Land evaluation for land use planning

Kiefer, R. W.

doi:10.1016/0007-3628(65)90013-7

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“…To obtain an extensive overview of methods and processes, one should read Hills (1961), Kiefer (1965), McHarg (1969), Murray et al (1971), Ward and Grant (1971), Lyle and von Wodtke (1974), Voelker (1976), Fabos et al (1978), and Omi et al (1979).…”

Section: Gis Evolutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geographic Information Systems for Reclamation Applications

Burley¹,

Burley²,

Brown³

1992

ASMR

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Abstract. This paper presents an overview of geographic information systems technology applicable for reclamation specialists. Historically, mining applications were one of the first uses of spatial data; however, the applications were limited by hand calculation and hand graphical techniques. The demands for technically competent spatial methods by surface mining and reclamation applications were greater than the ability of spatial methods to produce results. With the development of micro-computer technology, enabling rapid calculation of spatial algorithms, geographic information systems (GIS) are presently in an enhanced position to conduct mining and reclamation investigations. This process has been labelled, "Mapematics." GIS mapematics can provide technical assistance in multi-factor applications and can generate useful spatial information that was impossible to generate in the past.There are a variety of platforms suitable for conducting GIS projects that use MACINTOSH, DOS and UNIX operating systems and are affordable to small firms and operators. However, data input into GIS software has continued to be a limiting barrier, requiring digitizers, tape drives, and often labor intensive or cost prohibitive data input. In many instances, once the data has been placed within the computer, heuristic models and empirical models to conduct the investigation have not yet been fully developed, requiring more fundamental and applied research in model building. Consequently, the development of heuristic and empirical models is a rapidly expanding topic in GIS studies. Models can be generated to estimate the character of material deposits, predict post-mining wildlife suitability, prime farmland productivity, direct efficient placement of overburden materials, and post-mining visual quality, and assist in a wide variety of other applications. The results can be presented in a two-dimensional format, printed output, and in film format for public consumption. This paper documents the types of output that can be generated through GIS and describes present interfaces these technologies contain with surface mining and reclamation algorithms and ecological models.

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Section: Gis Evolutionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geographic Information Systems for Reclamation Applications

Burley¹,

Burley²,

Brown³

1992

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Land Use and Value Determinants

Seeley

1996

Building Economics

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Assessing Land-Use Impacts on Natural Resources

Dale

King

Mann

et al. 1998

Environmental Management

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/ Much information is available on changes that occur in natural resources from both spatially-explicit data on environmental conditions and models of the interactions of these conditions and resources with human activities. The strategy for assessing land-use impacts on natural resources developed in this paper provides a framework for using relevant data and models to address questions of how management practices can promote both use and protection of resources. This assessment strategy integrates spatially explicit environmental data using geographic information systems (GIS) with computer models that simulate changes in land cover in response to land-use impacts. The computer models also simulate susceptibility of species to changes in habitat suitability and landscape patterns. The approach is applied to management of limestone barrens on the Oak Ridge Reservation in East Tennessee. Potential limestone barrens habitats are identified by overlaying appropriate soils, geology, slope, and land-use/land-cover conditions. Their validity is tested against known sites containing rare species that occur in these habitats. The location of habitats at risk in the aftermath of human activities is determined by using an available area model that identifies the size and proximity of sites that particular types of species can no longer use as habitat. The resulting risk map can be used in land management planning. The approach uses readily available in situ and remotely sensed data and is applicable to a wide range of locations and land-use scenarios. This approach can be refined based on needs identified by land managers and on the sensitivity of the results to the resolution of available resource information.KEY WORDS: Land management; Assessment; Habitat characterization; Limestone barrens; Ecological modeling; Geographic information systems

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Land evaluation for land use planning

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Geographic Information Systems for Reclamation Applications

Geographic Information Systems for Reclamation Applications

Land Use and Value Determinants

Assessing Land-Use Impacts on Natural Resources

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