PREDICTING THE RISKS OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
(Northwestern Thailand)
Remote Sensing & Land-Use Changes
Objective: The aim of this project is to provide a predictive model of the
effects of land use change on the prevalence of mosquito-borne disease in Thailand, and a
methodology for the development of similar models for other regions
and diseases.*Expected achievements *1. The project will develop a standardised methodology
for predicting changes in disease risk that arise as a result of changes in
land use.
The methodology will be made freely available to public health authorities,
governments and NGOs. It will be applicable to other regions and in other disease
contexts.*2. The project will improve our general understanding of
the effects of human-induced environmental change on human health, particularly with respect
to mosquito-borne diseases.
S. Vanwambeke
and E. Lambin, project directors
Landsat 1989
Landsat 2000