Environmental Sustainability in Practice

Resources and References

Resources

Please note that many of the resources listed below are free to those who are interested in learning more about the application and use of geospatial technologies.
                       
Geospatial Technologies
Geospatial Revolution: Here, you will find a series of short videos offered through Penn State University.

Remote Sensing
Introductory tutorials on remote sensing provided by Natural Resources Canada (Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation).

ArcGIS
Esri training tutorials for those interested in learning more about ArcGIS.

GPS Principles
Trimble GPS tutorial designed to provide you with a basic understanding of GPS principles without too much emphasis on the technical details of this technology.
Academic Journals in Geospatial Technologies
  1. Cartographica
  2. Geographical Analysis
  3. Geoinformatica
  4. International Journal of Geographical Information Science (IJGIS)
  5. International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences
  6. International Journal of Remote Sensing (IJRS)
  7. Journal of Geographical Systems
  8. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS)
  9. Remote Sensing of Environment (RSE)
Environmental Sustainability & Geospatial Technologies (in addition to the above listed journals)
  1. Ecological Applications
  2. Society and Natural Resources
  3. The Science of the Total Environment
  4. Wetlands Ecology and Management
 

References

Butera, M.K. (1983). Remote sensing of wetlands. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 3, 383- 392.

Campbell, J. B. (2007). Introduction to Remote Sensing (4th ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Cowardin, L. M., and Myers, V.I. (1974). Remote sensing for identification and classification of wetland vegetation. Journal of Wildlife Management, 38, 308-314.

Dent, B. D., Torguson, J. S. and Hodler, T. W. (2009). Cartography: Thematic Map Design. Sixth Edition. New York, USA: McGraw-Hill.

Government of Canada. (2017). Open Data. Retrieved September 10, 2017 from http://open.canada.ca/en/open-data-principles

Harris, T.M., Weiner, D., Warner, T.A. and Levin, R. (1995). Pursuing social goals through participatory geographic information systems. In Pickles, J., editor, Ground truth: the social implications of geographic information systems, New York: Guilford, 196–222.

Jensen, J.R., Hodgson, M.E., Christensen, E., Mackey, H.E., Tinney, L.R., and R. Sharitz. (1986). Remote sensing inland wetlands: a multispectral approach. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 52, 87- 100.

Jensen, J. R., and Jensen, R.R., (2013). Introductory Geographic Information Systems. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc. 

Jensen, J. R. (2016). Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective. Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.

Jollineau, M., Wilson, H., and Howarth, P. (2008). Heterogeneity characteristics of an inland wetland environment through spatio-spectral analysis. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 34, 206-219.

Jollineau, M., and Fast, V. (2013). The use of geospatial technologies for improved vineyard management decisions in the Niagara Region. In Ripmeester, M., Mackintosh, P.G., and Fullerton, C. (eds.), The World of Niagara Wine. Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Kavanagh, B. F. (2003). Geomatics. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc.

Kerzner, H. (2003). Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. 8th Edition, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. 

Kivits, R. A., (2011). Three component stakeholder analysis. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 5 (3), 318–333.

Lillesand, T. M, Kiefer, R. W., and Chipman, J. W. (2015). Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation. Seventh Edition, New York, USA: John Wiley and Sons Inc.

Ozesmi, S. L., and Bauer, M. E. (2002). Satellite remote sensing of wetlands. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 10, 381-402.

Monmonier, M. (1996). How to Lie with Maps. Second Edition. Chicago, USA: University of Chicago Press.

Pickles, J., editor. (1995). Ground truth: the social and economic implications of Geographical Information Systems. New York: Guilford Press.

Rundquist, D. C., Narumalani, S. and Narayanan, R. M., (2001). A review of wetlands remote sensing and defining new considerations. Remote Sensing Reviews, 20, 207–226.

Scarpace, F. L., Quirk, B. K., Keifer, R. W., and Wynn, S. L., (1981). Wetland mapping from digitized aerial photography.   Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 47, 829–838.

Shellito, B., (2016). Introduction to Geospatial Technologies. Third Edition. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.

Sieber, R. (2006). Public Participation Geographic Information Systems: A Literature Review and Framework. Annals of the Association of American Geographers , 96 (3), 491-507.

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. (2017). Decision-making process. Retrieved November 1, 2017 from http://www.umassd.edu/fycm/decisionmaking/process/

Wing, M.G., and Bettinger, P. (2008). Geographic information systems: applications in natural resource management. Second Edition: Oxford University Press.

 

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