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Global urban land-use trends and climate impacts [1]

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In 2008, the global urban population exceeded the nonrural population for the first time in history, and it is estimated that by 2050, 70% of the world population will live in urban areas, with more than half of them concentrated in Asia.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Karen C Seto [2], J Marshall Shepherd [3]
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability [4]
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Air Pollution [5], Land Use [6], Carbon Dioxide [7], Climate Change [8], Aerosols [9], Habitat And Urbanisation [10], Urban Land Use [11], Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability [4], Karen C Seto [2], J Marshall Shepherd [3]
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