The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Global urban land area
LandUrbanizationThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2015) is reported.
| Value: |
≈ 6.5 × 1011 m2
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This is equivalent to... ≈ 6.5 × 105 km2 |
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| HuID: | 41339 | |
| Relevant Year(s): | 2015 | |
| Summary: | Data comes from a combination of census reporting, population surveys, and an extensive database of satellite images and image analysis. "Urban" land area is defined as any contiguous area with a minimum population of 5000 inhabitants and a minimum density of 300 people per square kilometer. | |
| Source: | Florczyk, A., Corbane, C., Schiavina, M., et al. GHS Urban Centre Database 2015, multitemporal and multidimensional attributes. (2019) | |
| Dataset: |
Population, area, and density of urban centers (1975 - 2015) (JRC_urban_geq5k_density_tidy.csv)
regional resolution
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| Original Data License: | JRC Open Data License | |
| Added By: | gchure |
