The Atlas of the Human Planet presents the key findings of the analysis of the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL). This data set reports about the growth of built-up and population in the last 40 years (1975-2015) at an unprecedented level of detail. The information supports the international frameworks of the Agenda 2030.
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Martino et al. (2016) studied this question.