Disaster losses are increasing and evidence is mounting that climate change is driving up the probability of extreme natural shocks1–3. Yet it has also proved politically expedient to invoke climate change as an exogenous force that supposedly plac
in the simulation results. Compared with the 2000–2030 global urban simulation at a 5-km resolution by Seto et al.8, our results show a similar urban spatial pattern, such as in the North China Plain and the Yangtze River Delta region, which are regions with rapid urban land growth. ...
The rapid growth of cities worldwide over the next two decades will cause significant risks to people and the global environment according to analysis.Researches from Yale and Stanford predict that by 2030 urban areas will expand by 590 000 square miles—nearly the size of Mongolia—to meet the...
The rapid growth of cities worldwide over the next two decades will cause significant risks to people and the global environment, according to analysis.Researches from Yale and Stanford predict that by 2030 urban areas will expand by 590,000 square miles—nearly the size of Mongolia—to meet th...
Accurate mapping of global urban and rural settlements is crucial for understanding their distinct expansion patterns and ecological impacts. However, existing global datasets focus mainly on urban settlements and ignore the delineation of rural settleme
analyze the convergence patterns of different groups of countries. The two research questions that have motivated this study are: (i) Is there evidence of an industrialisation convergence club at the global level? and (ii) What are the potential factors that could drive the final convergence club...
(图5)The situation became most pressing with the rapid increase in newly confirmed cases in China. As a crucial step to stem the spread of the virus, the Chinese government took the decisive measure to close outbound traffic from Wuhan. This marked the beginning of an all-out battle to ...
Rapid population expansion dependent on city size and a higher spatial heterogeneity in growth rates insensitive to city size, evidence distinct metropolitan cycles reflecting worldwide transition from high to low fertility, ageing, and more unpredictable migration patterns.International journal of applied ...
material demand2and urban climate3. Yet, despite effects of urban 3D structure on local to global environments, there is little scientific understanding or consistent empirical evidence of how the vertical dimension of global urban areas has grown and evolved over decades. This study addresses this ...
With the help of this dataset, researchers can better comprehend the environmental impacts of global urbanization, and urban planning authorities can better address sustainability issues with evidence-based planning. Remote sensing technology has shown considerable potential for mapping worldwide expansion of...