Spatial Entropy And Landscape Analysis
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Spatial Entropy And Landscape Analysis
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Author : Fivos Papadimitriou
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-02-03
Spatial Entropy And Landscape Analysis written by Fivos Papadimitriou and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-03 with Social Science categories.
This is the first book on spatial entropy in the scientific literature. It links spatial entropy with landscape analysis, landscape diversity and geo-information. It gives all the essential tools that a researcher needs in order to study the spatial entropy of physical as well as artificial landscapes (created with artificial life, swarm intelligence etc). This book explores the fascinating world of the interplay between spatial entropy, spatial information, self-organization and emergence and gives geographers and landscape scientists several alternative mathematical methods to study them, i.e. Shannon's formula, measures from non-extensive thermodynamics, from directional statistics and network theory. An essential book for researchers in landscape analysis and geo-informatics.
Modelling Landscape Dynamics
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Author : Fivos Papadimitriou
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-01-02
Modelling Landscape Dynamics written by Fivos Papadimitriou and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-02 with Social Science categories.
This book offers a comprehensive exposition of the mathematical methods that can be used to model landscape dynamics. It is systematically shown how mathematical models of progressively higher complexity can be derived from ordinary landscape maps and related data in ways that enable researchers to predict future landscape transformations and to assess landscape stability, sustainability and resilience.These models are deterministic (i.e. linear or non-linear systems of differential equations), stochastic (i.e. Markovian), or combined deterministic-and-stochastic (using stochastic differential equations), whereas topics and challenging problems related to complexity (spatial randomness, chaotic behaviors, riddled systems etc) are also examined in the book.
Spatial Artificial Intelligence
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Author : Fivos Papadimitriou
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2025-02-08
Spatial Artificial Intelligence written by Fivos Papadimitriou and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-08 with Computers categories.
This is the first book that focuses on the full range of spatial aspects of Artificial Intelligence. Spatial AI is defined here as - AI that is generated from spatial data, or - AI that is used for spatial analysis and spatial problem-solving, or - AI that is embedded in spatial (physical and/or digital) domains. The reader is presented with a comprehensive exploration of the rise of Spatial AI in the last decades, its applications in spatial analysis and its relationships with GeoAI, Evolutionary AI and Spatial Computing. With chapters addressing the spatial aspects of AI in the context of GenAI, AR, robotics, digital twins etc, it is a valuable resource for those who seek to explore the immense potential of Spatial AI, its possible limitations in terms of energy and computability, as well as its future prospects towards spatially-enabled AGI and Artificial Super-Intelligence.
Geo Topology
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Author : Fivos Papadimitriou
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-01-05
Geo Topology written by Fivos Papadimitriou and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-05 with Social Science categories.
Geo-Topology is an exploration of the depth and breadth of the relationships between Geography and Topology, with applications ranging from Landscape Geography to Social Geography and from Spatial Analysis to Geospatial Technologies. It shows how topics of geographical research (landscapes, borders, spatial social relationships etc) can be examined by using mathematical concepts and methods of Topology, exposing the realm of geo-topological modelling and visualization through Point-Set Topology, Knot Theory, Reeb graphs, Topological Surfaces (i.e. Möbius bands and Klein bottles), Differential Topology, Network Analysis, Combinatorial Topology, Braid Theory and Ultrametric Topology. Besides geographers, this book is a trove of new ideas for landscape ecologists, mathematicians, data scientists, sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists and educators. Geo-Topology is a systematic introduction to topological thinking in Geography, also by highlighting the significance of Topology for Geographical Education, as well as for the Philosophy and Epistemology of Geography.
Landscape Conflicts
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Author : Karsten Berr
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-07-03
Landscape Conflicts written by Karsten Berr and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-03 with Social Science categories.
Landscape conflicts, for example in connection with / in view of the energy transition, climate policy, transport policy, nature conservation, the extraction of mineral raw materials, the design of urban landscapes or tourism are potentially associated with high economic, social and political costs even before a possible escalation. It is therefore undoubtedly useful to gain a better understanding of landscape-related conflicts in terms of their causes, their course, their dynamics, their inherent logic and possible regulatory procedures. Frequently, such conflicts manifest themselves in particular in different claims and aspired or arrogated interpretative sovereignties concerning what can or may be considered together as 'landscape' (here understood as a special case to 'space'), and these conflicts are not limited to the economic dimension, but they also ignite in social, political and cultural, often also in aesthetic and moral questions. The contributions to this anthology therefore focus on the question of how landscape conflicts can be seen as a productive social normality and be brought to a non-violent and not necessarily consensual settlement.
