Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- About the Book -- Part I: Geospatial Technologies as Impact Assessment Tools in Scoping and Monitoring the Impact of Climate Change -- Chapter 1: Climate Change Around the World: Australia, the Netherlands, and India -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Planning for Longer-Term, Wicked Problems -- 1.2.1 The Way We Build -- 1.3 Climate and Population -- 1.4 The Valve of Climate Change -- 1.5 Design for Adaptation -- 1.6 Design for Mitigation -- 1.7 Design for Anticipation -- 1.7.1 Floodable Landscape -- 1.7.2 Bushfire-Resilient Landscape -- 1.7.3 Bushfire-Proof Bendigo -- 1.8 Design Charrettes -- 1.9 Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Dust Storms and Their Influence on Atmospheric Parameters over the Indo-­Gangetic Plains -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Earth System of Systems -- 2.3 Changes in Land Use and Land Cover and Atmospheric Pollution -- 2.4 Satellite Remote Sensing to Study Climate Change -- 2.4.1 Monitoring of Dust Using Satellite Remote Sensing -- 2.4.2 MODIS Sensor and Data Product -- 2.4.3 Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) -- 2.4.4 Kanpur AERONET -- 2.5 Characteristics of Dust Event of May 12, 2008 -- 2.6 Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and Respiratory Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) -- 2.7 Enhancement in Water Vapor and Rain Associated with Dust Events -- 2.8 Effect of Dust on Aerosol Optical Depth and Angstrom Coefficient -- 2.9 Enhancement of Dust on Chlorophyll Concentrations -- 2.10 Effect of Dust on Himalayan Snow and Glaciers -- 2.11 Dust and Hurricanes/Cyclones -- 2.12 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Impact of Climate Change on Coral Reefs -- 3.1 Coral Reefs and Its Functions -- 3.2 Climate Change Stresses on Coral Reefs -- 3.3 Spaceborne Mapping and Monitoring of Coral Reefs -- 3.4 Coral Reef Health Model -- 3.5 Impact of Climate Change on Indian Reefs. , 3.6 Sea Surface Temperature Trends and Phase Shifts Observed in Indian Reefs -- 3.7 Monitoring Phase Shift: A Case Study -- 3.8 Roadmap for Future -- References -- Chapter 4: Landslide Disaster Management -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Disaster Management System -- 4.3 National Status for Landslide Management -- 4.4 Objectives of the Coordinated Program -- 4.5 Causes of Landslides -- 4.6 Research Gap Areas -- 4.7 Approach and Methodology -- 4.8 Landslide Mapping Techniques -- 4.9 Geotechnical Investigations of Landslides -- 4.10 Instrumental Monitoring and Development of Early Warning System for Landslides -- 4.10.1 The Deployment of Deep-Earth Sensor Probes for Landslide Detection in Munnar, Kerala -- 4.10.2 Monitoring of Rainfall-Induced Landslide in Ooty, Tamil Nadu -- 4.10.3 Development of Early Warning System for Landslide Located in Jhakri Near Rampur (Himachal Pradesh) -- 4.11 Dissemination of Knowledge to the Planners and Local People -- 4.12 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Studies of Mangrove Regeneration in the Tsunami-Affected Area of Port Blair, South Andaman, India, Using In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Materials and Methods -- 5.2.1 Study Area and Its Significance -- 5.2.2 Filed Observation of Study Site and Transect -- 5.2.3 Mangrove Community Structure Analysis -- 5.3 Results -- 5.3.1 Fully Grown -- 5.3.2 Sapling -- 5.3.3 Seedling -- 5.3.4 Rejuvenation -- 5.3.5 Geospatial Study: Results of Pre and Post Tsunami -- 5.4 Discussions -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Phyto- and Zooplankton Community Assemblages of the Car Nicobar Islands, Andaman Sea, India, and its Significance with Climatic Change -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sampling -- 6.2.1 Physical and Chemical Analysis -- 6.2.2 Planktonic Microscopic Analysis or Identification -- 6.3 Data Analysis -- 6.3.1 Hydrographic Environment. , 6.3.2 Phytoplankton Community Structure in Relationship with Environmental Variables -- 6.3.3 Zooplankton Taxonomic Community Structure in Relation with Environmental Variables -- 6.4 Discussion -- 6.4.1 Phytoplankton as Indicators -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Application of GIS and Remote Sensing in Landslide Hazard Zonation -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Landslide Hazard Zonation Mapping of Amparav, Nainital, Uttrakhand, India -- 7.2 Study Area -- 7.3 Methodology -- 7.3.1 Empirical Methods -- 7.4 Landslide Hazard Evaluation Factor (LHEF) Rating Scheme -- 7.4.1 Lithology -- 7.4.2 Structure -- 7.4.3 Slope Morphometry -- 7.4.4 Relative Relief -- 7.4.5 Land Use and Land Cover -- 7.4.6 Hydrogeological Conditions -- 7.4.7 Calculation of Total Estimated Hazard (TEHD) and Hazard Zonation Mapping -- 7.5 Preparation of Facet Map and Causative Factors Maps -- 7.5.1 Facet Map -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Geospatial Technologies as Decision Support Tools in Planning for Adaptation and Mitigation -- Chapter 8: Swarm Planning for Climate Change: How Transformations Can Be Achieved -- 8.1 Uncertainty -- 8.2 Complexity -- 8.3 Swarm Planning -- 8.4 Transformation -- 8.5 Networks -- 8.6 Unplanned Space -- 8.7 Swarm Experiment -- References -- Chapter 9: Maps, Knowledge and Resilience: Application of ArcGIS in Building Small Islands' Resilience to Climate Change -- 9.1 Introduction -- Box 9.1 Resilient Response to Beach Erosion: Case of Sandy Beach, Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, India -- 9.2 Coasts, Small Islands and Climate Change -- 9.2.1 Coasts: Uncertainties, Attractions, Pressures -- 9.2.2 Small Islands: Size and Isolation? -- 9.2.3 Victims but No Victimisation -- 9.3 Resilience and Other Concepts Related to Coping -- 9.3.1 Resilience -- 9.3.2 Vulnerability -- 9.3.3 Stability -- 9.3.4 Transformability -- 9.3.5 Adaptation. , 9.3.6 Assessing Resilience -- 9.3.7 Enhancing Resilience -- 9.4 Enhancing Resilience Through Knowledge Diversity -- 9.4.1 Local Ecological Knowledge -- 9.4.2 Can Local and Scientific Knowledge Be Integrated? -- 9.4.3 Co-production of Knowledge Through Mapping -- 9.4.3.1 'Maps, Knowledge and Power' -- 9.4.3.2 GIS, Knowledge Co-production and Sharing Power -- Creating Options to Cope with Change -- Planning for Change -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Application of Remote Sensing in Fisheries: Role of Potential Fishing Zone Advisories -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Material and Methods -- 10.2.1 Generation of Fishing Forecast and Dissemination -- 10.2.2 Experimental Fishing and Feedback Collection -- 10.2.3 Analysis of Water Quality Parameters and Catch per Unit Effort (CPUE) -- 10.2.4 Physicochemical Parameters of Water -- 10.3 Results -- 10.3.1 Analysis of Catch Composition and CPUE by Experimental Fishing -- 10.3.2 CPUE Calculated from Feedback Data from Fishermen -- 10.3.3 PFZ Average Depth and Distance Month-Wise -- 10.3.4 Analysis of Water Samples -- 10.4 Discussion -- 10.4.1 Climate Change -- References -- Chapter 11: Application of Geo -spatial Technologies in Coastal Vulnerability Studies Due to Sea Level Rise (SLR) Along the Central Orissa Coast, India -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Study Area -- 11.3 Data and Methodology -- 11.4 Results and Discussion -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Geospatial Technologies: Exploring Their Technical Potential in Climate Change Research -- Chapter 12: Satellite Geoid/Gravity for Offshore Exploration -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Data Sources and the Area of Interest -- 12.3 Methodology -- 12.3.1 Gravity Anomaly Modelling Using Geoid -- 12.4 Results and Discussion -- 12.5 Conclusions -- References. , Chapter 13: Ultra-high Resolution Global Model Climate Change Projection for India: Towards a Data Intensive Paradigm -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Model, Simulations and Datasets -- 13.3 Simulation of Present-Day Climate -- 13.4 Projected Future Climate Change and Recent Climate Trends -- 13.5 Extreme Events -- References -- Chapter 14: DGPS Principles, Errors, and Achievable Accuracies -- 14.1 Preamble -- 14.2 Augmentation and Modernization of GPS:GNSS -- 14.3 GPS and DGPS Principles -- 14.4 Estimation of Position -- 14.5 Conversion of Coordinates -- 14.6 GPS Error Sources -- 14.7 DGPS and Accuracy Enhancement -- 14.8 Achievable Accuracies -- 14.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Fundamentals of Geographical Information System (GIS), Map Sources, and Digital Map Preparation -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 What Is Geographic Information System (GIS)? -- 15.2.1 Components of GIS -- 15.3 Geographic References -- 15.4 GIS Spatial Data Types -- 15.4.1 How Are Spatial Data Collected? -- 15.5 Types of Data -- 15.5.1 Data Sources -- 15.6 Digital Map Preparation -- 15.6.1 Projection and Coordinate System -- 15.6.2 Registration of Map -- 15.7 Applications -- 15.8 GIS Softwares -- 15.9 GIS Software: MapInfo -- 15.9.1 Digitization -- 15.9.2 Organizing Data and Maps -- 15.9.3 Map Menu -- 15.10 GIS Software: Arc GIS -- 15.11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Generation of Geomorphometric Information Using Satellite Images for Climate Change Impact Studies -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.1.1 Satellite Information -- 16.1.2 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) -- 16.1.3 Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) -- 16.2 Generation of Geomorphometric Information -- 16.2.1 Watershed Demarcation -- 16.2.2 Elevation -- 16.3 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) -- 16.3.1 Slope -- 16.3.2 Aspect -- 16.3.3 Flow Direction. , 16.3.4 Flow Accumulation.