Projects Database

Socio-economic and Environmental Drivers of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Project Leader:

Deborah Balk
(dbalk@ciesin.columbia.edu)
Mr. Marc Levy

Earth Institute Contact:

EI Collaborators:
Peter Daszak

Additional External Researchers:
Kate Jones of Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London

Description:
In a grant from the National Science Foundation, through its Human and Social Dynamics program, this study wilil systematically characterize temporal and geographical trends in emerging diseases.

EI Unit:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

Cross Cutting Themes:
Global Health

Hazards and Risk

Core Disciplines:
Health

Collaborating Institutions:
CCM

Funding Agency:
NSF

Last Modified: 12-31-1969