The Sprawling Planet: Simplifying the Measurement of Global Urbanization Trends

Recent decades have been characterized by a rapid and steady urbanization of the global population. This trend is projected to remain stable in the future and to affect land use patterns in multiple ways. Monitoring and measurement concepts for urbanization processes have presented difficulties with...

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Main Authors: Christian Gerten, Stefan Fina, Karsten Rusche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00140/full