Alternative futures for changing landscapes : the Upper San Pedro River Basin in Arizona and Sonora / Carl Steinitz [and others] ; foreword by Robert L. Anderson III.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2003.
Description
xv, 202 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 x 29 cm

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    Summary note
    "Alternative Futures for Changing Landscapes presents an innovative GIS-based simulation modeling strategy that considers the demographic, economic, physical, and environmental processes of an area and projects the consequences of various land-use planning and management decisions. The results of such projections, and the approach itself, are known as "alternative futures." This book presents a detailed illustration of the alternative futures approach through an analysis of development and conservation options for the Upper San Pedro River Basin in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico."--Cover.
    Notes
    Errata slip inserted.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192) and index.
    Contents
    • Alternative Futures for a Changing Region
    • The Upper San Pedro River Basin
    • The Framework for Alternative Futures Studies
    • The Organization of the Research
    • Natural and Cultural History
    • The Issues for Research
    • The Scenarios for Change
    • The Development Model
    • The Hydrological Model
    • The Vegetation Model
    • The Landscape Ecological Pattern Model
    • Single Species Potential Habitat Models
    • Threatened and Endangered Species Potential Habitat
    • The Vertebrate Species Richness and GAP Species Models
    • The Visual Preference Model
    • Summary of Impacts
    • Testing the Alternative Futures
    • The Computational Process.
    ISBN
    • 1559633352 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781559633352 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 1559632224 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781559632225 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 1559632240 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9781559632249 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2002014978
    OCLC
    50676725
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