Carl Steinitz has developed a GIS-based simulation modelling strategy that considers the demographic, economic, physical and environmental processes of an area and projects the consequences to that area of various land-use planning and management decisions. The results of such projections, and the approach itself, are known as "alternative futures". This volume presents a detailed case study of one alternative futures project - an analysis of development and conservation options for the Upper San Pedro River Basin in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. The book gives a comprehensive overview of how the study was conducted along with descriptions and analysis of the alternative futures that resulted.
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Carl Steinitz is the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Hector Manuel Arias Rojo is vision and planning officer for the World Wildlife Fund Gulf of California Program. Scott Bassett is post-doctoral fellow at the Desert Research Institute. Michael Flaxman is lecturer at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Tomas Goode is consulting groundwater hydrologist with HydroSystems Inc., in Tempe, Arizona. Thomas Maddock III is professor of hydrology and water resources at the University of Arizona and co-director of the Research Laboratory for Riparian Studies. David Mouat is associate research professor at the Desert Research Institute. Richard Peiser is the Michael D. Spear Professor of Real Estate Development at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Allan Shearer is research fellow at Harvard University.
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When regions face changing conditions and environmental crises, new policies and plans are required. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Upper San Pedro River Basin, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Miles Figure, Golf Course, Forest Woodland, Kartchner Caverns, Secondary Habitat Gain, Interstate Highway, Corridor Gain, Corridor Loss, Large Patch Loss, Primary Habitat Gain, United States, Monroe County, Scenario Guide, Camp Pendleton, Forest Service, Saint David, Visual Value Loss, Active Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management, Cochise County, Department of Defense, Gila River New!
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When regions face changing conditions and environmental crises, new policies and plans are required. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Upper San Pedro River Basin, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Miles Figure, Golf Course, Forest Woodland, Kartchner Caverns, Secondary Habitat Gain, Interstate Highway, Corridor Gain, Corridor Loss, Large Patch Loss, Primary Habitat Gain, United States, Monroe County, Scenario Guide, Camp Pendleton, Forest Service, Saint David, Visual Value Loss, Active Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management, Cochise County, Department of Defense, Gila River New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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- Applying Ecological Principles to Land Management by Virginia H. Dale in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Raptors of Arizona by Richard L Glinski in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Changing Mile by James Hasting in Back Matter
- A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians (Peterson Field Guide) by Robert C. Stebbins in Back Matter
- University of Oregon by Jesse Thomas in Back Matter
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- Desertification in the Mediterranean Region: A Security Issue--Proceedings of the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue Workshop, held in Valencia, Spain, 2-5 December 2003 (NATO Security through Science, Series C: Environmental Security, Vol. 3) by W.G. Kepner in Back Matter
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