主管单位:中国科学技术协会
主办单位:中国地理学会
承办单位:华东师范大学

World Regional Studies ›› 2023, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 40-54.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-9479.2023.09.2021648

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The spatial pattern and determinants of vulnerability to infectious disease outbreaks in the United States

Nuoya ZHUANG(), Fanglin HUA, Yiying LIU, Yuling HUANG, Ye LIU()   

  1. 1.School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
    2.Guangdong Public Safety and Disaster Engineering and Technology Research Center, Guangzhou 510006, China
    3.Key Laboratory of Spatial Simulation of Urbanization and Geographic Environment of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • Received:2021-09-11 Revised:2022-03-03 Online:2023-09-15 Published:2023-09-25
  • Contact: Ye LIU

美国传染病暴发脆弱性的空间分异格局与影响机制研究

庄诺亚(), 华芳琳, 刘羿滢, 黄俞菱, 刘晔()   

  1. 1.中山大学地理科学与规划学院,广州 510006
    2.广东省公共安全与灾害工程技术研究中心,广州 510006
    3.广东省城市化与地理环境空间模拟重点实验室,广州 510006
  • 通讯作者: 刘晔
  • 作者简介:庄诺亚(2001—),女,研究助理,主要从事城市地理研究,E-mail: Zhuangny@mail2.sysu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金重点项目(41930646);国家自然科学基金面上项目(42171196)

Abstract:

In the context of globalization and urbanization, mobility has expanded the geographical scope of infectious diseases transmission, and the epidemic outbreak has posed big challenges to human health and economic and social steadiness. From a local scale, the natural and social diversity in each region makes it show differentiated characteristics of vulnerability and resilience when facing the epidemic. Therefore, this article focused on the types of infectious diseases which can be transferred by infected person, constructed a vulnerability evaluation index system based on the three dimensions, including exposure, sensitivity and adaptability, used entropy method to identify the spatial differentiated characteristics of vulnerability to infectious disease outbreaks in American counties, utilized various methods containing comprehensively clusters analysis, literature analysis and others to discuss the division of vulnerability types in America counties, and clarified the impact mechanism that affects the vulnerability of infectious disease outbreaks through analyzing the literature. The results are as follows: ①Overall, the vulnerability of infectious disease infection in American counties is mostly at a low or lower level, with relatively significant spatial differentiation characteristics.②Summarize the mechanism of infectious disease outbreaks: The outbreak of infectious disease is driven by natural and anthropogenic disturbance factors, including genetic mutation, biological disasters, land use changes, globalization and the like. Exposure involves social connections at domestic and international scales. Sensitivity involves four aspects, individual risks, urban environment, economic security, and social proliferation. Adaptability involves three aspects, government emergency response, medical systems, and social security. ③Based on the score of the influencing factors of vulnerability of infectious disease outbreaks, American counties are divided into 10 regional types to analyze the driving mechanism of vulnerability.

Key words: infectious diseases, vulnerability, spatial differentiation, impact mechanisms, sustainable development, United States

摘要:

全球化与城市化背景下,流动性扩大了传染病波及的地域范围,疫情暴发给人类健康与经济社会稳定带来严峻挑战。从地方尺度看,区域多元的自然与社会条件使其在面对疫情时表现出差异化的脆弱性与韧性特征。针对人与人接触传播的传染病类型,基于暴露度、敏感性与适应性三个维度构建地域传染病暴发脆弱性评价指标体系,揭示美国县域传染病暴发脆弱性的空间分异特征,划分脆弱性地域类型,阐明传染病暴发脆弱性强弱的影响机制。结果如下:①整体上,美国县域传染病暴发脆弱性大部分处于较低或低水平,空间分异特征显著;②自然与人为扰动因素驱动下,传染病暴发受暴露度(与外界社会的联系)、敏感性(个体风险、城市环境、经济保障、社会扩散)与适应性(政府应急、医疗系统与社会保障)三个维度综合影响;③基于传染病暴发脆弱性的影响因素得分,将美国县域划分为10个地域类型,具体解析其脆弱性的驱动机制。

关键词: 传染病, 脆弱性, 空间分异, 影响机制, 可持续发展, 美国