A new urban landscape in East–Southeast Asia, 2000–2010

A new urban landscape in East–Southeast Asia, 2000–2010

East–Southeast Asia is currently one of the fastest urbanizing regions in the world, with countries such as China climbing from 20 to 50% urbanized in just a few decades. By 2050, these countries are projected to add 1 billion people, with 90% of that growth occurring in cities. This population shif...

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Main Authors: A Schneider, C M Mertes, A J Tatem, B Tan, D Sulla-Menashe, S J Graves, N N Patel, J A Horton, A E Gaughan, J T Rollo, I H Schelly, F R Stevens, A Dastur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
urbanization
urban sprawl
land cover change
remote sensing
change detection
urban density
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/3/034002

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