Modelling interactions between vector-borne diseases and environment using GIS. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hassan M. Khormi, Lalit Kumar.
• Authors: Khormi, Hassan M, 1984-; Kumar, Lalit, 1960-
• Contents: Introduction; Vector-Borne Diseases; Mapping and Modelling Based on Geographic Information Systems; Impacts of Climate Change on Vector Distributions; Availability and Importance of Accurate Epidemiologically Relevant Spatial Data; Structure of This Book; References; Modelling and Simulating the Prevalence of Vector-Borne Diseases Around the World and Efforts for Combat and Control ; Introduction; GISs in Vector-Borne Disease Modelling; Decision Support Systems; Spatial Analysis Capabilities of GISs; Examples of GIS-Based Modelling of Vector-Borne Diseases; Conclusion; References; Cartographies and Maps of Vector-Borne Diseases ; Introduction; Cartographies of Vector-Borne Diseases; Mapping Vector-Borne Diseases; Conclusion; References; Spatial Data ; Introduction; The Importance of Spatial Data; Characteristics of Spatial Data, Including Topology and Topological Relationships and Their Importance; Relationship between Entities; Topology; Georeferencing; Spatial Referencing; Aggregating Geographic Data; Data Types; Spatial Data Acquisition; Data Quality Issues; Sources of Error in GISs; Issues of Scale; Measurement Scales: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, and Ratio; Satellite Imagery as a Source of Spatial Data; Conclusion; References; Common Spatial Methods for Modelling and Analyzing Spatial and Temporal Patterns and Distributions of Mosquito-Borne Diseases ; Introduction; Pattern Analysis; Distribution Analysis; Conclusion; References; Spatial Variation Risk ; Introduction; Density Analysis; Interpolation; References; Modelling Associations between Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors ; Introduction; Verifying Required Data; Modelling Spatial Associations; References; Global Climate Change and Modelling the Potential Distribution of Vector-Borne Disease ; Introduction; Distribution of Dengue Disease and Its Vector; CLIMEX, Climatic Models, and Data; The Current and Potential Future Distribution; Discussing the Potential Future Distribution; Conclusion; References; Conclusion ; References
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 614.4; Communicable diseases -- Mathematical models; Communicable diseases -- Epidemiology -- Mathematical models; Communicable diseases -- Prevention; Communicable diseases -- Control; Geographic Information Systems
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482227406
• Related ISBNs: 9781482227383
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