Another publication from the Phd by Yvonne Walz just got published. Read the abstract and check out the online availability: Schistosomiasis is the most widespread water-based disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Transmission is governed by the spatial distribution of specific freshwater snails that act as intermediate hosts and human water contact patterns. Remote sensing data have been utilized for spatially explicit risk profiling of schistosomiasis. We investigated the potential of remote sensing to characterize habitat conditions of parasite and intermediate host snails and discuss the relevance for public health.
New book “Geolingual Studies on Urban Space” published
The first edited volume on "Geolingual Studies on Urban Space" has now been published by the Edinburgh University Press as part of the series New Directions in World Englishes Research. The volume is edited by Carolin Biewer, Lisa Lehnen, Ninja Schulz and Hannes...
