Publications

2024
Levin N. The wilderness and the sown in the land of Israel: historical mapping, the human footprint, and remote sensing. Crossing Borders between the Domestic and the Wild: Space, Fauna, and Flora …. 2024.
2023
Guk E, Bar-Massada A, Levin N. Constructing a Comprehensive National Wildfire Database from Incomplete Sources: Israel as a Case Study. Fire. 2023;6 (4) :131–131.
Levin N, Allan H, Kark S. Dataset of the Coastal Human Footprint. The University of Queensland. 2023.
Levin N, Kark S. From Historical Maps to Remote Sensing: Reconstructing Land Use Changes on Norfolk Island over the Past 250 Years. The Cartographic Journal. 2023 :1–22.
Tikotzki I, Bar-Massada A, Levin N. A geographically flexible approach for mapping the Wildland Urban Interface integrating fire activity data. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2023;11 :1231490–1231490.
Ali SH, Kniveton D, Djalante R, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Brottrager M, Brown O, .. Human Migration and Natural Resources: Global assessment of an adaptive complex system. United Nations Environment Programme. 2023.
Allan H, Levin N, Kark S. Quantifying and mapping the human footprint across Earth's coastal areas. Ocean &Coastal Management. 2023;236 :106476–106476.
Levin N. Quantifying the Variability of Ground Light Sources and Their Relationships with Spaceborne Observations of Night Lights Using Multidirectional and Multispectral Measurements. Sensors. 2023;23 (19) :8237–8237.
Meroz AM, Yin H, Levin N. Unveiling the impact of traditional land practices on natural vegetation using large-scale exclosures: National borders and military bases. Journal of Arid Environments. 2023;211 :104930–104930.
Levin N. Using Night Lights from Space to Assess Areas Impacted by the 2023 Turkey Earthquake. Remote Sensing. 2023;15 (8) :2120–2120.
2022
Elsen PR, Saxon EC, Simmons BA, Ward M, Williams BA, Grantham HS, .. Accelerated shifts in terrestrial life zones under rapid climate change. Global Change Biology. 2022;28 (3) :918–935.
Elinson R, Levin N. An analysis of Amud Anan-A unique volunteered geographic information platform for nature-based recreation in Israel. Applied Geography. 2022;148 :102791–102791.
Levin N, Phinn S. Assessing the 2022 Flood Impacts in Queensland Combining Daytime and Nighttime Optical and Imaging Radar Data. Remote Sensing. 2022;14 (19) :5009–5009.
Polinov S, Bookman R, Levin N. A Global Assessment of Night Lights as an Indicator for Shipping Activity in Anchorage Areas. Remote Sensing. 2022;14 :1079–1079.
Kyba CCM, Aubé M, Bará S, Bertolo A, Bouroussis CA, Cavazzani S, .. Multiple angle observations would benefit visible band remote sensing using night lights. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 127 (12), e2021JD. 2022;36382.
Storch T, Aube M, Bara S, Falchi F, Kuffer M, Kyba C, Levin N, Oszoz A, .. N8-Global Environmental Effects of Artificial Nighttime Lighting. 2022.
2021
Lev Bar-Or R, Levy I, Twig G, Broday DM, Lyubarsky A, Derazne E, Tzur D, Simon B, Levin N, Gileles-Hillel A, et al. Associations of Exposure to Nitrogen Oxides with Prevalent Asthma and Other Atopic Diseases in Israel. Environments [Internet]. 2021;8 (10). Publisher's VersionAbstract
Childhood exposure to nitrogen oxides (NOx) is considered a risk factor for the onset of asthma. However, associations of this exposure with other atopic diseases and factors that modify this association are less clear. We aimed to study associations between exposure to NOx and the prevalence of atopic diseases in Israeli adolescents using a cross-sectional design. The study population comprised all Israeli-born adolescents whose medical status was evaluated for mandatory military recruitment during 1967–2017 (n = 2,523,745), of whom 5.9% had prevalent asthma. We based the exposure assessments on a land-use regression model and estimated associations using multivariable logistic regression models. Across all periods, mean exposure to NOx from birth to adolescence was associated with prevalent asthma at the examination in a dose-response manner, with an odds ratio for the upper quintile of 1.61 (95% CI: 1.56–1.67), in comparison to the lowest quintile. Associations were stronger in males and in lower socioeconomic strata. We found the strongest associations for asthma with comorbid rhinitis, with an almost twofold increase in the odds of upper versus lower quintile of exposure (odds ratio = 1.96, 95% CI: 1.82–2.11). Rhino-conjunctivitis and allergic atopic dermatitis suggested a possible threshold level with NOx. Capsule Summary: Research indicates that half of the global population will suffer from an allergic condition at some point in life. Childhood exposure to nitrogen oxides is a risk factor for the onset of asthma. The association between exposure and allergic diseases other than asthma is unclear. We demonstrate a strong, dose-response relationship between exposure and a group of allergic outcomes, using data comprising 2.5 million subjects over 50 years. The large health benefits from clean air should motivate governments to prioritize mitigation measures.
Levin N, Yebra M, Phinn S. Unveiling the Factors Responsible for Australia’s Black Summer Fires of 2019/2020. Fire. 2021;4 (3) :58.
Giménez J, Venegas-Li R, Mazor T, Kark S, Levin N. Inequitable protection of multidimensional biogeochemical regions in the Mediterranean Sea. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2021;211 :105747–105747.
Kyba CCM, Aubé M, Bará S, Bertolo A, Bouroussis CA, Cavazzani S, .. The benefit of multiple angle observations for visible band remote sensing using night lights. Earth and Space Science Open Archive ESSOAr. 2021.

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