In developing countries, environmental decisions are taking without taking cognizance of the nature of the environment and it’s affiliated factors which has damaged the ecosystem, making the environment unlivable to both flora and faunas.
People made informed decisions regarding their environment long before the advent of geospatial tools and technology, and were very successful at it. The introduction and spread of geospatial tools into my environmental management workplace came about as budget cuts caused widespread staff reductions, and virtually eliminated the use of scientists in the field. Instead, remotely sensed data was seen as more cost effective.
Interesting question. Environmental decision making could be more challenging depending on where you are on the globe and the possibility of more extreme weather events. Geospatial tools can give you some advanced warning of an approaching weather event that might dictate some protective actions. However, if your requirement is to consider more local risks of crop drought, crop disease, or fire risk etc., then simple (ground truthing) local environmental measurements can be made for comparison with historic data to judge how challenging the environment is becoming. Easy to implement measurements and trends in; total rainfall, days since last rainfall, maximum daily temperature, etc., might be helpful low-tech approaches that could support a decision making process.
Hannan LaGarry comparing the decisions made by people regarding environmental decisions and the once made with geospatial tools and technology, which would you say is more effective?
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