The Closed Society And Its Ligatures A Critique Using The Example Of Landscape
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Author : Olaf Kühne
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-02-18
The Closed Society And Its Ligatures A Critique Using The Example Of Landscape written by Olaf Kühne and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-18 with Social Science categories.
In the face of great challenges, utopian thinking is currently in vogue. The fact that utopias, with their ideas of an idealized target society, are not compatible with the basic features of an Open Society was already pointed out by Karl Popper in his book 'Die Offene Gesellschaft und ihre Feinde' (The Open Society and its Enemies) under the impression of National Socialism and Stalinism. In the present book, further forms of Closed Societies and the principal similarities (and differences) of their construction are examined. This is done by drawing on Ralf Dahrendorf's concept of life chances, in which he deals with the interaction of options and ligatures. The ambivalence of Dahrendorf's understanding of ligatures, since they restrict options on the one hand, but also give them meaning on the other, is resolved by a threefold differentiation: into ethical and moral, internally and externally directed, and explicit and implicit ligatures. While the former are capable of enabling life chances, the latter tend to limit them. Based on this, the authors elaborate on the landscape (side) consequences of various closed societies and how ill-suited they are for dealing with current challenges.
Deviant Landscapes
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Author : Fivos Papadimitriou
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2025-04-11
Deviant Landscapes written by Fivos Papadimitriou and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-04-11 with Social Science categories.
Deviant landscapes can be physical, or digital or outright fictitious. Whatever their nature or context, they do not conform to normality. Deviant landscapes can be encountered on the face of the earth, on computer screens, in people's minds. This anthology presents varying perspectives on deviant landscapes, widening the theoretical framework of spatial-and-landscape research by delving into the hitherto almost uncharted realm of deviant landscapes in a way that is missing in the academic literature. It exposes a variety of perspectives on deviant landscapes, from disparate scientific domains (i.e. geography, literary studies, sociology, game studies, cultural studies) and delivers useful insights into the diverse theoretical approaches that can be adopted to examine such landscapes (neopragmatist, social constructivist, scientometric, art theoretical etc.).
The Routledge Handbook Of Landscape Ecology
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Author : Robert A. Francis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-09
The Routledge Handbook Of Landscape Ecology written by Robert A. Francis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with Nature categories.
The Handbook provides a supporting guide to key aspects and applications of landscape ecology to underpin its research and teaching. A wide range of contributions written by expert researchers in the field summarize the latest knowledge on landscape ecology theory and concepts, landscape processes, methods and tools, and emerging frontiers. Landscape ecology is an interdisciplinary and holistic discipline, and this is reflected in the chapters contained in this Handbook. Authors from varying disciplinary backgrounds tackle key concepts such as landscape structure and function, scale and connectivity; landscape processes such as disturbance, flows, and fragmentation; methods such as remote sensing and mapping, fieldwork, pattern analysis, modelling, and participation and engagement in landscape planning; and emerging frontiers such as ecosystem services, landscape approaches to biodiversity conservation, and climate change. Each chapter provides a blend of the latest scientific understanding of its focal topics along with considerations and examples of their application from around the world. An invaluable guide to the concepts, methods, and applications of landscape ecology, this book will be an important reference text for a wide range of students and academics in ecology, geography, biology, and interdisciplinary environmental studies.
Landscape Pattern Analysis For Assessing Ecosystem Condition
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Author : Glen D. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-01-11
Landscape Pattern Analysis For Assessing Ecosystem Condition written by Glen D. Johnson and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-11 with Science categories.
This book presents a new method for assessing spatial pattern in raster land cover maps based on satellite imagery in a way that incorporates multiple pixel resolutions. This is combined with more conventional single-resolution measurements of spatial pattern and simple non-spatial land cover proportions to assess predictability of both surface water quality and ecological integrity within watersheds of the state of Pennsylvania (USA).
Landscape Ecology And Geographical Information Systems
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Author : R Haines-Young
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Landscape Ecology And Geographical Information Systems written by R Haines-Young and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Nature categories.
The landscape we see and live in is an important part or our everyday lives, be they urban or rural. Environmental concern has grown in recent years, as a result of public awareness of the detrimental impact industry, transport and tourism can have on the ecosystem. This book examines the role of the new technologies of geographical information sys