[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 …

A review of freely accessible global datasets for the study of floods, droughts and their interactions with human societies

S Lindersson, L Brandimarte, J Mård… - Wiley …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of planetary‐scale geospatial datasets that can support the study of water‐
related disasters in the Anthropocene is rapidly growing. We review 124 global and free …

[HTML][HTML] Hard or soft flood adaptation? Advantages of a hybrid strategy for Shanghai

S Du, P Scussolini, PJ Ward, M Zhang, J Wen… - Global Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Flood risk is expected to increase in coastal cities, particularly in Asian megacities such as
Shanghai. This paper presents an integrated modeling framework to simulate changes in …

Risky development: Increasing exposure to natural hazards in the United States

V Iglesias, AE Braswell, MW Rossi, MB Joseph… - Earth's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Losses from natural hazards are escalating dramatically, with more properties and critical
infrastructure affected each year. Although the magnitude, intensity, and/or frequency of …

Principles and applications of the global human settlement layer as baseline for the land use efficiency indicator—SDG 11.3. 1

M Melchiorri, M Pesaresi, AJ Florczyk… - … International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) produces new global spatial information,
evidence-based analytics describing the human presence on the planet that is based mainly …

Historical dynamics of landslide risk from population and forest-cover changes in the Kivu Rift

A Depicker, L Jacobs, N Mboga, B Smets… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Human activity influences both the occurrence and impact of landslides in mountainous
environments. Population pressure and the associated land-use changes are assumed to …

An improved global analysis of population distribution in proximity to active volcanoes, 1975–2015

S Freire, AJ Florczyk, M Pesaresi, R Sliuzas - ISPRS international journal …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Better and more detailed analyses of global human exposure to hazards and associated
disaster risk require improved geoinformation on population distribution and densities. In …

Understanding dynamics of population flood exposure in Canada with multiple high-resolution population datasets

MP Mohanty, SP Simonovic - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, geospatial data (eg remote sensing imagery), and other relevant ancillary
datasets (eg land use land cover, climate conditions) have been utilized through …

Combining remote-sensing-derived data and historical maps for long-term back-casting of urban extents

JH Uhl, S Leyk, Z Li, W Duan, B Shbita, YY Chiang… - Remote sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spatially explicit, fine-grained datasets describing historical urban extents are rarely
available prior to the era of operational remote sensing. However, such data are necessary …

Mapping human activity volumes through remote sensing imagery

X Xing, Z Huang, X Cheng, D Zhu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The spatial concentration of the human activity is a crucial indication of socioeconomic
vitality. Accurately mapping activity volumes is fundamental to support the regional …