Using geospatial information technology in natural resources management: The case of urban land management in West Africa

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 607-619

  Merem, Edmund C ^a   Twumasi, Yaw A ^b  

^a Jackson State University ^*  (United States)

^b ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS and remote sensing; Land management and administration; Natural resources management; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; REMOTE SENSING;

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY; GIS AND REMOTE SENSING; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; LAND MANAGEMENTS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; URBANIZATION;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40849142670     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8020607     Document Type: Article

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