Ebook: Integrated Approach to Environmental Data Management Systems

An integrated approach to environmental data management is necessitated by the complexity of the environmental problems that need to be addresses, coupled with the interdisciplinary approach that needs to be adopted to solve them. Agenda 21 of the Rio Environmental Conference mandated international programmes and organizations to take steps to develop common data and information management plans, and steps have been taken in this direction.
The key word that defines the framework of the present book is `integration'. The book establishes the basics of integrated approaches and covers environmental data management systems within that framework, covering all aspects of data management, from objectives and constraints, design of data collection networks, statistical and physical sampling, remote sensing and GIS, databases, reliability of data, data analysis, and the transformation of data into information.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Need for Integrated Approaches to Environmental Data Management....Pages 3-14
Prevailing Problems in Environmental Data Management....Pages 15-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Organizational Aspects of Environmental Monitoring and Information Management....Pages 25-34
Data Management and the European Union Information Policy....Pages 35-48
Nature’s Data and Data’s Nature....Pages 49-60
Integrated Approach — A Key to Solving Global Problems....Pages 61-66
Policy and Decision Making as a Focus for Integrated Data Management....Pages 67-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
On the Proper Selection of Surrogate Measures in the Design of Data Collection Networks....Pages 79-88
Improved Predictions of Water Quality Values and Design of Sampling Strategies Based on Entropy Theory....Pages 89-106
Designing and Redesigning Environmental Monitoring Programs from an Ecosystem Perspective....Pages 107-116
Temporal (and Spatial) Scales and Sampling Requirements in Environmental Flows (with Emphasis on Inland and Coastal Waters)....Pages 117-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Monitoring, Evaluation and Presentation of Air Pollution Data and Their Consequence in Environmental Data Management Systems in Middle Europe....Pages 135-148
Sampling of Municipal Solid Wastes....Pages 149-152
Integration of Remote Sensing Information, Digital Elevation Models and Digital Maps Within a GIS to Generate New Spatial Environmental Data Sets for Water Management Purposes....Pages 153-170
Use of Remote Sensing Data from Airborne and Spaceborne Active Microwave Sensors Towards Hydrological Modeling....Pages 171-188
Health and Environment Geographic Information Systems (HEGIS) for Europe and Requirements for Indicators....Pages 189-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Transboundary Water Pollution Monitoring: Data Validation and Interpretation....Pages 199-214
Conceptual Filters for Data Quality Assurance....Pages 215-230
Organization of Marine Data Processing in Real Time Mode....Pages 231-236
New Approaches to Development of Integrated Methods for Data Processing in Environmental Monitoring Systems....Pages 237-244
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Modern Theory of Reliability and Control of the Environment....Pages 245-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Probabilistic Flow Duration Curves for Use in Environmental Planning and Management....Pages 255-266
Estimation of Missing Values with Use of Entropy....Pages 267-274
Principal Component Analysis of Hydrologic Data....Pages 275-290
System of Identification of an Optimum Flood Frequency Model with Time Dependent Parameters (IDT)....Pages 291-300
Performance of Groundwater Quality Models Evaluated with Data Containing Errors....Pages 301-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
The Development of Ecological and Hydrological Integrated Environmental Data Sets Within the UK and the Establishment of an Environmental Change Network....Pages 325-348
Marine Environmental Data Formatting Systems and Formats for Data Collection, Accumulation and Dissemination Including International Exchange....Pages 349-354
Multipurpose Database Management Systems for Marine Environmental Research....Pages 355-364
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Integrated Environmental Information Systems: From Data to Information....Pages 367-378
Assessing the Performance of a Nation in Improving River Water Quality: Planning Action for the Future....Pages 379-386
Analysis of the Information Content of Environmental Data Using GIS Procedures....Pages 387-400
Decision Support and Expert Systems for Evaluation of Hydrometeorological Conditions at Sea....Pages 401-410
Integrated Methods for Obtaining Specialized Hydrometeorological Information....Pages 411-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 423-434
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Water Quality Monitoring Activities of the State Hydraulic Works....Pages 437-448
Monitoring and Assessment of Biological Status of a Watercourse Towards an Integrated Approach to Water Management....Pages 449-458
Water Monitoring in Irrigation Systems....Pages 459-464
Some Results of Environmental Monitoring in Kyrgyzstan: Atmospheric Transfer of Contaminants....Pages 465-472
GIS as a Tool in Data Management in the Coastal Zone: An Application to Izmir Bay....Pages 473-480
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Environmental Assessment of Geological Hazards Related to Sulphur Exploration in Poland Using Remote Sensing and GIS....Pages 481-486
Oceanographic Data Development for Anoxic Zone Boundary in the Black Sea....Pages 487-494
