Critical linkages between land use change and human health in the Amazon region: A scoping review

Molly Mastel; Alejandra Bussalleu; Valerie A. Paz-Soldán; Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich; Armando Valdés-Velásquez; Stella M. Hartinger

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0196414

Critical linkages between land use change and human health in the Amazon region: A scoping review

Molly Mastel
, Alejandra Bussalleu
, Valerie A. Paz-Soldán
, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich
, Armando Valdés-Velásquez
, Stella M. Hartinger

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Tulane University
Johns Hopkins University
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
University of Basel

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Abstract

Land use change (LUC) is a main cause of global environmental change, and is an important activity to be studied. Our research aims to examine the current state of evidence on the link between LUC and human health in the Amazon region. We conducted a scoping review of literature in two research databases, resulting in 14 papers for analysis. Our analysis demonstrated a lack of clear definitions for LUC, a wide variety of negative health effects from LUC, the lack of qualitative articles, a lack of studies exploring the potential positive health effects of LUC, and the predominance of studies coming from the Brazilian Amazon. Our study validated the prevailing idea that LUC can lead to negative health consequences, if not managed properly.

Original language	English
Article number	e0196414
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196414
State	Published - Jun 2018
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 15 Life on Land

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