A Free, Open-Source Tool for Identifying Urban Agglomerations Using Point Data

Day, Jennifer; Chen, Yiqun; Ellis, Peter; Roberts, Mark

doi:10.1080/17421772.2016.1102957

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collection.name.125	C. Journal articles published externally
dc.contributor.author	Day, Jennifer
dc.contributor.author	Chen, Yiqun
dc.contributor.author	Ellis, Peter
dc.contributor.author	Roberts, Mark
dc.date.accessioned	2015-12-29T16:12:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-12-29T16:12:59Z
dc.date.issued	2015-10-29
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:04:15Z
dc.description.abstract	This paper describes a software tool for identifying urban agglomerations in low-information settings. The framework outlined in this paper is designed to work using point data. Our tool and all required data are provided free and in open-source format. This paper describes the advantages and disadvantages of using point-based geographies in regional analysis, discusses the practical and ethical challenges of distinguishing urban from rural regions, details the function of our software, and directs the interested reader to the source code. The paper also examines the tool's outputs for Sri Lanka and compares them with published United Nations urbanization figures. Our outputs indicate that Sri Lanka's urban population is significantly undercounted in official statistics.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Spatial Economic Analysis
dc.identifier.issn	1742-1772
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23537
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	urbanization
dc.subject	urban extents
dc.subject	point data
dc.subject	metropolitan region
dc.title	A Free, Open-Source Tool for Identifying Urban Agglomerations Using Point Data	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
okr.associatedcontent	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17421772.2016.1102957?journalCode=rsea20 Journal website (version of record)
okr.date.disclosure	2017-04-29
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Journal Article
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
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okr.identifier.doi	10.1080/17421772.2016.1102957
okr.identifier.report	102519
okr.journal.nbpages	67-91
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.country	Sri Lanka
okr.topic	Urban Development :: Urban Economic Development
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Spatial and Local Economic Development
okr.unit	South Asia Urban Development
okr.volume	11(1)

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