[Forest-list] 2014-07-27 NRMI: This Issue: GIS, Transportation, and Waste Disposal and Some Other Good Things.

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2014-07-27**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/GIS, Transportation, and Waste Disposal/*and Some Other 
Good Things.

*GIS, TRANSPORTATION, AND WASTE DISPOSAL *-- In June, one list member 
asked about GIS information related to transportation and trash 
collection in Kenya. Here are some sites that may be of interest.

*2011 Dell Social Innovation Challenge Winner: TakaTaka Solutions* 
<http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/corp-comm/social-innovation-hope>**

Bassolé, André et al. 2001. *GIS: Supporting Environmental Planning and 
Management in West Africa.* <http://pdf.wri.org/gis_africa.pdf>46 p.

Edemba. 2012. *The role of Geospatial Technology (GIS) in the Kenya 
Vision 2030.* 
<http://edembac.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/the-role-of-geospatial-technology-gis-in-the-kenya-vision-2030/>Where 
I am.

Gohil, Jay. 2012. *Application of tracking and GIS in solid waste 
management* 
<http://www.slideshare.net/jeimsgohil/application-of-tracking-and-gis-in-solid-waste-management>**

GoK. 2011. *Development of a Spatial Planning Concept for Nairobi 
Metropolitan Region.* 
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=kenya%20gis%20transportation%20and%20waste%20disposal%20.&source=web&cd=25&ved=0CDcQFjAEOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nairobimetro.go.ke%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_docman%26task%3Ddoc_download%26gid%3D25%26Itemid%3D57&ei=5mybU_G6Ls-WyAS5koGQBg&usg=AFQjCNE8zd1EThXAyTWh5ufrqmVCLc0BHQ&bvm=bv.68911936,d.aWw>36 
p.

GOK. 2013. *Development of a Spatial Planning Concept for Nairobi 
Metropolitan Region* 
<http://www.nairobimetro.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=25&Itemid=57>. 
Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development, Government of Kenya

Gonzales, Eric J.,et al. 2009. *Multimodal Transport Modeling for 
Nairobi, Kenya: Insights and Recommendations with an Evidence-Based 
Model.* 
<http://www.its.berkeley.edu/publications/UCB/2009/VWP/UCB-ITS-VWP-2009-5.pdf> 
Working Paper UCB-ITS-VWP-2009-5 . 41 p.

Gould, Michael; Kerski, Joseph. 2013. *Problem-solving with GIS.* 
<http://www.esriea.co.ke/EdUC-2013/Problem-solving%20with%20GIS.pdf>1^st 
Esri Eastern Africa Education UCOpen Lecture18. 61 slides.

Inglis, Andrew. 2012. *A Guide for Preparing, Mapping, and Linking 
Logistics Data to a Geographic Information System* 
<javascript:openwin('http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/GuidLinkLogDat_GIS.pdf')>. 
Arlington, Va.: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4. 58 p.

JICA. 2013. *The Project on Integrated Urban Development Master Plan for 
the City of Nairobi in the Republic of 
Kenya.*<http://www.academia.edu/3789863/Nairobi_Urban_Master_Plan_Draft_ITR_3_06_2013>Interim 
Report.

Kaluli, W. et al. 2011. *Sustainable solid waste management strategies 
in Juja, Kenya.* 
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=kenya%20trash%20collection%20%20gis.&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Felearning.jkuat.ac.ke%2Fjournals%2Fojs%2Findex.php%2Fjagst%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F139%2F140&ei=TFCbU73CDIOKyASFq4G4CA&usg=AFQjCNHhZ91UtDI5RoLJ5vQDKfj4RWzeGw&bvm=bv.68911936,d.aWw>JAGST 
13(1). 79-90.

Kasozi, Allison. 2009. *Integrated Solid Waste Management in Nairobi: 
Developing a support structure to turn Solid Waste into Resource -- A 
strategic analysis* 
<http://www.unep.org/urban_environment/PDFs/ISWM2_SupportStructure.pdf>. 
12 slides.

