The nighttime is undergoing unprecedented change across much of the world, with natural
light cycles altered by the introduction of artificial light emissions. Here we review the extent …

Since the late 1990s, remotely sensed night-time lights (NTL) satellite imagery has been
shown to correlate with socioeconomic parameters including urbanization, economic …

This study critically examines the effect of energy poverty on health and education outcomes
for 50 developing countries in the period 1990–2017. We construct an aggregate energy …

Flood disaster is one of the most frequent and damaging disasters in the world. In the
context of global climate change, urban flooding is occurring more frequently and has more …

Nighttime lights, calculated from weather satellite recordings, are increasingly used by social
scientists as a proxy for economic activity or economic development in subnational regions …

Importance Indoor nighttime light exposure influences sleep and circadian rhythms and is
known to affect mood-associated brain circuits in animals. However, little is known about the …

Urban vibrancy describes the attraction, diversity and accessibility of a place and exhibits
spatio-temporal variability. The relationships between urban vibrancy and land-use …

This paper studies the causal effect of transport infrastructure on the spatial distribution of
economic activity within subnational regions across a large number of developing countries …

Assessing heat-related health risks is important for sustainable urban development.
Although fine-scale information (eg, at the community/neighborhood or city block level) is …

Detailed mapping and regular monitoring of tropical rainforests is important for conservation
and management of highly fragmented tropical rainforest habitats and biodiversity. Several …