Geospatial techniques for monitoring and mitigating climate change and its effects on human health

Maged N Kamel Boulos; John P Wilson

doi:10.1186/s12942-023-00324-9

Geospatial techniques for monitoring and mitigating climate change and its effects on human health

Int J Health Geogr. 2023 Jan 27;22(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s12942-023-00324-9.

Authors

Maged N Kamel Boulos^{1

2}, John P Wilson³

Affiliations

¹ Co-Chair, WG III/9 Geospatial Environment and Health Analytics, ISPRS Technical Commission III, 30167, Hannover, Germany. mnkboulos@ieee.org.
² School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-028, Lisbon, Portugal. mnkboulos@ieee.org.
³ Spatial Sciences Institute, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0374, USA.

Abstract

This article begins by briefly examining the multitude of ways in which climate and climate change affect human health and wellbeing. It then proceeds to present a quick overview of how geospatial data, methods and tools are playing key roles in the measurement, analysis and modelling of climate change and its effects on human health. Geospatial techniques are proving indispensable for making more accurate assessments and estimates, predicting future trends more reliably, and devising more optimised climate change adaptation and mitigation plans.

Keywords: Climate change; Geographic information systems (GIS); Geospatial data; Healthcare; Human health; Human-induced warming; Public health; Remote sensing.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Climate Change*
Humans
Public Health*