Geospatial Analysis Of Environmental Health

Author : Juliana A. Maantay,Sara McLafferty
Publisher : Springer
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9400703287

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This book focuses on a range of geospatial applications for environmental health research, including environmental justice issues, environmental health disparities, air and water contamination, and infectious diseases. Environmental health research is at an exciting point in its use of geotechnologies, and many researchers are working on innovative approaches. This book is a timely scholarly contribution in updating the key concepts and applications of using GIS and other geospatial methods for environmental health research. Each chapter contains original research which utilizes a geotechnical tool (Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, GPS, etc.) to address an environmental health problem. The book is divided into three sections organized around the following themes: issues in GIS and environmental health research; using GIS to assess environmental health impacts; and geospatial methods for environmental health. Representing diverse case studies and geospatial methods, the book is likely to be of interest to researchers, practitioners and students across the geographic and environmental health sciences. The authors are leading researchers and practitioners in the field of GIS and environmental health.

Author : Juliana A. Maantay,Sara McLafferty
Publisher : Springer
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9400703309

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Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health by Juliana A. Maantay,Sara McLafferty Pdf

This book focuses on a range of geospatial applications for environmental health research, including environmental justice issues, environmental health disparities, air and water contamination, and infectious diseases. Environmental health research is at an exciting point in its use of geotechnologies, and many researchers are working on innovative approaches. This book is a timely scholarly contribution in updating the key concepts and applications of using GIS and other geospatial methods for environmental health research. Each chapter contains original research which utilizes a geotechnical tool (Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, GPS, etc.) to address an environmental health problem. The book is divided into three sections organized around the following themes: issues in GIS and environmental health research; using GIS to assess environmental health impacts; and geospatial methods for environmental health. Representing diverse case studies and geospatial methods, the book is likely to be of interest to researchers, practitioners and students across the geographic and environmental health sciences. The authors are leading researchers and practitioners in the field of GIS and environmental health.

Author : M.J. de Lepper,Henk J. Scholten,Richard M. Stern
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780585315607

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The Added Value of Geographical Information Systems in Public and Environmental Health by M.J. de Lepper,Henk J. Scholten,Richard M. Stern Pdf

Health for all by the year 2000 is the blueprint for change agreed to by the Member States of the World Health Organization. In Europe, this blueprint is built on 38 regional targets, many of which have the underlying aim of uncovering new knowledge and of using existing knowledge more effectively. The targets related to a healthy environment have the ultimate goals of safeguarding human health against environmental hazards, and of enhancing the quality of life by providing clean and safe water, air, food, and working and living conditions. Allied to these goals is the need to reduce the sense of jeopardy that many people feel about what they perceive as 'the risks of everyday life'. These goals are an integral part of the European Charter on Environment and Health, adopted by 29 European Member States and the Commission of the European Communities in December 1989. The Charter stresses the shared responsibility of everyone to protect the environment, to be given adequate and accurate information, and to be involved in decision-making. It outUnes the principles for public policy as well as what needs to be done to transform them into action. In this, strong information systems have a vital role to play by helping to monitor the effectiveness of measures taken, of trends analysed, of priorities set and of decisions made.

Author : Fayma Mushtaq,Majid Farooq,Alok Bhushan Mukherjee,Mili Ghosh Nee Lala
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031453007

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Geospatial Analytics for Environmental Pollution Modeling by Fayma Mushtaq,Majid Farooq,Alok Bhushan Mukherjee,Mili Ghosh Nee Lala Pdf

This book aims to provide a comprehensive study on various aspects of environmental pollution dynamics using geospatial technology and modeling techniques. The utility of geospatial technology will be demonstrated for the effective study of environmental pollution, as space and location are very important for effective environmental health surveillance. The timeliness of the work is due to the increasing relevance of geospatial technology applications in environmental health investigations. Moreover, different types of pollution are covered in detail, including air and soil, all of which are analyzed using latest Remote Sensing and GIS technology. The basics of environmental pollution and its impacts are covered in the book's first part, while the second part focuses on the use of geospatial technology in investigating and modeling various instances of environmental pollution. The third part discusses policy measures for mitigating environmental pollution hazards, using geospatial analyses and data to craft informed policy decisions. The primary audience for the book is researchers working in the field of environmental pollution with incorporation of geospatial technology, including upper-level undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in remote sensing and its environmental applications. The secondary audience is academicians, planners, environmentalists and policymakers working in the field of environment protection and management.

