A GIS-based urban simulation model for environmental health analysis

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Fecht, Daniela ^a   Beale, Linda ^a   Briggs, David ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; GIS; Health risk assessment; Scenario; Spatial health; Urban simulation model

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOLS;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; SCENARIO; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN SIMULATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GIS; HEALTH RISK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899546720     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014.03.013     Document Type: Article

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