EnviroGIS

Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Analysis
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-31580-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm

EnviroGIS: Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Analysis is a comprehensive and timely textbook that provides a foundation for those considering further research in GIS, environmental sciences, or geosciences. It offers a thorough understanding of how to initiate a GIS course in Geosciences, introducing the importance of GIS by taking a step-by-step approach for delineating the study area. This book provides diverse ideas, data and practical examples for both replication and reference to students, scientists and lecturers engaging with GIS and environmental science, particularly areas focused on Earth Surface Processes using tools like ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Terrset/Idrissi, Google Earth Engine, R, and Pix4D. In the first part, the textbook delineates the importance of GIS. Moving on, in the second part it focuses on the most relevant topics in environmental analysis. It outlines the preparation of seminars related to changing scales, soil, plant, and catchment dynamic processes, such as erosion and interpolations. Covering topics such as data mining, and connectivity processes, EnviroGIS highlights the way in which Artificial Intelligence enables the creation of accurate forecasts of challenging-to-predict Earth surface processes. Additionally, the biosphere is delved into to show how GIS courses assess fauna and vegetation within natural or human ecosystems. The final part of the book is centered on specific cases, considering different GIS data formats including shapefiles, multilayer projects, and recent natural hazards or disasters, such as volcanic eruptions or hillslope degradation due to human activities. Lastly, the final chapters address UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and describes various exercises for surveying land surface processes using different software and low-cost and high-end drones. This book is a useful resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in fields such as Environmental Sciences and Geosciences who are interested in exploring the evolving landscape of GIS technology. It is also an essential resource for lecturers and early career scientists responsible for teaching upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in Geosciences and even social sciences where an understanding of Earth system processes is necessary. Additionally, industry professionals in environmental management, conservation, and other related fields who want to enhance their understanding of GIS applications in environmental analysis could also benefit from the book. To further learning objectives, EnviroGIS: Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Analysis contains a solutions manual, test bank, data sets and an image bank for students and lecture notes and sample exams for instructors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rodrigo-Comino, Jesús

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensforschung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1. OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT
1. How to start a GIS course in environmental analysis? Theoretical foundations of GIS and geosciences

PART 2. INTRODUCING STEP BY STEP COURSES TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS CONSIDERING DIFFERENT EARTH´S SPHERES
2. How to develop a project where changing scales is necessary? An example with soil mapping examples
3. Is it possible to map soil erosion processes with students? Yes, ISUM makes it possible
4. Soil mapping and interpolations. Step by step to get accurate maps
5. Considerations for your first soil models with GIS. The use of continuous or categorical data
6. Biogeography also matters. How to survey, analyze and model biogeographical data, vegetation sampling and analysis
7. Implementing Artificial Intelligence tools to design accurate forecasts of Earth surface processes
8. Presenting tools to assess Earth’s surface processes related to geomorphology
9. Estimating hydrological processes from the hillslope to the catchment scales step by step
10. Presenting climate variables in GIS courses: Temperatures, rainfall, gradients and climate indexes

PART 4. LESSONS PLANS AND COURSE COMPONENTS USING REAL CASES
11. The use of shapefiles to initiate geoscientists’ understanding of indispensable data
12. La Palma island last eruption: a practical application of GIS and remote sensing
13. Bird Watching Tourism. Itineraries, threats and planning of new routes through GIS analysis
14. Modelling hydrological processes at the hillslope scale. The example of Rangeland Hydrology and erosion model (RHEM)

PART 5. UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) AND GIS
15. Using non-profit drones to teach students how to process their own aerial photos
16. Using profit drones to teach students how to process aerial photos

Über Autor(innen)

Rodrigo-Comino, Jesús
Dr. Jesús Rodrigo Comino, a graduate in Geography, currently works as an Assistant Professor at the University of Granada and was included for the second time in the World's Top 2% Scientists ranking by Stanford University. He has a Masters in Territorial Planning and Geographic Information Systems (2013) from the University of Málaga/Granada. His research career consists of four complete monographs (Nova, Springer, etc.) and some edited books (Elsevier, CRC, Nova), >200 indexed publications in Scopus and WoS.