Geography PhD candidate Johanna Engstrom recently published her master’s thesis Effect of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections on the Hydropower Production in Southern Sweden, which explores the climate drivers of hydropower production in southern Sweden, in the Journal of Water Resource Planning and Management. In addition to increasing our understanding of what large scale atmospheric drivers affect this region, the […]
MAO – An individual-based rurality measure and its health application: A case study of Latino immigrants in North Florida, USA Liang Mao, Jeanne-Marie R. Stacciarini, Rebekah Smith, Brenda Wiens Article first published online: 02 November 2015 Social Science & Medicine DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.064 ABSTRACT: Rurality has been frequently noted by researchers as pathways to understand human health […]
This is a methodology-oriented course that focuses on designing and implementing GIS-based models to address health and healthcare issues, such as: suitability models, landscape epidemiology models, disease diffusion models, health accessibility and optimization models, etc.
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Basic concepts, theories, and operations in GIS Hands-on experiences of mainstream GIS software Ability of spatial thinking and reasoning Knowledge for advanced GIS courses
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During this course, the world’s population will reach 7.4 billion. One third will be TB positive; 300-500 million will have malaria; more than 35 million will live with HIV/AIDS. Multi-drug resistance in urban settings, climate change, and disease-related mortality are going to impact your near future.
Learn the science behind climate change Analyze data for past/future climates and extreme events Create a video about climate change Qualifies for the Certificate in Meteorology and Climatology Good prep for MET 4532/6530 Hurricanes and/or MET 4572/6752 Atmospheric Data Analysis offered Fall 2016
SEDAAG Preview Presentations Geography Colloquium Livelihood Vulnerability Index in Grenada Speaker: Mr. David Hanson Graduate Student, Geography Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Mauritia Palm Swamp Degradation Speaker: Mr. Tyler Rundel Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, November 5, 2015 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.
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MAO – Predicting Self-Initiated Preventive Behavior Against Epidemics with an Agent-Based Relative Agreement Model Liang Mao Article first published online: 31 Oct 2015 Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation DOI: 10.18564/jasss.2892 ABSTRACT: Human self-initiated behavior against epidemics is recognized to have significant impacts on disease spread. A few epidemic models have incorporated self-initiated behavior, and most of […]
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts of the science of weather and climate and current scientific developments in such areas as extreme weather prediction, global climate change, and improved forecasting of events. In addition, the course will address the impact of extreme climate and weather events on society and the environment. The […]
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