02975nas|a2200253 i 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000180007324500910009124600750018226000520025730000270030949000310033650001620036750200680052952017070059765000350230465000220233970000430236170000400240471001490244481000630259385600650265620260818113729.0231198s1993    th  uzm rtt  00|  a1eng d  a.b101852401 aLukens, J. E.10aFinal report "Defining development-environment issues with the aid of a regional GIS" 30aDefining development-environment issues with the aid of a regional GIS  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1993  a1 v. (various pagings)1 aResearch report ;vno. 276  aA research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aResearch Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1993  aThis project was designed to demonstrate the usefulness of a personal  computer (PC) for integrating socioeconomic and biophysical data to  make maps for regional development planning. We used raster and  vector geographic information systems (GIS) with province-level  socioeconomic data to produce regional maps with novel formats, among  them "Human Development Index" (HDI) status maps. These maps show  zones having common development needs within a region consisting of  seventeen provinces of northeast Thailand (the "Esarn" region).  The HDI data was shown in two different map formats: (i) · aggregated by  province, and (ii) distributed on a 5 km2 grid across the region. The  former format shows discrete step changes in HDI at provincial  boundaries. The latter format shows data distributed continuously across  the region. (Provincial boundaries were later superimposed upon the  map.) The HDI data on the latter map were further modified by  weighting the HDI with population density (for each 5 km2), producing a  map that indicated areas of where the greatest number of people have  the greatest needs.  This paper presents the project rationale, data base design, map  development methodology, and speculates on the usefulness of each  type of map format for assisting decision-makers in planning agencies,  and for educating the general public. We conclude with  recommendations for similar types of map presentations that would help  identify regional infrastructure and natural resource development  opportunities, while also assisting planning teams in identifying and  mitigating potential "development-environment" conflicts at the policy,  program and project planning stages. 0aGeographic information systems 0aRegional planning1 aStrand, G.-H., eExamination Committee1 aDuc, T. T., eExamination Committee2 astudy grant provided by the  AIT-CUC Partnership Project, 1988-1993  of the  Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Scholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tResearch report ;vno. 276  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B17927