Field informatics : Kyoto University Field Informatics Research Group
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Field informatics : Kyoto University Field Informatics Research Group
Springer, c2012
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Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Here we use the term "field" to refer to a sphere of practical operation, and correspondingly the term "field informatics" describes informatics tools and methodologies that arise in the field. The components of field informatics are description, prediction, design and transfer, and the methods for those components vary widely. For example, we consider the social goal of revitalizing a mountainous area experiencing depopulation and we show how the tools and methodologies of field informatics may be used to describe such situations using remote sensing, biologging, human sensing and ethnography; the effects of various solutions can be predicted using system dynamics and multiagent simulations; the solutions can be designed using inclusive design or participatory design methods; and finally the experience gained can be transferred using case writing and outreach communication.
The authors are specialists in diverse areas such as informatics, engineering, agriculture, sociology and pedagogy, and their areas of interest range from environment conservation to social education for international cooperation. They have a particular focus on the environment in southeast Asia and related topics such as large-scale traffic simulations, participatory workshops, inclusive design workshops, distance learning, and intercultural collaboration.
This book targets graduate students seeking tools and methodologies for natural observation, field workers engaged in social participation, and researchers and engineers pursuing innovation. The techniques described in the book could also be exploited by government officials to form consensus and develop activities or by non-profit organizations to undertake more effective social programs.
Table of Contents
Chap. 1 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (Tetsuro Sakai).- Chap. 2 Biologging (Nobuaki Arai, Junichi Okuyama).- Chap. 3 Human Sensing (Yuichi Nakamura).- Chap. 4 Ethnography (Takaaki Tsuji)
Chap. 5 - System Dynamics (Kazuyuki Moriya).- Chap. 6 Multi-agent Simulation (Toru Ishida, Hiromitsu Hattori, Yuu Nakajima).- Chap. 7 Inclusive Design (Takayuki Shiose).- Chap. 8 Participatory Design (Yutaka Yamauchi).- Chap. 9 Case Writing (Shigeo Matsubara).- Chap. 10 Outreach Communication (Reiko Hishiyama).
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