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Presenting current research on spatial epidemiology, this book
covers topics such as exposure, chronic disease, infectious
disease, accessibility to health care settings and new methods in
Geographical Information Science and Systems. For epidemiologists,
and for the management and administration of health care settings,
it is critical to understand the spatial dynamics of disease. For
instance, it is crucial that hospital administrators develop an
understanding of the flow of patients over time, especially during
an outbreak of a particular disease, so they can plan for
appropriate levels of staffing and to carry out adaptive prevention
measures. Furthermore, understanding where and why a disease occurs
at a certain geographic location is vital for decision makers to
formulate policy to increase the accessibility to health services
(either by prevention, or adding new facilities). Spatial
epidemiology relies increasingly on new methodologies, such as
clustering algorithms, visualization and space-time modelling, the
domain of Geographic Information Science. Implementation of those
techniques appears at an increasing pace in commercial Geographic
Information Systems, alongside more traditional techniques that are
already part of such systems. This book provides the latest methods
in GI Science and their use in health related problems.
Presenting current research on spatial epidemiology, this book
covers topics such as exposure, chronic disease, infectious
disease, accessibility to health care settings and new methods in
Geographical Information Science and Systems. For epidemiologists,
and for the management and administration of health care settings,
it is critical to understand the spatial dynamics of disease. For
instance, it is crucial that hospital administrators develop an
understanding of the flow of patients over time, especially during
an outbreak of a particular disease, so they can plan for
appropriate levels of staffing and to carry out adaptive prevention
measures. Furthermore, understanding where and why a disease occurs
at a certain geographic location is vital for decision makers to
formulate policy to increase the accessibility to health services
(either by prevention, or adding new facilities). Spatial
epidemiology relies increasingly on new methodologies, such as
clustering algorithms, visualization and space-time modelling, the
domain of Geographic Information Science. Implementation of those
techniques appears at an increasing pace in commercial Geographic
Information Systems, alongside more traditional techniques that are
already part of such systems. This book provides the latest methods
in GI Science and their use in health related problems.
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.
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