Global climate change significantly affects human life and land use change (LUC). The expansion of urban construction through urbanization in developing countries is prominent, and LUC is one of the major sources of carbon emissions growth, causing increased vulnerability to the environment. The combined impacts of climate change and LUC on the environment and hydrological processes manifest in multiple ways, such as frequent occurrences of extreme and life-threatening weather events causing increased impacts in urban areas. The quantity and quality of water resources for human consumption are also affected by climate change and LUC. As climate change and LUC intensify, pollutants from agricultural, urban, and industrial areas augment, which pose a great threat to local, regional, and global eco-hydrological security, as well as to human health, e.g., chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and vector-borne diseases.
Extant studies have explored the impacts of specific LUC types on climate change, yet the interplay between climate change, LUC, and human health remains to be deciphered, particularly in the context of sustainable development. Moreover, with the rapid development of information technology, ubiquitous spatiotemporal big data have gained widespread attention, including time and space reference data, satellite navigation trajectory data, geodetic/magnetic measurement data, remote sensing data, geographic information system data, and social media data. These spatiotemporal big data are not only able to accurately capture spatiotemporal patterns of human activities, but can also facilitate key solutions to land use classification at finer scales.
This Research Topic aims to initiate a dialogue on recent advances in research on the interplay between climate change, LUC, and human health with an interdisciplinary perspective. Potential research themes include, but are not limited to:
• Development of novel algorithms and methods to unveil environmental factors of climate change and LUC that affect human health and disease
• Integration of multiple climate change, LUC, and socioeconomic factors to predict high-risk areas and susceptible human groups
• Mitigation measures and adaption strategies to increase land use and climate resilience for improving human health and social well-being
Global climate change significantly affects human life and land use change (LUC). The expansion of urban construction through urbanization in developing countries is prominent, and LUC is one of the major sources of carbon emissions growth, causing increased vulnerability to the environment. The combined impacts of climate change and LUC on the environment and hydrological processes manifest in multiple ways, such as frequent occurrences of extreme and life-threatening weather events causing increased impacts in urban areas. The quantity and quality of water resources for human consumption are also affected by climate change and LUC. As climate change and LUC intensify, pollutants from agricultural, urban, and industrial areas augment, which pose a great threat to local, regional, and global eco-hydrological security, as well as to human health, e.g., chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and vector-borne diseases.
Extant studies have explored the impacts of specific LUC types on climate change, yet the interplay between climate change, LUC, and human health remains to be deciphered, particularly in the context of sustainable development. Moreover, with the rapid development of information technology, ubiquitous spatiotemporal big data have gained widespread attention, including time and space reference data, satellite navigation trajectory data, geodetic/magnetic measurement data, remote sensing data, geographic information system data, and social media data. These spatiotemporal big data are not only able to accurately capture spatiotemporal patterns of human activities, but can also facilitate key solutions to land use classification at finer scales.
This Research Topic aims to initiate a dialogue on recent advances in research on the interplay between climate change, LUC, and human health with an interdisciplinary perspective. Potential research themes include, but are not limited to:
• Development of novel algorithms and methods to unveil environmental factors of climate change and LUC that affect human health and disease
• Integration of multiple climate change, LUC, and socioeconomic factors to predict high-risk areas and susceptible human groups
• Mitigation measures and adaption strategies to increase land use and climate resilience for improving human health and social well-being
