Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process by Yuji Murayama

Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process by Yuji Murayama

Currently, spatial analysis is becoming more important than ever because enormous volumes of spatial data are available from different sources, such as GPS, Remote Sensing, and others.

This book deals with spatial analysis and modelling. It provides a comprehensive discussion of spatial analysis, methods, and approaches related to human settlements and associated environment. Key contributions with empirical case studies from Iran, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, and Japan that apply spatial analysis including autocorrelation, fuzzy, voronoi, cellular automata, analytic hierarchy process, artificial neural network, spatial metrics, spatial statistics, regression, and remote sensing mapping techniques are compiled comprehensively. The core value of this book is a wide variety of results with state of the art discussion including empirical case studies.

It provides a milestone reference to students, researchers, planners, and other practitioners dealing the spatialproblems on urban and regional issues.

We are pleased to announce that this book has been presented with the 2011 publishing award from the GIS Association of Japan.
We would like to congratulate the authors!

Yuji Murayama, Professor, Division of Spatial Information Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Email: mura@geoenv.tsukuba.ac.jp,

Web: http: //giswin.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp/sis/en/faculty.html.

Books published: Murayama, Y. and Thapa, R. B. eds. (2011). Spatial Analysis and Modeling in Geographical Transformation Process: GIS-based Application. Dordrecht: Springer, 300p. Kamusoko, C., Mundia, C. N. and Murayama, Y. eds. (2011). Recent Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS in Sub-Sahara Africa. New York: Nova publishers. Murayama, Y. and Du, G. eds. (2005). Cities in Global Perspective: Diversity and Transition. Tokyo: College of Tourism, Rikkyo University with IGU Commission, 626p. Murayama, Y. (2000). Japanese Urban System. Dordrecht: Kluwer Publishers, 271p. Murayama, Y. (1991). Spatial Structure of Traffic Flows. Tokyo: Kokon-Shoin, 311p.