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Urban planning and development applications of GIS
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| Author | Easa, Said | |
| Call Number | HT166.U7385 2000 | |
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This book is to help beginners and specialists in applications of geographic information systems, and to provide the urban planning and development community with an integrated document on current GIS applications.
This book is organized in two sections: GIS methodologies and GIS applications. Important advances in GIS such as spatial decision–support systems and GIS integration with analytical models are discussed. Also three dimensional analysis, an emerging development in GIS is illustrated in a number of applications, including environmental assessment and cultural/natural resources. |
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Jerusalem, population & urbanization from 1850-2000
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| Author |
Mustafa, Walid
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| Call Number | HB3634.J4M82 2000 | |
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This book highlights the events that took place during the historical epoch between 1850 and 2000.
First section reviews built up area and population prior to 1850, the period when Jerusalem was confined within the old city walls. The second section, 1850-1914, explores the final phase of the Ottoman period. The third section, 1917-1948 , the period of British Mandate, then the fourth, 1949-1967, and the partition of Palestine, the establishment of the State of Israel and the partition of Jerusalem. The final section, 1967-2000, shows the Israeli aggression from June 1967 to the present. Each section mentioned describes a different Jerusalem, in terms of area, borders and population. |
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Medical cell biology
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Goodman, Steven R.
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| Call Number | QH581.2.M43 2008 | |
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This book is designed for medical students. The book uses clinical cases for the basic concepts and reinforce understanding.
It is a good book for undergraduate, graduate and health professional students in learning contemporary cell biology from the historical view and from the current literature. The book also focuses on the scientific aspects of cell biology important to medical students. The text explains general cell biology principles in the context of organ systems and human and animal disease. |
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