Greenness Epidemiology using Spatial Informatics Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

The study of the association between surrounding greenness exposure and human health has recently gained extensive attention. Although green space has been revealed to be positively associated with a wide range of health benefits (physical and mental), multiple studies have revealed inconsistent results. Thus, more research related to surrounding greenness exposure and its effects on human health is necessary. Another issue is that the use of personal monitoring to acquire the surrounding greenness exposure for large-scale epidemiological studies is currently not feasible. Therefore, to represent individuals’ exposure, it is essential to utilize spatial informatics technologies such as remote sensing and geographic information systems for mapping and analysis of green space at various temporal and spatial scales. This topical collection is open to the subject area of greenness epidemiology involving spatial informatics technologies. The keywords listed below provide an outline of some of the possible areas of interest.

Assoc. Prof. Chih-Da Wu
Guest Editor

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