What is it about?
The objective was to validate environmental exposure defned by a spatial model of the territory of Neuquén, Argentina, through the analysis of mortality in the period 2000-2012. The methodology used was the multicriteria evaluation with GIS. The different productive activities in the study area are selected and transformed into a single measure to compare different sites together. A gradient of sites are defned according to the adverse ambient conditions. To validate these sites, they are confronted with the deaths during the period 2000-2012. The spatial model was developed in order to strat- ify the territory to maximize exposure contrast.
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Why is it important?
The combination of population growth and increasing per capita demand for energy, water and all kinds of resources on the biophysical system generated unprecedented levels of pressure and impact that threaten their sustainability. For this reason, it is a great challenge to achieve adequate capacity for environmental and land management to contribute to the harmonious and integrated development of resource availability, economic activity and urban sprawl.
Perspectives
The space model developed proved to be a good study design since the purpose of stratifying the territory was to maximize exposure contrast. The reference area corresponds to an environmental unit, and thus inferences obtained from analysis of mortality, indicating a differential behavior according to variations in environmental conditions. The value of ecosystem integrity of the site is a measure of exposure.
Ernesto de Titto
Universidad ISALUD
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This page is a summary of: A Spatial Model of Qualitative Exposure, Province of Neuquén, Argentina, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH SCIENCE, January 2015, Ommega Online Publishers,
DOI: 10.15436/2378-6841.15.025.
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