Community Expansion and Infrastructure Development: Implications for Human Health and Environmental Quality in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador

Stephen J Walsh; Amy L McCleary; Benjamin W Heumann; Laura Brewington; Evan J Raczkowski; Carlos F Mena

doi:10.1353/lag.2010.0024

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Community Expansion and Infrastructure Development: Implications for Human Health and Environmental Quality in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador

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Community Expansion and Infrastructure Development: Implications for Human Health and Environmental Quality in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador

Stephen J Walsh, Amy L McCleary, Benjamin W Heumann, Laura Brewington, Evan J Raczkowski and Carlos F Mena

Journal of Latin American Geography, Vol.9(3), pp.137-159

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lag.2010.0024

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Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

Human Geography

This study investigates the community of Puerto Villamil, located on Isabela Island in the western portion of the Galápagos archipelago. Urban development and human-environment interactions are examined through a geographic information science perspective by (1) constructing a time-series of aerial photographs and satellite images, (2) mapping the current water and sewage infrastructure in the community using GPS and digitized analog maps, (3) assessment of the current urban setting within the context of community growth, with special reference to water quality measures at locations within and adjacent to the community, interviews and focus group discussions with health officials and local residents about water-borne disease and human health, and an analysis of the proximity of the community and its water and sewage infrastructure to the surrounding environment.

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Title: Community Expansion and Infrastructure Development: Implications for Human Health and Environmental Quality in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador
Authors: Stephen J Walsh (Author) - University of North Carolina, United States
Amy L McCleary (Author) - University of North Carolina, United States
Benjamin W Heumann (Author) - University of North Carolina, United States
Laura Brewington (Author) - University of North Carolina, United States
Evan J Raczkowski (Author) - University of North Carolina, United States
Carlos F Mena (Author) - University of San Francisco, United States
Publication details: Journal of Latin American Geography, Vol.9(3), pp.137-159
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date published: 2010
DOI: 10.1353/lag.2010.0024
ISSN: 1545-2476
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451059202621
Output Type: Journal article

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