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physics.soc-ph2020
The agglomeration and dispersion dichotomy of human settlements on Earth
Emanuele Strano, Filippo Simini, Marco De Nadai +2
Human settlements on Earth are scattered in a multitude of shapes, sizes and spatial arrangements. These patterns are often not random but a result of complex geographical, cultura…
physics.soc-ph2017★ 2 cited
Breaking new ground in mapping human settlements from space -The Global Urban Footprint-
Thomas Esch, Wieke Heldens, Andreas Hirne +6
Today 7.2 billion people inhabit the Earth and by 2050 this number will have risen to around nine billion, of which about 70 percent will be living in cities. Hence, it is essentia…