TY - BOOK ID - 8063032 TI - Information Technology in Environmental Engineering : Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering (ITEE 2015) AU - Marx Gómez, Jorge. AU - Scholtz, Brenda. PY - 2016 SN - 331925152X 3319251538 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Information systems. KW - Environmental engineering KW - Information technology KW - Management information systems. KW - Software engineering. KW - Environmental management. KW - Business Information Systems. KW - Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Business IT Infrastructure. KW - Information Systems and Communication Service. KW - Environmental Science and Engineering. KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Computer software engineering KW - Engineering KW - Computer-based information systems KW - EIS (Information systems) KW - Executive information systems KW - MIS (Information systems) KW - Sociotechnical systems KW - Information resources management KW - Communication systems KW - Computers. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Environmental science KW - Science KW - Automatic computers KW - Automatic data processors KW - Computer hardware KW - Computing machines (Computers) KW - Electronic brains KW - Electronic calculating-machines KW - Electronic computers KW - Hardware, Computer KW - Computer systems KW - Cybernetics KW - Machine theory KW - Calculators KW - Cyberspace UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8063032 AB - This book presents new concepts as well as practical applications and experiences in the field of information technology for environmental engineering. The book has three main focus areas: firstly, it shows how information technologies can be employed to support natural resource management and conservation, environmental engineering, scientific simulation and integrated assessment studies. Secondly, it demonstrates the application of computing in the everyday practices of environmental engineers, natural scientists, economists and social scientists. And thirdly, it demonstrates how the complexity of natural phenomena can be approached using interdisciplinary methods, where computer science offers the infrastructure needed for environmental data collection and management, scientific simulations, decision support documentation and reporting. The book collects selected papers presented at the 7th International Symposium on Environmental Engineering, held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in July 2015. It discusses recent success stories in eco-informatics, promising ideas and new challenges from the interdisciplinary viewpoints of computer scientists, environmental engineers, economists and social scientists, demonstrating new paradigms for problem-solving and decision-making. ER -