Space Technology and Geographic Information Systems Applications in adb projects

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Tables and Figures 
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Abbreviations 
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Foreword 
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Introduction to Space Technology 1
I. Space Technology Applications in Asian Development Bank Projects 
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Pakistan Floods (2010) Damage and Needs Assessment 
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Applying Remote Sensing Technology in River Basin Management 
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Solar Energy Development 
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Quantum Leap in Wind Power Development in Asia and the Pacific 
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Land Use Mapping of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Using Remote Sensing 
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Improving Agricultural and Rural Statistics for Food Security 
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Innovative Data Collection Methods for Agricultural and Rural Statistics 
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Accelerating the Implementation of the Core Agriculture Support Program 
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Institutional Strengthening of Municipalities 
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Institutional Strengthening of Integrated Water Resource Management in the
Six Cis River Basin Territories 
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Jamuna–Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project 
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Second Red River Basin Sector Project 
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Chongqing Urban–Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project 
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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 
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II. Geographic Information System Applications in Asian Development Bank Projects 
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Strengthening the Resilience of the Water Sector in Khulna to Climate Change 
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Regional Partnerships for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Preparedness 
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Strengthening the Capacity of the Pacific Developing Member Countries to Respond
to Climate Change 
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Energy for All Initiative 
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Core Environment Program and Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative in the
Greater Mekong Subregion 
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Land Demand Allocation Modeling in the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the
Quang Nam Land Use Plan 2011–2020 
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Spatial Multi-Criteria Assessment for Rubber Plantations in Lao People’s Democratic Republic 32
Modeling Species Distribution and Threats in Tenasserim, Thailand 
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Mapping Development Activities 
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Web-Based Interactive Atlas of the Greater Mekong Subregion 
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A Pilot Study on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor Development 
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Metro Manila Services for the Urban Poor 
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