Spatial Modeling in Forest Resources Management

Rural Livelihood and Sustainable Development

675 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring, mapping, and modeling of forest resources. It explores state-of-the-art techniques based on open-source software & R statistical programming and modeling specifically, with a focus on the recent trends in data mining/machine learning techniques and robust modeling in forest resources.

Discusses major topics such as forest health assessment, estimating forest biomass & carbon stock, land use forest cover (LUFC), dynamic vegetation modeling (DVM) approaches, forest-based rural livelihood, habitat suitability analysis, biodiversity and ecology, and biodiversity, the book presents novel advances and applications of RS-GIS and R in a precise and clear manner.

By offering insights into various concepts and their importance for real-world applications, it equips researchers, professionals, and policy-makers with the knowledge and skills to tackle a wide range of issues related to geographic data, including those with scientific, societal, and environmental implications.

 

• Reihe: Environmental Science and Engineering
• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Umwelt
• ISBN: 9783030565411
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.10.2020
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: Pravat Kumar Shit, Hamid Reza Pourghasemi, Pulakesh Das, Gouri Sankar Bhunia