Development of a Monitoring System for Water Quality Control in Ukraine....Pages 495-506
Collection, Accumulation and Utilization of Data in IGOSS RNODC of Russian Federation....Pages 507-512
Analysis of Climatic Characteristics of Hydrometeorological Conditions at the Sea....Pages 513-516
River Basin Environmental Passport and Database....Pages 517-524
Application of Databases for Decision Making....Pages 525-530
Back Matter....Pages 531-546

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Need for Integrated Approaches to Environmental Data Management....Pages 3-14
Prevailing Problems in Environmental Data Management....Pages 15-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Organizational Aspects of Environmental Monitoring and Information Management....Pages 25-34
Data Management and the European Union Information Policy....Pages 35-48
Nature’s Data and Data’s Nature....Pages 49-60
Integrated Approach — A Key to Solving Global Problems....Pages 61-66
Policy and Decision Making as a Focus for Integrated Data Management....Pages 67-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
On the Proper Selection of Surrogate Measures in the Design of Data Collection Networks....Pages 79-88
Improved Predictions of Water Quality Values and Design of Sampling Strategies Based on Entropy Theory....Pages 89-106
Designing and Redesigning Environmental Monitoring Programs from an Ecosystem Perspective....Pages 107-116
Temporal (and Spatial) Scales and Sampling Requirements in Environmental Flows (with Emphasis on Inland and Coastal Waters)....Pages 117-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Monitoring, Evaluation and Presentation of Air Pollution Data and Their Consequence in Environmental Data Management Systems in Middle Europe....Pages 135-148
Sampling of Municipal Solid Wastes....Pages 149-152
Integration of Remote Sensing Information, Digital Elevation Models and Digital Maps Within a GIS to Generate New Spatial Environmental Data Sets for Water Management Purposes....Pages 153-170
Use of Remote Sensing Data from Airborne and Spaceborne Active Microwave Sensors Towards Hydrological Modeling....Pages 171-188
Health and Environment Geographic Information Systems (HEGIS) for Europe and Requirements for Indicators....Pages 189-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Transboundary Water Pollution Monitoring: Data Validation and Interpretation....Pages 199-214
Conceptual Filters for Data Quality Assurance....Pages 215-230
Organization of Marine Data Processing in Real Time Mode....Pages 231-236
New Approaches to Development of Integrated Methods for Data Processing in Environmental Monitoring Systems....Pages 237-244
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Modern Theory of Reliability and Control of the Environment....Pages 245-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Probabilistic Flow Duration Curves for Use in Environmental Planning and Management....Pages 255-266
Estimation of Missing Values with Use of Entropy....Pages 267-274
Principal Component Analysis of Hydrologic Data....Pages 275-290
System of Identification of an Optimum Flood Frequency Model with Time Dependent Parameters (IDT)....Pages 291-300
Performance of Groundwater Quality Models Evaluated with Data Containing Errors....Pages 301-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
The Development of Ecological and Hydrological Integrated Environmental Data Sets Within the UK and the Establishment of an Environmental Change Network....Pages 325-348
Marine Environmental Data Formatting Systems and Formats for Data Collection, Accumulation and Dissemination Including International Exchange....Pages 349-354
Multipurpose Database Management Systems for Marine Environmental Research....Pages 355-364
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Integrated Environmental Information Systems: From Data to Information....Pages 367-378
Assessing the Performance of a Nation in Improving River Water Quality: Planning Action for the Future....Pages 379-386
Analysis of the Information Content of Environmental Data Using GIS Procedures....Pages 387-400
Decision Support and Expert Systems for Evaluation of Hydrometeorological Conditions at Sea....Pages 401-410
Integrated Methods for Obtaining Specialized Hydrometeorological Information....Pages 411-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
Conclusions and Recommendations....Pages 423-434
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Water Quality Monitoring Activities of the State Hydraulic Works....Pages 437-448
Monitoring and Assessment of Biological Status of a Watercourse Towards an Integrated Approach to Water Management....Pages 449-458
Water Monitoring in Irrigation Systems....Pages 459-464
Some Results of Environmental Monitoring in Kyrgyzstan: Atmospheric Transfer of Contaminants....Pages 465-472
GIS as a Tool in Data Management in the Coastal Zone: An Application to Izmir Bay....Pages 473-480
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Environmental Assessment of Geological Hazards Related to Sulphur Exploration in Poland Using Remote Sensing and GIS....Pages 481-486
Oceanographic Data Development for Anoxic Zone Boundary in the Black Sea....Pages 487-494
Development of a Monitoring System for Water Quality Control in Ukraine....Pages 495-506
Collection, Accumulation and Utilization of Data in IGOSS RNODC of Russian Federation....Pages 507-512
Analysis of Climatic Characteristics of Hydrometeorological Conditions at the Sea....Pages 513-516
River Basin Environmental Passport and Database....Pages 517-524
Application of Databases for Decision Making....Pages 525-530
Back Matter....Pages 531-546
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