ABSTRACT

The wide range of challenges in studying Earth system dynamics due to uncertainties in climate change and complex interference from human activities is creating difficulties in managing land and water resources and ensuring their sustainable use. Mapping, Monitoring, and Modeling Land and Water Resources brings together real-world case studies accurately surveyed and assessed through spatial modeling. The book focuses on the effectiveness of combining remote sensing, geographic information systems, and R. The use of open source software for different spatial modeling cases in various fields, along with the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems, will aid researchers, students, and practitioners to understand better the phenomena and the predictions by future analyses for problem-solving and decision-making.

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction to Part I

Mapping, Monitoring, and Modeling of Land Resources

chapter 2|16 pages

Spatio-Temporal Investigation of Mining Activity and Its Effect on Landscape Dynamics

A Geo-Spatial Study of Beejoliya Tehsil, Rajasthan (India)

chapter 5|22 pages

Land Use/Land Cover Characteristics of Odisha Coastal Zone

A Retrospective Analysis during the Period between 1990 and 2017

chapter 8|18 pages

Effects of Cyclone Fani on the Urban Landscape Characteristics of Puri Town, India

A Geospatial Study Using Free and Open Source Software

chapter 9|24 pages

Land Resource Mapping and Monitoring

Advances of Open Source Geospatial Data and Techniques

chapter 10|4 pages

Introduction to Part II

Mapping, Monitoring, and Modeling of Water Resources

chapter 16|18 pages

Identification of Groundwater Prospect of Bilaspur District

A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach

chapter 17|32 pages

Long-Term Drought Assessment and Prediction Driven by CORDEX-RCM

A Study on a Hydro-Meteorologically Significant Watershed of West Bengal