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Title: | Geospatial context of social and environmental factors associated with health risk during temperature extremes : review and discussion | Authors: | Wong, MS Ho, HC Tse, A |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Source: | Geospatial health, 2020, v. 15, no. 1, v. 15, no. 1, p. 168-173 | 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. | Publisher: | Pagepress | Journal: | Geospatial health | EISSN: | 1970-7096 | DOI: | 10.4081/gh.2020.814 | Rights: | © Copyight: the Author(s), 2020 Licensee PAGEPress, Italy This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (CC BY-NC 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. The following publication Wong, M. S., Ho, H. C., & Tse, A. (2020). Geospatial context of social and environmental factors associated with health risk during temperature extremes: Review and discussion. Geospatial Health, 15(1), 814, 168-173 is available at https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2020.814 |
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