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Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ)

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    • Urban-Rural Population Estimates, v1 (1990, 1995, 2000)
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Urban-Rural Population Estimates, v1 (1990, 1995, 2000)

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Purpose:
To provide estimates of urban and rural populations and land areas in the low elevation coastal zone.
Abstract:
The Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population Estimates consists of country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area country-wide and in the LECZ, if applicable. Additionally, the data set provides the number of urban extents, their population and land area that intersect the LECZ, by city-size population classifications of less than 100,000, 100,000 to 500,000, 500,000 to 1,000,000, 1,000,000 to 5,000,000, and more than 5,000,000. All estimates are based on GRUMP Alpha data products. The LECZ was generated using SRTM Digital Elevation Model data and includes all land area that is contiguous with the coast and 10 meters or less in elevation. All grids used for population, land area, urban mask, and LECZ were of 30 arc-second (~1 km ) resolution. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
Recommended Citation(s)*:

McGranahan, G., D. Balk, and B. Anderson. 2007. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population Estimates, Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP), Alpha Version. Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4TM782G. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

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McGranahan, G., D. Balk and B. Anderson. 2007. The Rising Tide: Assessing the Risks of Climate Change and Human Settlements in Low Elevation Coastal Zones. Environment & Urbanization 19 (1): 17-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247807076960.

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