Kasozi, Allison; von Blottnitz, Harro .2010. *Solid Waste Management in 
Nairobi: A Situation Analysis* 
<http://www.unep.or.jp/ietc/GPWM/data/T3/IS_6_1_Nairobi_SWM_SituationAnalysis.pdf>. 
Technical Document accompanying the Integrated Solid Waste Management 
Plan. 59 p.

Kyessi, Alphonce; Mwakalinga, Victoria. 2009. *GIS Application in 
Coordinating Solid Waste Collection: The Case of Sinza Neighbourhood in 
Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania.* 
<https://www.fig.net/pub/fig2009/papers/ts04b/ts04b_kyessi_mwakalinga_3219.pdf>FIG 
Working Week 2009 - Surveyors Key Role in Accelerated Development. 19 p.

Muthoni, Esther; Wamukaya, Edwin. N.d. *Geographical Information System 
as a decision support tool for planning waste management* 
<http://www.unep.org/urban_environment/PDFs/ISWM2_GIS%20Mapping.pdf>. 21 
slides.

Schübeler, Peter et a. 1996. *Conceptual Framework for Municipal Solid 
Waste Management in Low-Income Countries.* 
<http://www.worldbank.org/urban/solid_wm/erm/CWG%20folder/conceptualframework.pdf>Working 
Paper No. 9. 59 p.

Senthil, J. et al. 2012. *Optimum Location of Dust Bins Using 
Geo-Spatial Technology: A Case Study of Kumbakonam Town, Tamil Nadu, 
India.* 
<http://pelagiaresearchlibrary.com/advances-in-applied-science/vol3-iss5/AASR-2012-3-5-2997-3003.pdf>Advances 
in Applied Science Research 3 (5):2997-3003

Syrjänen,**Raakel. 2008. *UN-Habitat and the Kenya Slum Upgrading 
Programme Strategy Document*. 
<http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=kenya%20trash%20collection%20%20gis.&source=web&cd=47&ved=0CEEQFjAGOCg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmirror.unhabitat.org%2Fpmss%2FgetElectronicVersion.aspx%3Fnr%3D2602%26alt%3D1&ei=rGSbU8nvH5KsyASh54KwCA&usg=AFQjCNFk54BpUzV_WaFsVOdTzDqCRkj_FA&bvm=bv.68911936,d.aWw>75 
p.

Titus, Mg'ang'a et al. n.d. *Application of GIS in locating facilities 
and services (A case study of petrol stations within NEBC, Kenya* 
<http://www.kenyaengineer.co.ke/index.php/f/455-application-of-gis-in-locating-facilities-and-services-a-case-study-of-petrol-stations-within-ncbd-kenya>.) 
The Kenya Engineer.

UNEP. 2009. *Kenya: Atlas of Our Changing Environment.* Nairobi, Kenya. 
United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Early Warning and 
Assessment (DEWA). EarthPrint. 160 p. On line at 
http://www.unep.org/dewa/Africa/KenyaAtlas/and 
http://na.unep.net/AfricaAtlas/KenyaAtlas/chapters.html

UNEP. 2009..Chapter 5: *Nairobi and its Environment.* 
<http://na.unep.net/atlas/datlas/sites/default/files/unepsiouxfalls/atlasbook_1135/Kenya_Screen_Chapter5-End.pdf>16 
p.

*SOME PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

Maderia, Erin Myers. 2014. *Who owns the forest? 
<http://blog.nature.org/conservancy/2014/06/26/who-owns-the-forest/>* 
The Nature Conservancy.

Mousseau, Timothy A. et al. 2014. *Highly reduced mass loss rates and 
increased litter layer in radioactively contaminated areas 
<http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00442-014-2908-8>*. 
Oecologia 175(1): 429-437. Abstract.

