[HTML][HTML] The spatial allocation of population: a review of large-scale gridded population data products and their fitness for use

S Leyk, AE Gaughan, SB Adamo… - Earth System …, 2019 - essd.copernicus.org
Population data represent an essential component in studies focusing on human–nature
interrelationships, disaster risk assessment and environmental health. Several recent efforts …

Global anthropogenic emissions in urban areas: patterns, trends, and challenges

M Crippa, D Guizzardi, E Pisoni… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Between 1970 and 2015 urban population almost doubled worldwide with the fastest growth
taking place in developing regions. To aid the understanding of how urbanisation has …

Flood exposure and poverty in 188 countries

J Rentschler, M Salhab, BA Jafino - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Flooding is among the most prevalent natural hazards, with particularly disastrous impacts in
low-income countries. This study presents global estimates of the number of people …

[HTML][HTML] Applying the degree of urbanisation to the globe: A new harmonised definition reveals a different picture of global urbanisation

L Dijkstra, AJ Florczyk, S Freire, T Kemper… - Journal of Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Metropolitan areas in the world. Delineation and population trends

AI Moreno-Monroy, M Schiavina, P Veneri - Journal of Urban Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel method to delineate metropolitan areas–or functional urban
areas (FUAs)–in the entire world and assesses their population trends. According to the …

[HTML][HTML] Land use efficiency of functional urban areas: Global pattern and evolution of development trajectories

M Schiavina, M Melchiorri, S Freire, P Florio… - Habitat International, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of last-generation spatial data modelling, integrating Earth Observation,
population, economic and other spatially explicit data, enables insights into the sustainability …

Combining expert and crowd-sourced training data to map urban form and functions for the continental US

M Demuzere, S Hankey, G Mills, W Zhang, T Lu… - Scientific data, 2020 - nature.com
Although continental urban areas are relatively small, they are major drivers of
environmental change at local, regional and global scales. Moreover, they are especially …

[PDF][PDF] GHSL data package 2022

M Schiavina, M Melchiorri, M Pesaresi… - Publications Office of …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Abstract The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) produces new global spatial
information, evidence-based analytics and knowledge describing the human presence on …

Big Earth Data science: An information framework for a sustainable planet

H Guo, S Nativi, D Liang, M Craglia… - … Journal of Digital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The digital transformation of our society coupled with the increasing exploitation of natural
resources makes sustainability challenges more complex and dynamic than ever before …

The ratio of the land consumption rate to the population growth rate: A framework for the achievement of the spatiotemporal pattern in Poland and Lithuania

B Calka, A Orych, E Bielecka, S Mozuriunaite - Remote sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Indicator 11.3. 1 of the 2030 sustainable development goals (SDG) 11, ie, the ratio of the
land use to the population growth rate, is currently classified by the United Nations as a Tier …