GIS for Coastal Zone Management - Chapter 1

GIS for Coastal Zone Management GIS for Coastal Zone Management Edited by Darius Bartlett and Jennifer Smith CRC PRESS Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data CoastGIS `01 Conference (2001 : Halifax, N.S.) GIS for coastal zone management / edited by Darius J. Bartlett and Jennifer L. Smith. p. cm. Includes updated and edited presentations made to the CoastGIS `01 Conference in Halifax, Canada 18-20 June 2001. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-415-31972-2 1. Coast changes—Congresses. 2. Environmental mapping—Congresses. 3. Coastal zone management—Congresses. 4. Geographic information systems—Congresses. I. Bartlett, Darius J., 1955- II. Smith, Jennifer L. III. Title. GB450.2.C625 2001 333.91`7`0285-dc22 2004050302 This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. 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Visit the CRC Press Web site at www.crcpress.com © 2005 by CRC Press LLC No claim to original U.S. Government works International Standard Book Number 0-415-31972-2 Library of Congress Card Number 2004050302 Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Printed on acid-free paper Contents Foreword Ron Furness and Andy Sherin Preface Darius Bartlett and Jennifer Smith Contributors Chapter One Coastal Spatial Data Infrastructure Roger A. Longhorn Chapter Two Bridging the Land-Sea Divide Through Digital Technologies Simon Gomm Chapter Three A Comparative Study of Shoreline Mapping Techniques Ron Li, Kaichang Di and Ruijin Ma Chapter Four Monitoring Coastal Environments Using Remote Sensing and GIS Paul S.Y. Pan Chapter Five Spatial Uncertainty in Marine and Coastal GIS Eleanor Bruce Chapter Six New Directions for Coastal and Marine Monitoring: Web Mapping and Mobile Application Technologies Sam Ng`ang`a Macharia Chapter Seven Exploring the Optimum Spatial Resolution for Satellite Imagery: A Coastal Area Case Study Chul-sue Hwang and Cha Yong Ku © 2005 by CRC Press LLC Chapter Eight Visualisation for Coastal Zone Management Simon R. Jude, Andrew P. Jones and Julian E. Andrews Chapter Nine Application of a Decision Support System in the Development of a Hydrodynamic Model for a Coastal Area Roberto Mayerle and Fernando Toro Chapter Ten Decision-Making in the Coastal Zone Using Hydrodynamic Modelling with a GIS Interface Jacques Populus, Lionel Loubersac, Jean-François Le Roux, Frank Dumas, Valerie Cummins, and Gerry Sutton Chapter Eleven Towards an Institutional GIS for the Iroise Sea (France) Françoise Gourmelon and Iwan Le Berre Chapter Twelve Culture Intermixing, the Diffusion of GIS and its Application to Coastal Management in Developing Countries Darius Bartlett and R. Sudarshana Chapter Thirteen The Use of GIS to Enhance Communications of Cultural and Natural Resources and Contamination John A. Lindsay, Thomas J. Simon, Aquilina D. Lestenkof and Phillip A. Zavadil Chapter Fourteen GIS Applications in Coastal Management: A View from the Developing World Peter C. Nwilo Chapter Fifteen High-Resolution Elevation and Image Data Within the Bay of Fundy Coastal Zone, Nova Scotia, Canada Tim Webster, Montfield Christian, Charles Sangster and Dennis Kingston Chapter Sixteen Mapping and Analysing Historical Shoreline Changes Using GIS Courtney A. Schupp, E. Robert Thieler and James F. O’Connell © 2005 by CRC Press LLC ... - tailieumienphi.vn