Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain)

In the face of the confusion and uncertainty that COVID-19 has caused over the last year, Geography has proven to be a useful aid in the interpretation of the spatial dynamics that explain the transmission of the virus. Applied cartography and GIS analysis of epidemiological data have been consolid...

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Autores principales: Gonzalo Andrés López, Daniel Herrero Luque, Marta Martínez Arnaiz
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Publicado: Asociación Española de Geografía 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8a3b7d6e18754cc1b82a61bc77e5f7a22021-12-04T10:43:54ZCartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain) 0212-94262605-3322https://doaj.org/article/8a3b7d6e18754cc1b82a61bc77e5f7a22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://bage.age-geografia.es/ojs/index.php/bage/article/view/3153https://doaj.org/toc/0212-9426https://doaj.org/toc/2605-3322 In the face of the confusion and uncertainty that COVID-19 has caused over the last year, Geography has proven to be a useful aid in the interpretation of the spatial dynamics that explain the transmission of the virus. Applied cartography and GIS analysis of epidemiological data have been consolidated as essential tools for interpreting the health crisis. This paper explores the usefulness of maps for the study of the evolution of the pandemic in Castile and Leon, one of the Spanish regions with the highest levels of infection and mortality. Based on the statistical variables of sick and dead people at the scale of the Basic Health Area (BHA), a first analytical approach is carried out by means of a sequence of dynamic maps during the first wave. Afterwards, a systematic study is carried out using thematic mapping for the period of the three waves, a period between March 2020 and March 2021. The analysis unravels the differential impact of the disease between rural and urban areas and reveals the problems of the mismatch between the functional divisions of the territory (BHA, as units of health analysis) and the scale of administrative management (municipalities, as the effective scale of action). Gonzalo Andrés LópezDaniel Herrero LuqueMarta Martínez ArnaizAsociación Española de Geografíaarticlecartography pandemic mapsGISspatial analysisEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Geography (General)G1-922ENESBoletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, Iss 91 (2021)
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ES
topic cartography
pandemic maps
GIS
spatial analysis
Environmental sciences
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Geography (General)
G1-922
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pandemic maps
GIS
spatial analysis
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Geography (General)
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Gonzalo Andrés López
Daniel Herrero Luque
Marta Martínez Arnaiz
Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain)
description In the face of the confusion and uncertainty that COVID-19 has caused over the last year, Geography has proven to be a useful aid in the interpretation of the spatial dynamics that explain the transmission of the virus. Applied cartography and GIS analysis of epidemiological data have been consolidated as essential tools for interpreting the health crisis. This paper explores the usefulness of maps for the study of the evolution of the pandemic in Castile and Leon, one of the Spanish regions with the highest levels of infection and mortality. Based on the statistical variables of sick and dead people at the scale of the Basic Health Area (BHA), a first analytical approach is carried out by means of a sequence of dynamic maps during the first wave. Afterwards, a systematic study is carried out using thematic mapping for the period of the three waves, a period between March 2020 and March 2021. The analysis unravels the differential impact of the disease between rural and urban areas and reveals the problems of the mismatch between the functional divisions of the territory (BHA, as units of health analysis) and the scale of administrative management (municipalities, as the effective scale of action).
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author Gonzalo Andrés López
Daniel Herrero Luque
Marta Martínez Arnaiz
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Daniel Herrero Luque
Marta Martínez Arnaiz
author_sort Gonzalo Andrés López
title Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain)
title_short Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain)
title_full Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain)
title_fullStr Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Cartographies on COVID-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on Basic Health Areas (BHA) in Castile and Leon (Spain)
title_sort cartographies on covid-19 and functional divisions of the territory: an analysis on the evolution of the pandemic based on basic health areas (bha) in castile and leon (spain)
publisher Asociación Española de Geografía
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8a3b7d6e18754cc1b82a61bc77e5f7a2
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