David A. Swayne - Böcker

Environmental informatics is an expanding subject which incorporates many areas including computer science, environmental planning, ecology and other related subjects. Being an interdisciplinary subject, environmental informatics provides an interface for professional groups. Relatively new in the mid-to-late 1990s, but also dynamic, this topic could be the future foundation for the computer-assisted protection of the environment. Issues covered in the text include: environmental information systems and decision support; environmental data analysis and visualization; computer-based life cycle assessment and "eco-auditing"; and ecological and agricultural modelling. The text should be of interest to students and lecturers of computer science, engineering, agriculture, ecology and business, ecologists and planners in government institutions, industrial managers and engineers, and libraries.

Environmental informatics (or Enviromatics) is a subject with interdisciplinary roots in computer science, environmental planning, ecology, economics and other related areas. Its practitioners must be prepared to work with many diverse professional groups. It forms the foundation for computer-assisted environmental protection. This book contains an edited version of papers presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems (ISESS '99), which was held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, from August 30 to September 2, 1999, and was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The text is divided into six sections: enviromatics introduction; environmental issues; environmental information systems - tools and techniques; environmental information systems - implementations; environmental decision support systems; and specialized topics.

Environmental Informatics (or Enviromatics) is a maturing subject with interdisciplinary roots in computer science, environmental planning, ecology, economics and other related areas.