A Geospatial Analysis of Temporary Housing Inequality among Socially Marginalized and Privileged Groups in India

Abstract. Background: Monitoring of suicide rates in the recovery phase following a devastating disaster has been limited. Aim: We report on a 7-year follow-up of the suicide rates in the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred in March 2011. Method: This descriptive study covered the period from March 2009 to February 2018. Period analysis was used to divide the 108-month study period into nine segments, in which suicide rates were compared with national averages using Poisson distribution. Results: Male suicide rates in the affected area from March 2013 to February 2014 increased to a level higher than the national average. After subsequently dropping, the male rates from March 2016 to February 2018 re-increased and showed a greater difference compared with the national averages. The difference became significant in the period from March 2017 to February 2018 ( p = .047). Limitations: Specific reasons for increasing the rates in the recovery phase were not determined. Conclusion: The termination of the provision of free temporary housing might be influential in this context. Provision of temporary housing was terminated from 2016, which increased economic hardship among needy evacuees. Furthermore, disruption of the social connectedness in the temporary housing may have had an influence. Our findings suggest the necessity of suicide rate monitoring even in the recovery phase.

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Geospatial analysis of maps and remote sensing information for change detections and predictions of landslide safety

Kosmìčna nauka ì tehnologìâ ◽

10.15407/knit2003.05.191 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 8 (5-6) ◽

pp. 191-195

Author(s):

V. Makarenko ◽

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O. Kolodyazhnyy ◽

Keyword(s):

Remote Sensing ◽

Geospatial Analysis

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A Geospatial Analysis and Kernel Density Estimation of River Quality Parameter in Bulacan, Philippines

International Journal of Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering ◽

10.30534/ijatcse/2020/1191.22020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1.2) ◽

pp. 63-70

Author(s):

Jayson M. Victoriano

Keyword(s):

Density Estimation ◽

Kernel Density Estimation ◽

Kernel Density ◽

Geospatial Analysis ◽

Quality Parameter ◽

River Quality

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Biogeographic maps for geospatial analysis of environmental potential of Russia

Geobotanical mapping ◽

10.31111/geobotmap/2013.136 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 136-144

Author(s):

G. N. Ogureeva ◽

T. V. Kotova

Keyword(s):

Geospatial Analysis ◽

Ecological Characteristic ◽

Altitudinal Zonality ◽

Major Parameter ◽

Ecological Potential

The concept of ecological potential is realized by development of biogeographical and bioecological maps. Experience of preparation of a set of integrated bioecological maps of Russia of scale 1 : 8 000 000, displaying biot as a whole is presented. It includes maps – Zones and altitudinal zonality types of vegetation of Russia and adjacent territories, Ecoregions of Russia, Bioms of Russia. Maps are developed on the basis of allocation regional (ecological division) and typological (bioms diversity) divisions biote a cover. These divisions can serve basic units at geoinformation researches of modern ecological potential, a binding of the information according to a biodiversity and to a condition biote at national and regional levels. On them it is possible to make inventory of a biodiversity, the major parameter of ecological potential of landscapes, to choose characteristic and unique objects for monitoring and conservations, to planning the actions connected with sustainability progress lands and conservations ecosystems and other.They are directed on revealing of ecological potential of territorial units (zones ecoregions bioregions) through the ecological characteristic biote or on revealing of differentiation biote (zonobioms group of regional bioms regional bioms) through the characteristic of its ecology-typological variety.

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