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Down to Earth: Geographical Information for Sustainable Development in Africa (2002)
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR)

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Down to Earth: Geographic Information for Sustainable Development in Africa
   

Historical Legacy Data as a Baseline for Documenting Change,

  

52
   

Framework Foundation Geographic Data from Modern Sources,

  

54
   

Framework Thematic Geographic Data,

  

66
   

Summary,

  

69
   

References,

  

69
   

Annex 5,

  

71

6

  

GEOGRAPHIC DATA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT II: OTHER THEMATIC DATA

  

79
   

Introduction,

  

79
   

Land Cover and Land Use,

  

79
   

The Condition of Vegetation and Hydrologic Resources,

  

90
   

Data for Managing Human Health,

  

94
   

Coordination Among Data Producers and Users,

  

95
   

Summary,

  

96
   

References,

  

97
   

Annex 6,

  

99

7

  

GIS-BASED DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN AFRICA

  

104
   

Introduction,

  

104
   

Decision-Making and Geographic Information,

  

105
   

Examples of Decision-Support Systems in Africa,

  

108
   

Impediments to Implementing Spatial Decision-Support Systems in Africa,

  

110
   

Opportunities for Enhancing Decision Support in Africa,

  

111
   

Summary,

  

113
   

References,

  

113

8

  

BUILDING CAPACITY TO APPLY GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

  

114
   

Introduction,

  

114
   

Human Capacity,

  

115
   

Organizational Capacity,

  

116
   

Societal Capacity,

  

121
   

Summary,

  

126
   

References,

  

126

9

  

LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  

128
   

Introduction,

  

128
   

Lessons Learned,

  

128
   

Conclusions and Recommendations,

  

130
   

Summary,

  

134
   

References,

  

135

 

  

APPENDIXES

  

 
   

A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

  

139
   

B Oral and Written Contributors

  

142
   

C FGDC Statement

  

146
   

D Acronyms

  

148
   

E Glossary

  

153
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