During the past decades, multiple remote sensing data sources, including nighttime light
images, high spatial resolution multispectral satellite images, unmanned drone images, and …

COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose
of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …

Disasters annually ravage numerous African countries. Flooding is the most severe and
prevalent adverse event and has serious implications for sustainable development. As the …

Urbanization level is a key indicator for socioeconomic development and policy making, but
the measurement data and methods need to be discussed further due to the limitation of a …

Designing effective policies for economic development often entails categorizing
populations by their rural or urban status. Yet there exists no universal definition of what …

After decades of academic and policy scepticism on the role of urbanisation in economic,
social and cultural change, the issue is attracting renewed academic focus and political …

Urbanisation is a worldwide phenomenon, yet its patterns vary significantly from one region
to another. While the rate is slowing down in the Global North, the opposite is happening in …

This article addresses the debate over the causes of urbanisation and counter-urbanisation
in Zambia: Are urbanisation and counter-urbanisation caused mostly by net migration or are …

Owing to the dramatic pace and scale of its transformation, Nigeria is considered Africa's
next urban giant. Between 1960 and 2010, Nigeria added approximately 62.5 million …

Background Overall, youth well-being is crucial, particularly in developmental contexts, such
as sub-Saharan Africa, which is experiencing the largest growth in the youth population …