Integrated Remote Sensing to Assess Disease Control: Evidence from Flat Island Quarantine Station, Mauritius
| Autor: | Saša Čaval, Alessandra Cianciosi, Diego Calaon, Krish Seetah |
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| Přispěvatelé: | ASH (FGw) |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
landscape archaeology
disease management standing archaeology historical archaeology island archaeology quarantine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Settore L-ANT/10 - Metodologie della Ricerca Archeologica colonial period medical history Indian Ocean world disease management quarantine historical archaeology colonial period medical history Indian Ocean world standing archaeology island archaeology landscape archaeology |
| Zdroj: | Remote Sensing; Volume 14; Issue 8; Pages: 1891 Remote Sensing, 14(8):1891. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) |
| ISSN: | 2072-4292 |
| Popis: | This article presents an integrated approach used in archaeology and heritage studies to examine health and disease management during the colonial period in the Indian Ocean. Long-distance labor migrations had dire health consequences to both immigrants and host populations. Focusing on the quarantine station on Flat Island, Mauritius, this study analyzes a historical social setting and natural environment that were radically altered due to the implementation of health management. Using aerial and satellite imagery, digital elevation models, RTK and total station raw data, 3D modeling, and GIS mapping, we reconstructed the spatial organization and the built landscape of this institution to assess the gap between the benefits claimed by European colonizers and the actual effects on immigrant health conditions through the promotion of public health practices. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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