Giri, Chandra Prasad <br/><br/>
The formulation of planning and management strategies in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal using a GIS-Based Decision Support System 

 - Bangkok :  Asian Institute of Technology,  1998 
 - 203 leaves 
 - Dissertation ;  no. SR-98-02 .
 - Asian Institute of Technology.  Dissertation ;  no. SR-98-02 .
<br/><br/> A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements  for the degree of Doctor of Technical Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development  
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 
<br/><br/> Integrated conservation area management based on the multiple land use system,  integrating conservation principles in development activities in a participatory manner, is a new  and innovative approach under experimentation in the Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal.  Despite it's ove1whelming support and success, the information component of the project is very  weak. Moreover, the spatial dimension associated with biophysical and socioeconomic processes  and pressures occurring in the conservation area are underestimated To ensure the  sustainability of the project, the spatial and non-spatial component of information science and  their interactions should not he neglected. Unfortunately very little data are available, available  data are outdated, scattered and are in different formats making it difficult to use for decision  making.  The integrated use of Conservation Information System (CIS), Remote Sensing 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Geographic information systems<br/>Natural resources conservation areas--Nepal<br/>Annapurna Conservation Area