Land Use and the Carbon Cycle
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2013
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Comprehensive exploration of how land use interacts with the atmosphere and carbon cycle, for advanced students, researchers and policy makers. Editor(s): Brown, Daniel G.; French, Nancy H. F.; Reed, Bradley C.; Robinson, Derek T. Num Pages: 580 pages, 53 b/w illus. 25 colour illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1400. . 2013. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- Land Use and the Carbon Cycle
- Author
- . Ed(s): Brown, Daniel G.; French, Nancy H. F.; Reed, Bradley C.; Robinson, Derek T.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year
- 2013
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- New
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- 1107011248
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- 9781107011243
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About the Author
Derek T. Robinson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo. Dr Robinson has been developing and publishing land-use research using geographical information science (GIS) and agent-based modelling approaches for ten years, which includes substantive contributions to research projects in Europe and North America. His research typically involves using agent-based models to integrate geographical information systems (GISystems) and ecological and human decision-making models to evaluate how socio-economic contexts and policy scenarios effect changes in land use, ecological function and human well-being.
Nancy French is a Senior Scientist at the Michigan Tech Research Institute, Michigan Technological University. Dr French has been working on applications of remote sensing to ecology and vegetation studies for over twenty years. Her primary interests are in the study of forest ecosystems and the application of remote sensing and geospatial analysis techniques to ecosystem studies. She serves on the editorial board and as an Assistant Editor for the International Journal of Wildland Fire. She is a member of the North American Carbon Program Science Steering Group and serves on the NASA Carbon Monitoring System Science Definition Team. She has authored or co-authored 25 journal articles and more than 10 book chapters.
Bradley Reed is Associate Program Coordinator in the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. Dr Reed has been involved in a number of research endeavours, including development of a global land cover map (DISCover) using Earth observations, developing new methods for characterizing phenology from Earth observation data and assessing biological carbon sequestration for the United States. He worked at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center for several years. He recently completed an assignment in Geneva, Switzerland as the U.S. representative to the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), where he supported work in the Ecosystems and Biodiversity Societal Benefit Areas.
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