Women and GIS, Volume 3: Champions of a Sustainable World

by Esri Press

Overview

Impressive stories of women using geospatial technology to create sustainable solutions for problems the world faces.

The third volume in the Women and GIS series shows how 31 diverse women in various STEAM fields discovered their passion, broke down barriers, and used maps, analysis, imagery, and geographic information systems (GIS) to advance their fields and improve the world. Sharing their experiences from childhood and throughout their careers, each woman reveals her journey in an inspiring recollection of the obstacles she has overcome, the knowledge she has gained along the way, and how tenacity and determination have helped her succeed. Each woman shares tips and words of wisdom that she's gained along the way, including: 

• Priscilla Mbama Abasi: “Think big! Think about going to space, think about building things no one has seen before.” 
• Arianna Armelli: “If you are like me and crave the freedom to explore a path of the unknown, aka entrepreneurship, a career in STEM will foster the technical foundation to achieve those goals.” 
• Gabi Fleury: “The best advice I was given starting out was ‘forge your own path.’ Conservation isn’t a structured, straight-line career, you can get into it in many ways. This is exciting, but it also can be really challenging, because you have to be flexible, innovative, and always on the lookout for the next opportunity.” 
• Healy Hamilton: “Success, to me, is a daily feeling that you are living true to your values, that you are meaningfully contributing to the world you want to create.” 
• Katharine Hayhoe: “While it’s important to have people you respect and trust give you feedback at key points in your career, when it all comes down to it, you have to make the decisions that feel right for you, not the ones that necessarily look best on paper. You’re the one who has to live with them.” 

Featuring strong, persevering women from around the globe, the stories found in Women and GIS, Volume 3: Champions of a Sustainable World will inspire readers who are developing their own life stories to strive for success and achieve amazing accomplishments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589486386
Publisher:	Esri Press
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Series:	Women and GIS , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	43 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Since 1997, Esri Press has grown to be an award-winning leader in publishing books about the science, application, and technology of GIS. With books offered in print, e-book, and web formats, it continues to develop its dedication to facilitating access to and dissemination of geographic literature through publications.

Table of Contents

Foreward
Preface

1.       Priscilla Mbama Abasi, Making maps and flying drones to save lives 

2.       Arianna Armelli, Founding a tech company that protects against flood risks 

3.       Marygrace Balinos, From imagined cities to real solutions 

4.       Fiona Becker, Blending the beauty of science and art 

5.       Maggie Cawley, Traveling the open road for open data 

6.       Hanan Darwishe, Reaching for the stars with her feet on the ground 

7.       Elena Field, Mapping the unknown in the Antarctic 

8.       Gabi Fleury, Forging a path to coexistence with wildlife 

9.       Africa Flores-Anderson, Fighting for a sustainable world, from Guatemala to the Himalayas 

10.      Miriam González, Democratizing access to geospatial data 

11.      Healy Hamilton, Answering life’s calling to help save life on earth  

12.      Katharine Hayhoe, Spreading the word on climate change—and action 

13.      Jacque Larrainzar, Mapping a city’s path to racial and gender equity 

14.       Annita Lucchesi, Carving out space for Indigenous mapping

15.       Savanna Nagorski/Melissa K. Schutten, Supporting urban development and the tribal communities 

16.       Trisalyn Nelson, Turning geography into practical solutions 

17.       Linda Ochwada, Bringing geospatial AI and innovation to Africa 

18.       Zarith Pineda, Generating empathy through equitable design 

19.       Maya Quiñones, Bringing forestry data to life in the Caribbean 

20.       Alice Rathjen, Spiritual journey using GIS to map genomes 

21.       Maria-Alicia Serrano, Bridging communities using insights from  GIS 

22.       Alina Shemetova, Energizing GIS from a legacy of science 

23.       Arielle Simmons, Protecting watersheds for generations to come 

24.       Lauren Sinclair, Making GIS fun for middle schoolers 

25.       Regan Smyth, Seeing the big picture and working to keep it real 

26.       Patricia Solis, Serving as an ambassador for people, places, and peace 

27.       Navya Tripathi, Pioneering the future of GIS 

28.       Kalpana Viswanath, Pinning her business on the safety of cities 

29.       Julia Wagemann, Expanding the network of female leaders in GIS 

30.       Faustine Williams, Improving health outcomes for underserved populations