chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 From GIS to geocomputation -- chapter 3 The rise of geo-information science and engineering -- chapter 4 Approaches to modelling -- chapter 5 The role and nature of environmental models -- chapter 6 Case studies in GIS, environmental modelling and engineering -- chapter 7 Issues of coupling the technologies -- chapter 8 Data and information quality issues -- chapter 9 Modelling issues -- chapter 10 Decision-making under uncertainty -- chapter References -- chapter 1 Introduction.