Environmental analysis : for land use and site planning /
William M. Marsh
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1978
- ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Spatial organization -- 2. Slope and topography -- 3. Soils and drainage -- 4. Vegetation -- 5. Floods and floodplains -- 6. Sources and acquisition of environmental information -- 7. Applications of environmental analysis -- 8. Communication of environmental information -- 9 Special topics -- 9.1. Landslide-hazard mapping for local land use planning -- 9.2. Remote-sensing applications in water-quality management -- 9.3. Elements and methods of impact assessment -- Index.
This book presents not only a core set of techniques, but guidelines and methods for the application of environmental information as well.