Table 3 The input variables used for spatially explicit prediction of urban land suitability and built-up height.
Variable | Dataset | Time | Resolution | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | WorldPop | 2015 | 1 km | Tatem et al.60 |
FPOP | 2020–2100 | 1 km | Li et al.61 | |
Urban land | Historical urban land | 2015 | 300 m | ESA-CCI-LC |
GDP | Historical GDP | 2015 | 1 km | Chen et al.62 |
Future GDP | 2015–2100 | 1 km | Wang et al.63 | |
Road density | GRIP | 2015 | vector | Meijer et al.64 |
Distance to rivers and lakes | HydroATLAS | 2015 | vector | Linke et al.117 |
Lehner et al.118 | ||||
Distance to city centers | GHSL | 2015 | vector | Melchiorri et al.65 |
Topography | GLOBE | 2015 | 1 km | NOAA66 |
