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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817377503321

Titolo

Down to earth : georgraphic information for sustainable development in Africa / / Committee on the Geographic Foundation for Agenda 21, Commiittee on Geography, Mapping Science Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002

ISBN

0-309-16925-9

1-280-18348-9

9786610183487

0-309-50021-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

338.96/07

Soggetti

Sustainable development - Africa

Africa Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Agenda 21 Implementation: Progress, Challenges, and the Role of Geographic Data -- 3 Geographic Information Activities in Africa -- 4 Facilitating the Use of Geographic Data: Spatial Data and Telecommunications Infrastructures -- 5 Geographic Data for Sustainable Development I: Framework Data -- 6 Geographic Data for Sustainable Development II: Other Thematic Data -- 7 GIS-Based Decision-Support Systems in Africa -- 8 Building Capacity to Apply Geographic Information to Sustainable Development in Africa -- 9 Lessons Learned and Recommendations -- A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- B Oral and Written Contributors -- C FGDC Statement -- D Acronyms -- E Glossary.