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Article: Geospatial context of social and environmental factors associated with health risk during temperature extremes: Review and discussion
Title | Geospatial context of social and environmental factors associated with health risk during temperature extremes: Review and discussion |
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Keywords | climate and health spatial socio-environmental vulnerability temperature extremes |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | PAGEpress. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.geospatialhealth.net/ |
Citation | Geospatial Health, 2020, v. 15 n. 1, p. article no. 814, p. 168-173 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study reviews forty-six publications between 2008 and 2017 dealing with socio-environmental impacts on adverse health effects of temperature extremes, in a geospatial context. The review showed that most studies focus on extremely hot weather but lack analysis of how spatial heterogeneity across a region can influence cold mortality/morbidity. There are limitations regarding the use of temperature datasets for spatial analyses. Only a few studies have applied air temperature datasets with high spatial resolution to health studies, but none of these studies have used anthropogenic heat as a factor for analysis of health risk. In addition, the elderly is generally recognized as a vulnerable group in most studies, but the interaction between old age and temperature risk varies by location. Other socio-demographic factors such as low income, low education and accessibility to community shelters may also need to be considered in the future. There are only a few studies which investigate the interaction between temperature and air pollution in a geospatial context, despite the fact that this is a known interaction that can influence health risk under extreme weather. In conclusions, although investigation of temperature effects on health risk is already at the “mature stage”, studies of socio-environmental influences on human health under extreme weather in a geospatial context is still being investigated. A comprehensive assessment is required to analyse how the spatial aspects of the geophysical and social environments can influence human health under extreme weather, in order to develop a better community plan and health protocols for disaster preparedness. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/283777 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.326 |
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dc.contributor.author | Wong, MS | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, HC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tse, A | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-03T08:23:57Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-07-03T08:23:57Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Geospatial Health, 2020, v. 15 n. 1, p. article no. 814, p. 168-173 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1827-1987 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/283777 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study reviews forty-six publications between 2008 and 2017 dealing with socio-environmental impacts on adverse health effects of temperature extremes, in a geospatial context. The review showed that most studies focus on extremely hot weather but lack analysis of how spatial heterogeneity across a region can influence cold mortality/morbidity. There are limitations regarding the use of temperature datasets for spatial analyses. Only a few studies have applied air temperature datasets with high spatial resolution to health studies, but none of these studies have used anthropogenic heat as a factor for analysis of health risk. In addition, the elderly is generally recognized as a vulnerable group in most studies, but the interaction between old age and temperature risk varies by location. Other socio-demographic factors such as low income, low education and accessibility to community shelters may also need to be considered in the future. There are only a few studies which investigate the interaction between temperature and air pollution in a geospatial context, despite the fact that this is a known interaction that can influence health risk under extreme weather. In conclusions, although investigation of temperature effects on health risk is already at the “mature stage”, studies of socio-environmental influences on human health under extreme weather in a geospatial context is still being investigated. A comprehensive assessment is required to analyse how the spatial aspects of the geophysical and social environments can influence human health under extreme weather, in order to develop a better community plan and health protocols for disaster preparedness. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | PAGEpress. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.geospatialhealth.net/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Geospatial Health | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | climate and health | - |
dc.subject | spatial | - |
dc.subject | socio-environmental | - |
dc.subject | vulnerability | - |
dc.subject | temperature extremes | - |
dc.title | Geospatial context of social and environmental factors associated with health risk during temperature extremes: Review and discussion | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Ho, HC: hcho21@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Ho, HC=rp02482 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4081/gh.2020.814 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 32575974 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85087024165 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 310777 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 15 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 814, p. 168 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 173 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000567337900021 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Italy | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1827-1987 | - |