Spatial Analysis to Measure Public Health Effects of Climate Change
presented by Ethan Rising and Joseph Holler
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Authors
Kevin Lane, (left) assistant professor of environmental health at Boston University's School of Public Health. Kevin studied undergrad at St Michael's in Vermont (Biology and Political Science), earned a master's degree in urban studies at Tufts University, and earned a PhD in environmental health at Boston University School of Public Health, PhD. This resume looks to me like an interdisciplinary liberal arts scholar who would feel at home in a geography department. He takes a data-driven approach to studying climate health, heat stress, and air quality using statistics and geographic information systems to integrate health data and health surveys with environmental data on temperature and air quality.
Joken Hinkel (right) is the head of adaptation and social learning for the Global Climate Forum.
Readings:
Examining the Optimal Placement of Cooling Centers to Serve Populations at High Risk of Extreme Heat Exposure in 81 US Cities https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00333549221148174 (pdf for class)
Hinkel, J., & Bisaro, A. (2015). A review and classification of analytical methods for climate change adaptation. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 6(2), 171–188. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.322 (pdf for class)
optional example of a GIS study in developing countries: A Spatial Framework to Map Heat Health Risks at Multiple Scales: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/12/15046 (pdf for class)
Other Media and Content
Other Media and Content
Global Facility for Disaster Risk and Reduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uDjemL5bOs&ab_channel=GFDRR
World Bank Project on Citizen Science: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/sustainablecities/beating-heat-south-african-cities-lessons-citizen-science-assessment
South African census statistics: https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=4286&id=11305
Apartheid map source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252320989_The_Rise_of_%27Class_Apartheid%27_in_Accessing_Secondary_Schools_in_Sandton_Gauteng
Seminar Notes
Seminar Notes
Handouts:
Adams et al. workflow
Johannesburg heat extremes map
2001 census map --Stats South Africa
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