Geospatial Analysis of Urban Population Model Discrepancies Through Land Use and the Built Environment - A Case Study of Croatia
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https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies6020043 <-- shared paper
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H/T Olga Bjelotomić Oršulić
“Using official Croatian census data as a reference, [the researchers] analysed three global population datasets across seven Croatian cities to investigate how population allocation differs between built-up and non-built-up areas.
Although the datasets often produced similar population totals, their spatial allocation differed substantially. GHS-POP concentrated over 1 million more inhabitants within built-up areas, while WorldPop allocated approximately 290,000 more inhabitants to non-built-up land-cover classes, demonstrating how similar population totals can mask substantial differences in spatial population patterns.
The question is not only how many people are estimated, but also where the model places them…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #gridded #population #urban #dataanalysis #shrinkingcities #census #censusvalidation #WorldPop #GHSPOP #GPWv4 #builtupareas #sustainability #SDG #casestudy #Croatia #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #populationdecline #demographics #urbanplanning #planning #city #cities #PopulationData #RemoteSensing #UrbanAnalytics #OpenData #SDG #model #modeling #urbanisation #density #QGIS #landcover
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Scientists See More Vegetation In The Himalayas - But It Is Not Good News, Because That Extra “Green” Can Disrupt Water, Snow, And High-Mountain Biodiversity | Plants Growing Higher Across Himalaya As Climate Warms
(Vegetation On The Move: Elevational Shifts And Greening Dynamics Across The Himalayan Alpine Zone)
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https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-see-more-vegetation-in-the-himalayas-but-it-is-not-good-news-because-that-extra-green-can-disrupt-water-snow-and-high-mountain-biodiversity/33120/ <-- shared technical article
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https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/earth-and-environmental-science/plants-growing-higher-across-himalaya-as-climate-warms/ <-- shared technical newsitem
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecog.08259 <-- shared (2026) paper
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https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14919 <-- shared (2020) paper
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“For years, the biggest climate warning from the Himalaya was easy to picture because glaciers were shrinking on the roof of Asia. Now, researchers are pointing to a quieter signal, one that can look almost harmless from a distance. The mountains are getting greener.
New research [link above] shows alpine vegetation moving higher across six Himalayan regions from 1999 to 2022, pushed in part by warming and reduced snow depth. That might sound like nature recovering, but in this fragile landscape, more plant cover at extreme heights may change how snow is stored, how water runs downhill, and how rivers behave for communities far below…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite #landsat #landcover #NDVI #Himalaya #Nepal #India #Bhutan #climatechange #glacier #vegetation #alpine #level #greening #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #snow #water #ice #hydrography #hydrology #ecosystems #humaninpacts #phenology #model #modeling #HighMountainAsia #greenness #ERA5 #vegetationline #altitude #climatictrends #warming #precipitation #rainfall
Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle http://dlvr.it/TSmc9L #EarthObservatory #JetPropulsionLaboratory #LandCover #LandUse

Peru Landcover Map 2024
From Andean glaciers to Amazon rainforest — Peru's land cover mapped using ESRI Landcover 2024 by @impactobservatory & @esri and CGIAR-SRTM DEM by @divagis.

#GIS #Cartography #Peru #Landcover #Amazon #Andes #RemoteSensing #Geospatial

Peru Landcover Map 2024 From Andean glaciers to Amazon rainforest — Peru's land cover mapped using ESRI Landcover 2024 by @impactobservatory & @esri and CGIAR-SRTM DEM by @divagis. #GIS #Cartography #Peru #Landcover #Amazon #Andes #RemoteSensing #Geospatial
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From tropical forests to northern savannas — Ghana's landscape mapped using ESRI Landcover 2024 by @impactobservatory & @esri, and SRTM90 DEM by @opentopography.
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#GIS #Cartography #Ghana #Landcover #Geospatial