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In this paper, we take a global view at air pollution looking at cities and countries worldwide.
We pay special attention at the spatial distribution of population and its relationship with the …

OpenStreetMap (OSM) has evolved as a popular dataset for global urban analyses, such as
assessing progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. However, many analyses …

Elevation data are fundamental to many applications, especially in geosciences. The latest
global elevation data contains forest and building artifacts that limit its usefulness for …

There is a scientific consensus on the need for spatially detailed information on urban
landscapes at a global scale. These data can support a range of environmental services …

Increased exposure to extreme heat from both climate change and the urban heat island
effect—total urban warming—threatens the sustainability of rapidly growing urban …

Urban boundaries, an essential property of cities, are widely used in many urban studies.
However, extracting urban boundaries from satellite images is still a great challenge …

Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of global urbanization over a long time series is
increasingly important for sustainable development goals. The harmonized time-series …

Coastal marine ecosystems face a host of pressures from both offshore and land-based
human activity. Research on terrestrial threats to coastal ecosystems has primarily focused …

Abstract The Degree of Urbanisation is a new definition of cities, towns and semi-dense
areas, and rural areas endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission. The urban population …