Environmental Data Management / Edition 1

by Nilgun B. Harmanciogammalu, V.P. Singh, M.N. Alpaslan

Overview

The diverse nature of environmental problems mankind has encountered within the last decade has developed a new understanding of the nature of environmental processes. Currently, the environment is considered as a continuum of air, soil and water as the vital components for sustaining life on earth. The interactive nature of these components requires that the environment is managed and protected as a cohesive whole. This can only be accomplished through an integrated approach to environmental management. Besides the concept of environmental continuum, prospects for sustainable development of natural resources and the recent recognition of global climate change impacts have also necessitated such an integrated approach to environmental management. Two basic tools for integrated management of the environment are modeling and environmental data. Both tools were available and valid in the past; however, the recent requirements for integrated environmental management have also led to a significant evolution of both modeling procedures and data management systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792348573
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	11/30/1997
Series:	Water Science and Technology Library , #27
Edition description:	1998
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

I Needs for Environmental Data Management.- II Air Quality Modeling and Measurement.- III Data Needs for Solid Waste Management.- IV Water Quality Monitoring and Network Design.- V Risk in Water Quality Monitoring.- VI Environmental Data Management: Storage, Handling and Retrieval.- VII Data Analysis.- VIII Shastic Environmental Modeling.- IX Modeling of Environmental Processes.- X Decision Making for Environmental Management.

Editorial Reviews

Covers various aspects of environmental data management in a systematic approach. Material is organized in order of basic steps that constitute an environmental data management system: collection of environmental data for assessing air quality, surface water quality, and solid waste management; reliability considerations in data collection; storage, handling, and retrieval of data; transfer of data into information via data analysis and environmental modeling; and the use of data in decision making for environmental management. For students, researchers, and professionals involved in environmental management, data collection, and information retrieval. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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