Reprint
GIS in Healthcare
Edited by
March 2022
236 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-3423-7 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-3424-4 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue GIS in Healthcare that was published in
Computer Science & Mathematics
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary
The landscape of healthcare is dynamic, gradually becoming more complicated with factors beyond simple supply and demand. Similar to the diversity of social, political and economic contexts, the practical utilization of healthcare resources also varies around the world. However, the spatial components of these contexts, along with aspects of supply and demand, can reveal a common theme among these factors. This book presents advancements in GIS applications that reveal the complexity of and solutions for a dynamic healthcare landscape.
Format
- Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
GIS; urban health; health clusters; kernel density; hotspot analysis; GIS; healthcare planning; health geomatics; public health; emergency medical facilities; traffic jam; megacity; network-based location-allocation model; Beijing; healthcare critical infrastructure; geovisualization; geographic information system; colored petri net; COVID-19; social media data; sina weibo; spatiotemporal characteristics; automated external defibrillator; public access defibrillation; out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; resuscitation; geographic information system; risk mapping; geographical accessibility; local scale; municipality; healthcare services; spatial planning; decentralization; usability assessment; web GIS; cancer; service area; geospatial health; geospatial health; spatial disparities; accessibility; GIS; subway expansion; public transport network; cross-border cooperation; geographic information systems; Iberian borderland; strategic planning; sustainable planning; disaster preparedness; smart cities; sustainable cities; food desert; regression analysis