Srivastava, V.K.; Anitha, D. 2010. *Mapping of non-timber forest 
products using remote sensing and GIS 
<http://www.tropecol.com/pdf/open/PDF_51_1/Jour.12.pdf>*. Tropical 
Ecology 51(1): 107-116,

Staff. 2014. *How can government strengthen forest lands? 
<https://www.newsday.co.zw/2014/07/07/can-government-strengthen-forest-lands/>* 
News Day.

Staff. 2014. *Now, Your Discarded Smartphones Can Help Save Forests, 
Prevent Illegal Poaching 
<http://www.businessinsider.in/Now-Your-Discarded-Smartphones-Can-Help-Save-Forests-Prevent-Illegal-Poaching/articleshow/38019494.cms>*. 
Business Insider India.

Stallard, Brian. 2014. *Undead Forests Around Chernobyl Won't Decompose. 
<http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/7941/20140707/undead-forests-around-chernobyl-wont-decompose.htm>* 
Nature World News.

Stapleton, S., et al. 2014. *Revisiting Western Hudson Bay: using aerial 
surveys to update polar bear abundance in a sentinel population. 
<http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/elsevier/revisiting-western-hudson-bay-using-aerial-surveys-to-update-polar-A09xwGAkRp>* 
Biol. Conserv. 170:38-47.First page.

Sudbury Staff. 2014. *Study: Healthy forests make for good fishing 
<http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2014/07/07-fishing-forests-sudbury.aspx>*. 
Northern Live.ca.

Tejaswi, Giri. 2007. *Manual on deforestation, degradation, and 
fragmentation using remote sensing and GIS 
<http://www.fao.org/forestry/18222-045c26b711a976bb9d0d17386ee8f0e37.pdf>*. 
FAO. MAR-SFM Working Paper 5 / 2007. 49 p.

Walker, Lindsey N. 2014. *Ancient forest fire gives clues to dinosaurs 
final days 
<http://phys.org/news/2014-06-ancient-forest-clues-dinosaurs-days.html>*. Phys 
Org.

Wu, Chaoyang et al. 2014. *Soil respiration mapped by exclusively use of 
MODIS data for forest landscapes of Saskatchewan, Canada. 
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.04.018>* ISPRS Journal 
94:80-90. Abstract.

Xu. Qing et al. 2014. *Calibration of area based diameter distribution 
with individual tree based diameter estimates using airborne laser 
scanning. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.03.005>* ISPRS 
Journal 93: 65-75. Abstract.

Zapata, V.M.; Robledano, F. 2014. *Assessing biodiversity and 
conservation value of forest patches secondarily fragmented by 
urbanisation in semiarid southeastern Spain 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138113001106>.* 
J. Nature Conserv. 22(2):166-175. Abstract.

*KEEPING UP-TO-DATE -- PRODUCTS, NEWSLETTERS, EMAIL LISTS, JOURNALS.*See 
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<http://botany.si.edu/puhttps:/www.createspace.com/3489254bs/bcn/links.cfm>, 
http://scholar.google.com/, and**Directory of Open Access Journals. 
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=findJournals.

*WORKING SMARTER - WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, EVENTS, ETC*. -- See also: 
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http://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/.

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<http://scholarship-positions.com/>, Forestry, Arboriculture, 
Agriculture, Agronomy & Natural Resource Management Jobs at 
http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/forest.htm, Riley Guide to Agriculture, 
Forestry, & Farming Jobs http://www.rileyguide.com/agric.html, Forestry 
Careers & Degrees: A Guide for Students - 
http://www.firescience.org/forestry-degree-programs-online/ ; Finding 
Your Dream Job in Natural Resources http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/, 
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/index.html The Job Seekers Guide for 
International and Environmental Careers 
_http://timresch.net/ejobs/index.htm _and Scholarship Listing 
_http://www.scholarshiplisting.com/_.

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*Pay It Forward/-- Cheers, Gyde/*


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