Abstract
The thesis is comprised of five chapters. Chapter 1 presents an introduction and identifies the spill issues and strategy gaps at the municipal level. The objectives and scope of this study are indicated in this chapter. Chapter 2 is the literature review of oil spill research and the role of GIS and its distributed form, Web-based GIS. In this chapter, focus is directed at the review of land-based oil spills and their characteristics, spill prevention measures, control technology, and response and cleanup. It also elaborates on spill related law and enforcement within the Canadian legal system. The applications of GIS and Web-based GIS in spill-related fields are reviewed in this chapter. Chapter 3 focuses on the information needs for the establishment of an oil spill planning framework. How GIS and Web-based GIS could facilitate planning processes. Chapter 4 discusses Web-based GIS architecture as refined for municipal spill management. Chapter 5 presents the case study which examines the planning framework based on a Web-based GIS architecture, and Chapter 6 highlights the conclusions of the study, suggestions and recommendations for urban oil spill management based on the research findings--From the Introduction.
Highlights
1.1 Spill Problems- The Need for Spill Management StrategiesOil is extensively used in industrial societies as a major sustainer of people's daily life
What kind of analysis could be applied to each step in order to extract the information to facilitate municipalities to implement spill management measures? Three major methods are identified as fundamental analysis approaches; these are statistical analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial analysis and Web-based GIS analysis
Two types of the interface are designed for urban oil spill management: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Viewers: it is chosen for large audiences and to provide general functionality
Summary
Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ryerson.ca/dissertations Part of the Environmental Sciences Commons. Helena Y., "A Web-Based GIS Planning Framework For Urban Oil Spill Management" (2008). A WEB-BASED GIS PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN OIL SPILL MANAGEMENT by Helena Yuqi Han Bachelor of Environmental Engineering Kun Ming University of Science and Technology Kun Ming, Yunnan, China. I hereby declare that I am the sole author of the thesis. I authorize Ryerson University to lend this thesis to other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. I further authorize Ryerson University to reproduce this thesis by photocopying or be other means, in total or in part, at the request of their institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research
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