High resolution population maps for low income nations: combining land cover and census in East Africa

BACKGROUND: Between 2005 and 2050, the human population is forecast to grow by 2.7 billion, with the vast majority of this growth occurring in low income countries. This growth is likely to have significant social, economic and environmental impacts, and make the achievement of international develop...

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Main Authors: Tatem, Andrew J. (Author), Noor, Abdisalan M. (Author), von Hagen, Craig (Author), Di Gregorio, Antonio (Author), Hay, Simon I. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2007-12.
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