Applying GIS and fine-resolution digital terrain models to assess three-dimensional population distribution under traffic impacts

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 126-134

  Wu, Chih Da ^a   Lung, Shih Chun Candice ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

digital terrain models (DTMs); floor estimation; geographic information system (GIS); mega city; three dimensional population estimation; traffic impacts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HOUSING; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; THEORETICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

CENSUSES; CITIES; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84862830111     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2011.48     Document Type: Article

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