Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management
eBook - PDF

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management

  1. 310 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management

About this book

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide essential disaster management decision support and analytical capabilities. As such, homeland security professionals would greatly benefit from an interdisciplinary understanding of GIS and how GIS relates to disaster management, policy, and practice. Assuming no prior knowledge in GIS and/or disaster ma

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Biography
  5. Chapter 1: A Survey of GIS for Disaster Management
  6. Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Geographic Information and Maps
  7. Chapter 3: Geographic Information Systems
  8. Chapter 4: Disaster Management and Geographic Information Systems
  9. Chapter 5: Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Planning and Preparedness
  10. Chapter 6: Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Response
  11. Chapter 7: Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Recovery
  12. Chapter 8: Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Mitigation
  13. Chapter 9: Special Topics : The Future of GIS for Disaster Management, Developing a GIS for Disaster Management Career, and Keeping Up with Current Trends
  14. Back Cover