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Quantitative estimation of urbanization dynamics using time series of DMSP/OL...
Urbanization process involving increased population size, spatially extended land cover and intensified economic activity plays a substantial role in anthropogenic environment... -
Assessing the impact of urban land development on net primary productivity in...
The southeastern United States (SE-US) has undergone one of the highest rates of landscape changes in the country due to changing demographics and land use practices over the... -
Detecting Urban Markets With Satellite Imagery: An Application To India
We propose a methodology for defining urban markets based on built-up land-cover classified from daytime satellite imagery. Compared to markets defined using minimum thresholds... -
Utilizing publicly available satellite data for urban research: Mapping built...
Urbanization is a fundamental trend of the past two centuries, shaping many dimensions of the modern world. Toguide this phenomenon and support growth of cities that are... -
Using Landsat and nighttime lights for supervised pixel-based image classific...
Reliable representations of global urban extent remain limited, hindering scientific progress across a range of disciplines that study functionality of sustainable cities. We... -
Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa and Implication for Malaria Control
Malaria not only remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, but it also impedes socioeconomic development, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Rapid and unprecedented...