Author : Juliana A. Maantay,Sara McLafferty
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789400703292

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Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health by Juliana A. Maantay,Sara McLafferty Pdf

This book focuses on a range of geospatial applications for environmental health research, including environmental justice issues, environmental health disparities, air and water contamination, and infectious diseases. Environmental health research is at an exciting point in its use of geotechnologies, and many researchers are working on innovative approaches. This book is a timely scholarly contribution in updating the key concepts and applications of using GIS and other geospatial methods for environmental health research. Each chapter contains original research which utilizes a geotechnical tool (Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, GPS, etc.) to address an environmental health problem. The book is divided into three sections organized around the following themes: issues in GIS and environmental health research; using GIS to assess environmental health impacts; and geospatial methods for environmental health. Representing diverse case studies and geospatial methods, the book is likely to be of interest to researchers, practitioners and students across the geographic and environmental health sciences. The authors are leading researchers and practitioners in the field of GIS and environmental health.

Author : Gouri Sankar Bhunia,Pravat Kumar Shit
Publisher : Springer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030016807

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Geospatial Analysis of Public Health by Gouri Sankar Bhunia,Pravat Kumar Shit Pdf

This book is specifically designed to serve the community of postgraduates and researchers in the fields of epidemiology, health GIS, medical geography, and health management. It starts with the basic concepts and role of remote sensing, GIS in Kala-azar diseases. The book gives an exhaustive coverage of Satellite data, GPS, GIS, spatial and attribute data modeling, and geospatial analysis of Kala-azar diseases. It also presents the modern trends of remote sensing and GIS in health risk assessment with an illustrated discussion on its numerous applications.

Author : Poh C. Lai,Ann S.H. Mak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783540713180

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GIS for Health and the Environment by Poh C. Lai,Ann S.H. Mak Pdf

Aimed at all types of public health practitioners and theorists, this book is a compilation of methodological and application developments in spatial epidemiological approaches for environmental and public health studies in the Asia Pacific region. It aims to plug a gap in the literature that has seen a shortage of materials documenting the development of health GIS in this crucial part of the world.

Author : Anthony Gattrell,M Loytonen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203212813

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GIS And Health by Anthony Gattrell,M Loytonen Pdf

The potential users of GIS for health related analysis and applications are legion. In this edited collection, there are extensive examinations of appropriate methodologies for spatial analysis and spatial statistics in analyzing health data. Chapters explore the links with GIS and consider some of the assumptions and problems associated with such analyses. A range of chapters explore the associations between, for example, air pollution and ill health, and between pesticide exposure and disease risk. The book also covers statistical and cartographic methods for analyzing data for small areas and methods for health assessment needs.

Author : Tzai-Hung Wen,Ting-Wu Chuang,Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789811987656

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Earth Data Analytics for Planetary Health by Tzai-Hung Wen,Ting-Wu Chuang,Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul Pdf

Planetary health involves complex spatial–temporal interactions among agents, hosts, and earth environment. Due to rapid technical development of geomatics, including geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) in the era of big data analytics, therefore, earth data analytics has become one of the important approaches for monitoring earth surface process and measuring of the effects of environment changes on all humans and other living organisms on earth. Various methods in earth data analytics, including spatial–temporal statistics, spatial evolutionary algorithms, remote sensing image analysis, wireless geo-sensors, and location-based analytics, are an emerging discipline in understanding complex interactions in planetary health. This edited book provides a broad focus on methodological theories of earth data analytics and their applications to measuring the process of planetary health, with the goal to build scientific understanding on how geospatial analytics can provide valuable insights in measuring environmental risks in Southeast Asian regions. It is collection of selected papers covering both theoretical and empirical studies focusing on topics relevant to spatial perspectives on planetary health and environmental exposure studies. The book is written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, lecturers, and researchers in applications of geospatial technologies for public health and environmental studies.

