A new research paper has been published in Applied Geography on global morphologic categorization of living environments of the urban poor. This is an empirical baseline study of physical building types and structural patterns of cities. A building models for living places of the urban poor (such as slums, etc.) was developed using spatial characteristics allowing to characterize settlement structures. read the full article here (open access): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622817309955
Invitation to EORC Talk: Mapping Intra-Urban Inequalities with EO and Citizen Science
How can Earth observation help make urban inequalities visible — and actionable? On Monday, 9 February 2026, the Earth Observation Research Cluster (EORC) welcomes Angela Abascal from the Public University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain) for a talk that sits right at the...
