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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337918603321

Autore

Bhunia Gouri Sankar

Titolo

Geospatial Analysis of Public Health [[electronic resource] /] / by Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-01680-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXVI, 228 p. 71 illus., 32 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

910.285

Soggetti

Geographical information systems

Medical geography

Environmental health

Environmental monitoring

Health informatics

Geographical Information Systems/Cartography

Medical Geography

Environmental Health

Monitoring/Environmental Analysis

Health Informatics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Spatial database for public health -- Spatio-temporal assessment of health events -- Analyzing spatial clustering of health events -- Exploring ecology and associated disease pattern -- Spatial technology in health-care planning and policy.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .