonderful subject of GIS.

Contents
Preface
1 Multi-Scale GIS Data-Driven Method for Early Assessment of Wetlands Impacted by Transportation Corridors
2 Raster and Vector Integration for Fuzzy Vector Information Representation Within GIS
3 Map Updates in a Dynamic Voronoi Data Structure
4 Feng-Shui Theory and Practice Investigated by Spatial Regression Modeling
5 Do Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Move High School Geography Education Forward in Turkey? A Teacher's Perspective
6 Probabilistic Evaluation of the Extent of the Aquifer - Case Study
7 Behavioural Maps and GIS in Place Evaluation and Design
8 Assessing Agricultural Potential in South Sudan - A Spatial Analysis Method
9 GIS and ex situ Plant Conservation
10 Use of GIS to Estimate Productivity of Eucalyptus Plantations: A Case in the Biobio Chile's Region
11 GIS Applied to the Hydrogeologic Characterization - Examples for Mancha Oriental Aquifer (SE Spain)
12 GIS Applied to Integrated Coastal Zone and Ocean Management: Mapping, Change Detection and Spatial Modeling for Coastal Management in Southern Brazil
13 Monitoring Land Suitability for Mixed Livestock Grazing Using Geographic Information System (GIS)
14 Effects of Population Density and Land Management on the Intensity of Urban Heat Islands: A Case Study on the City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
15 Demand Allocation in Water Distribution Network Modelling - A GIS-Based Approach Using Voronoi Diagrams with Constraints
16 Using Geographic Information Systems for Health Research
17 A Primer on Recent Advancement on Freight Transportation
18 Developing Web Geographic Information System with the NDT Methodology