Author : Don De Savigny,Pandu Wijeyaratne
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780889367661

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GIS for Health and the Environment by Don De Savigny,Pandu Wijeyaratne Pdf

GIS for Health and the Environment

Author : Esra Ozdenerol
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781498701518

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Spatial Health Inequalities by Esra Ozdenerol Pdf

The neighborhoods and the biophysical, political, and cultural environments all play a key role in affecting health outcomes of individuals. Unequal spatial distribution of resources such as clinics, hospitals, public transportation, fresh food markets, and schools could make some communities as a whole more vulnerable and less resilient to adverse health effects. This somber reality suggests that it is rather the question of "who you are depends upon where you are" and the fact that health inequality is both a people and a place concern. That is why health inequality needs to be investigated in a spatial setting to deepen our understanding of why and how some geographical areas experience poorer health than others. This book introduces how spatial context shapes health inequalities. Spatial Health Inequalities: Adapting GIS Tools and Data Analysis demonstrates the spatial health inequalities in six most important topics in environmental and public health, including food insecurity, birth health outcomes, infectious diseases, children’s lead poisoning, chronic diseases, and health care access. These are the topics that the author has done extensive research on and provides a detailed description of the topic from a global perspective. Each chapter identifies relevant data and data sources, discusses key literature on appropriate techniques, and then illustrates with real data with mapping and GIS techniques. This is a unique book for students, geographers, clinicians, health and research professionals and community members interested in applying GIS and spatial analysis to the study of health inequalities.

Author : Gouri Sankar Bhunia,Pravat Kumar Shit
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030711986

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GeoComputation and Public Health by Gouri Sankar Bhunia,Pravat Kumar Shit Pdf

GeoComputation and Public Health is fundamentally a multi-disciplinary book, which presents an overview and case studies to exemplify numerous methods and solicitations in addressing vectors borne diseases (e.g, Visceral leishmaniasis, Malaria, Filaria). This book includes a practical coverage of the use of spatial analysis techniques in vector-borne disease using open source software solutions. Environmental factors (relief characters, climatology, ecology, vegetation, water bodies etc.) and socio-economic issues (housing type & pattern, education level, economic status, income level, domestics’ animals, census data, etc) are investigated at micro -level and large scale in addressing the various vector-borne disease. This book will also generate a framework for interdisciplinary discussion, latest innovations, and discoveries on public health. The first section of the book highlights the basic and principal aspects of advanced computational practices. Other sections of the book contain geo-simulation, agent-based modeling, spatio-temporal analysis, geospatial data mining, various geocomputational applications, accuracy and uncertainty of geospatial models, applications in environmental, ecological, and biological modeling and analysis in public health research. This book will be useful to the postgraduate students of geography, remote sensing, ecology, environmental sciences and research scholars, along with health professionals looking to solve grand challenges and management on public health.

Author : Donald P. Albert,Wilbert M. Gesler,Barbara Levergood
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203305249

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Spatial Analysis, GIS and Remote Sensing by Donald P. Albert,Wilbert M. Gesler,Barbara Levergood Pdf

This new book explores the rapidly expanding applications of spatial analysis, GIS and remote sensing in the health sciences, and medical geography.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Environmental health
ISBN : MINN:30000010710949

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Environmental Health Perspectives by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paula Moraga
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000732153

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Geospatial Health Data by Paula Moraga Pdf

Geospatial health data are essential to inform public health and policy. These data can be used to quantify disease burden, understand geographic and temporal patterns, identify risk factors, and measure inequalities. Geospatial Health Data: Modeling and Visualization with R-INLA and Shiny describes spatial and spatio-temporal statistical methods and visualization techniques to analyze georeferenced health data in R. The book covers the following topics: Manipulate and transform point, areal, and raster data, Bayesian hierarchical models for disease mapping using areal and geostatistical data, Fit and interpret spatial and spatio-temporal models with the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximations (INLA) and the Stochastic Partial Differential Equation (SPDE) approaches, Create interactive and static visualizations such as disease maps and time plots, Reproducible R Markdown reports, interactive dashboards, and Shiny web applications that facilitate the communication of insights to collaborators and policy makers. The book features fully reproducible examples of several disease and environmental applications using real-world data such as malaria in The Gambia, cancer in Scotland and USA, and air pollution in Spain. Examples in the book focus on health applications, but the approaches covered are also applicable to other fields that use georeferenced data including epidemiology, ecology, demography or criminology. The book provides clear descriptions of the R code for data importing, manipulation, modeling and visualization, as well as the interpretation of the results. This ensures contents are fully reproducible and accessible for students, researchers and practitioners.