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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Socioeconomic Activity Exchanges in the Himalayan Region: A Satellite Nighttime Light Perspective


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As a key region of natural and socioeconomic systems, the Himalayan region has an important impact on socioeconomic development, geopolitical situation, and climate chang...Show More

Abstract:

As a key region of natural and socioeconomic systems, the Himalayan region has an important impact on socioeconomic development, geopolitical situation, and climate change worldwide. However, as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, trade channels among countries have been forced to close in the Himalayan region, which has a great impact on socioeconomic development. In this letter, satellite remote sensing nighttime light (NTL) images were used to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on socioeconomic activity exchanges in the Himalayan region from perspectives of NTLs of trade ports and channel nodes and interactive NTLs (INLs). Results show that the total NTLs (TNTs) at trade ports showed a downward trend in fluctuation during the pandemic because of the pandemic blockade policy. Most of node TNTs on the channels are still growing during the pandemic, mostly because of the recovery and development of economies in countries. The INL model indicates that the pandemic has partly prevented socioeconomic activity exchanges between countries, particularly between China and other countries, but there has been a stronger interaction between domestic subunits. This letter provides new insight into the assessment of the socioeconomic development in the Himalayan region based on the NTL data.
Published in: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters ( Volume: 20)
Article Sequence Number: 2503105
Date of Publication: 03 July 2023

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