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GIS methodologies for developing conservation strategies : tropical forest recovery and wildlife management in Costa Rica

Author: Basil G Savitsky; Thomas E Lacher
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, ©1998.
Series: Biology and resource management in the tropics series.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Basil G Savitsky; Thomas E Lacher
ISBN: 0231100264 9780231100267
OCLC Number: 37588520
Description: xix, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents: The spatial nature of conservation and development / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. --
Conservation mapping in Costa Rica / Christopher Vaughan, Jorge Fallas, Michael McCoy --
Digital mapping technologies / Basil G. Savitsky --
GIS / Basil G. Savitsky --
Image analysis / Basil G. Savitsky --
GPS / Jeffery S. Allen --
GIS design and implementation at La Selva Biological Station / Elizabeth A. Wentz, Joseph A. Bishop --
Use of digital elevation models in tropical rain forest basins to extract basic hydrologic and land use information / G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa --
Using a GIS to determine critical areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area / Gregoire Leclerc, Johnny Rodriguez Chacon --
Application of the HEP methodology and use of GIS to identify priority sites for the management of white-tailed deer / Wilfredo Segura Lopez --
The Paseo Pantera Project: a case study using GIS to improve continental-scale conservation planning / J. David Lambert, Margaret H. Carr --
Overview of gap analysis / Basil G. Savitsky --
Wildlife and habitat data collection and analysis / Basil G. Savitsky, Jorge Fallas, Christopher Vaughan, and Thomas E. Lacher Jr. --
Error and the gap analysis model / Jennifer N. Morgan, Basil G. Savitsky --
A GIS method for conservation decision making / Basil G. Savitsky, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. --
Using the gap analysis model for sustainable development and natural resources management in developing countries / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. --
Application of the gap analysis model in regional and international programs in the tropics / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr., G. Wesley Burnett, Basil G. Savitsky, and Christopher Vaughan.
Series Title: Biology and resource management in the tropics series.
Other Titles: Geographic information systems metholologies for developing conservation strategies
Responsibility: Basil G. Savitsky and Thomas E. Lacher Jr., editors.

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