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Representing, Modeling, and Visualizing the Natural Environment

The increase in public interest on the natural environment can most certainly be attributed to growing public awareness on the impacts of global warming and climate change. Representing,...More

Real World Ecology: Large-Scale and Long-Term Case Studies and Methods

Ecological and environmental research has increased in scope and complexity in the last few decades, from simple systems with a few managed variables to complex ecosystems with many uncontrolled...More

Desertification and Risk Analysis Using High and Medium Resolution Satellite Data: Training Workshop on Mapping Desertification

This publication collects the results of a practical experience of survey, through the direct control of satellite images from high to medium resolution, over areas subjected to desertification...More

Quantitative Modeling of Earth Surface Processes

This textbook describes some of the most effective and straightforward quantitative techniques for modeling Earth surface processes. By emphasizing a core set of equations and solution...More

GIS Investigations: Earth Science

Michelle Hall and The SAGUARO Project team have developed a series of four GIS INVESTIGATIONS over the course of the last few years. These materials have been extensively class-tested at both...More

Landscape Analysis and Visualisation: Spatial Models for Natural Resource Management and Planning

This book showcases a wide range of innovative landscape analysis and visualization techniques as used in a number of applied natural resource management and central planning problems. It...More

Snow and Climate: Physical Processes, Surface Energy Exchange and Modeling

The extent and variability of seasonal snow cover are important parameters in the climate system, due to their effects on energy and moisture budgets, and because surface temperature is highly...More

Archaeology and Geoinformatics: Case Studies from the Caribbean

"A great contribution to Caribbean and island archaeology since it covers most of the Caribbean and includes a variety of topics, from purely academic studies on migration and slavery, to more...More

The Complete Earth

A satellite portrait of the Planet

Ecological Restoration: Principles, Values, and Structure of an Emerging Profession

The field of ecological restoration is a rapidly growing discipline that encompasses a wide range of activities and brings together practitioners and theoreticians from a variety of backgrounds...More