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2 Agenda 21 Implementation: Progress, Challenges, and the Role of Geographic Information
2 Agenda 21 Implementation: Progress, Challenges, and the Role of Geographic Information
Pages 18-28
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UNCED (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development)
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data for sustainable development. Geographic data describe spatial variations across the landscape at a 1 Geography is an integrative discipline that brings together the physical and human dimensions of the world in the study of people, places, and environments.
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Environmentally sound management of solid wastes and sewage-related issues 22. Safe and environmentally sound management of radioactive wastes *
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and include such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, and economic activity. The report draws on experiences in African countries and examines how future sources and applications of geographic data could provide reliable support to decision-makers2 as they work towards sustainable development.
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options for making efforts sustainable beyond 2002. The geographic foundation for Agenda 21 in Africa involves a wide array of geographic data, tools, and perspectives (including social, environmental, and economic data; maps and models; and the analysis of pattern and processes, place anct scale)
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. In this example the venous thematic layers consist of remotely sensed data (from Landsat Thematic Mapper)
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Geospatial capacity is essential for all these steps so that full use can be made of the capabilities of geographic data for supporting sustainable-development decision-making. Geographic data provide information for sustainable development across many sectors including agriculture and aquaculture, industry; mining, health, transportation, trade, and tourism (Table I-2~.
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. Data on products of industry and input raw materials Land degradation · Land-use data (to enforce land-use practices, ensure · Distribution of land cover security of tenure, combat desertification)
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Chapter 7 discusses clecision-support tools (in particular GIS) that assist users in converting geographic data into valuable information for decision-makers.
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28 DOWN TO EARTH discuss data for managing contagious and vector-borne disease (e.g., Malaria) , famine early warning, and early warning systems in forestry and livestock management.
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