TY - CHAP AU - Di Lu AU - Jon Burley AU - Pat Crawford AU - Robert Schutzki AU - Luis Loures ED - Jaroslav Burian Y1 - 2012-03-21 PY - 2012 T1 - Quantitative Methods in Environmental and Visual Quality Mapping and Assessment: A Muskegon, Michigan Watershed Case Study with Urban Planning Implications N2 - Spatial planning is a significant part of geosciences that is developing very rapidly. Many new methods and modeling techniques like GIS (Geographical Information Systems), GPS (Global Positioning Systems) or remote sensing techniques have been developed and applied in various aspects of spatial planning. The chapters collected in this book present an excellent profile of the current state of theories, data, analysis methods and modeling techniques used in several case studies. The book is divided into three main parts (Theoretical aspects of spatial planning, Quantitative and computer spatial planning methods and Practical applications of spatial planning) that cover the latest advances in urban, city and spatial planning. The book also shows different aspects of spatial planning and different approaches to case studies in several countries. BT - Advances in Spatial Planning SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/33400 DO - 10.5772/33400 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -