Eric F. Lambin

Environmental conditions and Puumala virus transmission in Belgium (2007)

Linard, Catherine, Tersago, Katrien, Leirs, Herwig, Lambin, Eric F

Abstract Background Non-vector-borne zoonoses such as Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) can be transmitted directly, by physical contact between infected and susceptible hosts, or indirectly, with the...

Determinants of the geographic distribution of Puumala virus and Lyme borreliosis infections in Belgium (2007)

Linard, Catherine, Lamarque, Pénélope, Heyman, Paul, Ducoffre, Geneviève, Luyasu, Victor, Tersago, Katrien, ...

Abstract Background Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases generally display clear spatial patterns due to different space-dependent factors. Land cover and land use influence disease transmission by...

Agricultural Production Monitoring in the Sahel Using Remote Sensing: Present Possibilities and Research Needs (2007)

Lambin, Eric F., Cashman, Pamela, Moody, Aaron, Parkhurst, Bruce H., Pax, Mary H.

The main objective is to review the current status of research related to the monitoring of agricultural production in the Sahel (West Africa). The Sahel suffers from frequent shortages of food. It...

International Journal of Health Geographics 2007, 6:55 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-6-55 (2007)

Catherine Linard, Katrien Tersago, Herwig Leirs, Eric F Lambin, Catherine Linard, Katrien Tersago, ...

This Provisional PDF corresponds to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Fully formatted PDF and full text (HTML) versions will be made available soon. Environmental conditions and Puumala...

Multi-level analyses of spatial and temporal determinants for dengue infection (2006)

Vanwambeke, Sophie O, Van Benthem, Birgit HB, Khantikul, Nardlada, Burghoorn-Maas, Chantal, Panart, Kamolwan, Oskam, Linda, ...

Abstract Background Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that is now endemic in most tropical countries. In Thailand, dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever is a leading cause of hospitalization...

A Portfolio Approach to Analyzing Complex Human-Environment Interactions: Institutions and Land Change (2006)

Young, Oran R., Lambin, Eric F., Alcock, Frank, Haberl, Helmut

"The challenge confronting those seeking to understand the institutional dimensions of global environmental change and patterns of land-use and land-cover change is to find effective methods for...

A Synthesis of Information on Rapid Land-cover Change for the Period 1981–2000 (2005)

ERIKA LEPERS, ERIC F. LAMBIN, ANTHONY C. JANETOS, RUTH DeFRIES, FREDERIC ACHARD, NAVIN RAMANKUTTY, ...

This article presents a synthesis of what is known about areas of rapid land-cover change around the world over the past two decades, based on data compiled from remote sensing and censuses, as well...

Dynamic Causal Patterns of Desertification (2004)

HELMUT J. GEIST, ERIC F. LAMBIN

Using a meta-analytical research design, we analyzed subnational case studies (n = 132) on the causes of dryland degradation, also referred to as desertification, to determine whether the proximate...

The emergence of land change science for global environmental change and sustainability

Turner, B. L., Lambin, Eric F., Reenberg, Anette

Land change science has emerged as a fundamental component of global environmental change and sustainability research. This interdisciplinary field seeks to understand the dynamics of land cover and...