Urban Health Challenges of coastal city: A case study of Surat, India

Abstract

Surat is one of the 25 major cities on the long Indian coastline (1). Being a coastal city around 90% of Surat’s geographical area is affected by some type of climate hazard (2). Under the influence of risk factors like... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Dr VIKAS DESAI (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center)
  2. Suresh Kumar Rathi (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center)
  3. Anuj Ghanekar (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center)
  4. Priyanka Jariwala (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center)
  5. Hemant Desai (Health Department, Surat Municipal Corporation)

Topic Areas

I. Research Collaborations 1.1 Scientific collaborations in geography and urban health 1.2 , II. Environmental Health 2.1 Disease mapping 2.2 Assessment of the impact of environmental , II. Urban Health at the intersection of urban environment, social determinants and places

Session

PBAIC-O-07 » Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities (10:45 - Sunday, 3rd April, TBA)

Paper

Submission-_Urban_Health_Challenges_of__coastal_city-.docx

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