Mapping hierarchical urban boundaries for global urban settlements

Urban boundary is the spatial basis for urban statistics and urban planning. However, the city definition by which the urban boundary is determined is not comparable among different countries. A globally consistent delimitation of hierarchical urban boundaries (HUBs) is rare but urgently needed. In...

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Main Authors: Zhibang Xu, Limin Jiao, Ting Lan, Zhengzi Zhou, Hao Cui, Chengpeng Li, Gang Xu, Yaolin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243421001872