Interactive Environmental Software - Integration, Simulation and Visualization [antikvár]

Foreword HASA has a long tradition of environmental research, dating back to the very beginning of the Institute. Research on environmental problems, and the development of tools designed to better understand and solve environmental problems is a central component of IIASA's research agenda. This report describes software tools for environmental analysis, merging IIASA's expertise in environmental problems with methodological developments in advanced computer and software technology. The research described here results from a series of research and development projects carried out by IIASA's Advanced Computer Applications group. The examples presented rangé from work done for the Commission of the European Communities' Joint Research Centre and the Dutch Ministry for Housing, Physical Planning and the Environment; the US Bureau of Reclamation and EPA; the State Science and Technology Commission of the People's Republic of China; the Mekong Secretariat in Thailand, to the City of Hanover in Germany. Simulation models are integrated with various data bases and geographical information systems, as well as computer graphics for the visualization of information, problems and solutions, and provide the basis for easy-to-use interactive software tools. The research results presented demonstrate the role and potential of advanced software tools in environmental systems analysis and modeling - a key area of IIASA's applied research. PETER E. de JÁNOSI Director