Geoprocessing & environment

Geoprocessing & Environment , organized by Jorge Xavier da Silva and Ricardo Tavares Zaidan, showcases numerous practical examples of the use of this technology in the production of knowledge to support environmental conservation. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of mastering this field, whether in environmental risk management, spatial distribution of social data, geographic analysis of occupation and land management, economic analysis, and related fields.

In addition to the emphasis on the technical issues of geoprocessing, the book also offers creative solutions to practical problems: landscape fragmentation analysis, biodiversity management, environmental perception, improving the quality of livestock farming, mapping and geomorphological analysis of urban areas, defining areas for the installation of thermoelectric plants, security, quality of life, and the spatial distribution of crime.

“This reading is not only of interest to the initiated, but to all those who understand the role, in science, of the search for meanings, for signs, in a world of notorious complexity.” (Prof. Dr. Eduardo Salomão Condé, Director of the Institute of Human Sciences/UFJF)