Health impact assessment of industrial development projects: a spatio-temporal visualization.
Development and implementation of large-scale industrial projects in complex eco-epidemiological settings typically require combined environmental, social and health impact assessments. We present a generic, spatio-temporal health impact assessment (HIA) visualization, which can be readily adapted to specific projects and key stakeholders, including poorly literate communities that might be affected by consequences of a project. We illustrate how the occurrence of a variety of complex events can be utilized for stakeholder communication, awareness creation, interactive learning as well as formulating HIA research and implementation questions. Methodological features are highlighted in the context of an iron ore development in a rural part of Africa.
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Mirko S
MS
Winkler
Gary R
GR
Krieger
Mark J
MJ
Divall
Burton H
BH
Singer
Jürg
J
Utzinger
D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004777:Environment; D040362:Geographic Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005843:Geography; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D008906:Mining; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012424:Rural Population; D013997:Time Factors; D014794:Visual Fields
D058085:Iron Compounds