Geospatial Challenges in the 21st Century

This book focuses on 21st century geospatial technologies (GT). It highlights their broad range of capabilities and their essential role in effectively addressing and resolving critical everyday issues such as environment sustainability climate change urban planning economy culture and geopolitics.    Featuring chapters written by leading international scientists it discusses the application of GT tools and demonstrates that the problems requiring such tools transcend national boundaries cultures political systems and scientific backgrounds on a global scale. In addition it enhances readers’ spatial understanding of and geographical reasoning in connection with societal issues.   The book will appeal to scientists teachers and students of geography the earth sciences and related areas as well as decision-makers interested in the application and capabilities of geospatial technologies and new spatial methods for addressing important issues.