The dimensions of global urban expansion: Estimates and projections for all countries, 2000-2050

Progress in Planning

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 53-107

  Angel, Shlomo ^a   Parent, Jason ^b   Civco, Daniel L ^b   Blei, Alexander ^c   Potere, David ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Built up area; City growth; Satellite imagery; Sprawl; Urban expansion; Urban land cover; Urban population density; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND COVER; LAND USE PLANNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PLANNING PROCESS; POPULATION GROWTH; SATELLITE DATA; UNITED NATIONS; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN TRANSPORT; URBANIZATION;

EID: 79958024286     PISSN: 03059006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progress.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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