Geographic Information, Geospatial Technologies and Spatial Data Science for Health
- 416 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Geographic Information, Geospatial Technologies and Spatial Data Science for Health
About this book
Geographic information, spatial analysis and geospatial technologies play an important role in understanding changes in planetary health and in defining the drivers contributing to different health outcomes both locally and globally. Patterns influencing health outcomes and disease in the environment are complex and require an understanding of the ecology of the disease and how these interact in space and time. Knowing where and when diseases are prevalent, who is affected and what may be driving these outcomes is important for determining how to respond. In reality, we all would like to be healthy and live in healthy places.
In this book, epidemiology and public health are integrated with spatial data science to examine health issues in dynamically changing environments. This is too broad a field to be completely covered in one book, and so, it has been necessary to be selective with the topics, methods and examples used to avoid overwhelming introductory readers while at the same time providing sufficient depth for geospatial experts interested in health and for health professionals interested in integrating geospatial elements for health analysis. A variety of geographic information (some novel, some volunteered, some authoritative, some big and messy) is used with a mix of methods consisting of spatial analysis, data science and spatial statistics to better understand health risks and disease outcomes.
Key Features:
- Makes spatial data science accessible to health
- Integrates epidemiology and disease ecology with spatial data science
- Integrates theoretical geographic information science concepts
- Provides practical and applied approaches for examining and exploring health and disease risks
- Provides spatial data science skill development ranging from map making to spatial modelling
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Geographic Information and Geospatial Technologies: Applicability for Health and Disease
- 2. Epidemiology and Disease Ecology
- 3. Statistics, Analysis and Visualizations
- 4. Disaster Epidemiology. Health Emergencies and Hazard Considerations: Surveillance to Communication
- 5. Data in a Nutshell: Geospatial Data, Structuring Data, Managing Data and Ethics
- 6. Health and Disease in Dynamically Changing Environments: Mapping and Modelling Vector-Borne Diseases
- 7. Clustering of Health Risks: Global to Local
- 8. Accessibility Methods: Spatial Accessibility to Health Services and Essential Healthcare
- 9. Geographic Information for Planetary Health
- Index