chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Taxonomy of environmental models in the spatial sciences -- chapter 3 New environmental remote sensing systems -- chapter 4 Geographic data for environmental modelling and assessment -- chapter 5 The biosphere: a global perspective -- chapter 6 Vegetation mapping and monitoring -- chapter 7 Application of remote sensing and geographic information systems in wildlife mapping and modelling -- chapter 8 Biodiversity mapping and modelling -- chapter 9 Approaches to spatially distributed hydrological modelling in a GIS environment -- chapter 10 Remote sensing and geographic information systems for natural disaster management -- chapter 11 Land use planning and environmental impact assessment using geographic information systems -- chapter 12 Environmental modelling: issues and discussion.