Motivation for my Research Topic on Environmental Issues Barbara Hofer Department of Geoinformation and Cartography, Vienna University of Technology
June 2005 Barbara Hofer 2 Motivation “The earth is influenced by globalization and the way mankind deals with natural resources. People have to admit their responsibility for their influence.” Prof. Renöckl in a talk on ethical questions in present time
June 2005 Barbara Hofer 3 Motivation (2) Interest in environmental issues GIS useful for solving earth related problems Example: soil erosion Copyright notice : (Foto: Eberle)
June 2005 Barbara Hofer 4 Open Questions Can I find a topic somehow related to a real world problem? easier to motivate myself when I see the big picture Do I want to concentrate on a certain field of application like ecology? …not necessarily I am no expert in those areas
June 2005 Barbara Hofer 5 Open Questions (2) What am I good at? Focus on my background Find a direction for my research question What is special about spatial information? Distinguish from e.g. IT experts
Motivation for my Research Topic on Environmental Issues Barbara Hofer Vienna University of Technology