Translating Diverse Environmental Data into Reliable Information: How to Coordinate Evidence from Different Sources

Translating Diverse Environmental Data into Reliable Information: How to Coordinate Evidence from Different Sources helps environmental scientists determine data needs, assess their quality and efficiently manage their findings. Topics include 1) Issues specific to fully understanding interdisciplinary data, 2) Which fields are pulling in the most citizen scientists to facilitate data collection, and 3) How that impacts results. This book helps professionals and students utilize open data in environmental science. Provides tools to manage data of varying sizes and qualityReexamines the way knowledge is built about environmental issues to meet the needs of modern students and professionalsApplies to data collected by academic, governmental and citizen scientists across environmental systemsImproves readers' ability to organize and visualize their work in the age of big data INDICE: PART I: Introduction  1. The Environment Knowledgebase 2. Environmental Knowledge Cascade PART II: Environmental Knowledgebases 3. Air 4. Water 5. Land and soil 6. Solid and hazardous waste 7. Chemicals in products 8. Radiation PART III: Managing Knowledge 9. The Morality of Knowledge 10:  Knowledge Applications

• ISBN: 978-0-12-812446-8
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 516
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés