The world by latitudes: A global analysis of human population, development level and environment across the north-south axis over the past half century

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 495-507

  Kummu, Matti ^a   Varis, Olli ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Demography; Development; Environment; GIS analysis; Global change; Latitudinal analysis; North south axis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DEVELOPMENT LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GIS; GLOBAL CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 78649788831     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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