Geospatial Technologies for Urban Health (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This volume presents a timely collection of research papers on the progress, opportunities, and challenges related to the advancement of geospatial technologies for applications in urban health research and management. The chapter authors cover technologies ranging from traditional GIS and remote sensing technologies, to recently developed tracking/locational technologies and volunteered geographic information (VGI). In four main sections, the book uniquely contributes to the conversation of how geospatial technologies and other GIScience research may be enhanced by addressing the data and challenges presented by urban health issues. The book is intended for those with backgrounds in health and medical geography, social epidemiology, urban planning, health management, and lifestyle research. The book starts with an introduction by the editors, providing an overview of traditional and emerging geospatial technologies and how they each can significantly contribute to urban health studies. Section 1 covers urban health risk and disease, and analyses the spatial and temporal patterns of selected urban health issues. Section 2 addresses urban health service access, and demonstrates how traditional and new geospatial technologies apply to different segments of urban populations facing varied challenges. Section 3 focuses on incorporating geospatial technologies in promoting healthy behaviours and lifestyles in urban settings. Section 4 assesses how geospatial technologies may be incorporated into urban health policies and management practices. Adopting a forward-looking perspective, these papers examine the various health challenges in urban systems, and explore how new and emerging geospatial technologies will need to develop to address these problems.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Global Perspectives on Health Geography
Release date:	October 2019
First published:	2020
Editors:	Yongmei Lu • Eric Delmelle
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	259
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-019572-4
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Computer modelling & simulation Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Geographical information systems (GIS) Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Remote sensing Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Databases > General
LSN:	3-03-019572-4
Barcode:	9783030195724

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