Calculating Indicators From Global Geospatial Data Sets for Benchmarking and Tracking Change in the Urban Environment

28 MARCH 2023

This technical note discusses methods for using these data in combination with locally meaningful jurisdictional boundaries to calculate local measurements of indicators on several themes—including access to urban amenities, air quality, biodiversity, flooding, climate change mitigation, heat, and land protection and restoration—relevant to urban decision-makers, researchers, and other stakeholders.
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