Climate change and the spatial concentration of population

David Castells-Quintana; Melanie Krause; Thomas K.J. McDermott

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-01949-4_25

Climate change and the spatial concentration of population

David Castells-Quintana
, Melanie Krause
, Thomas K.J. McDermott

Economics

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This chapter studies the relationship between climate change and the spatial distribution of population and economic activity within countries. First, the chapter reviews the literature on the spatial effects of climate change. Second, the chapter takes a look at global climatic trends and their connection with the spatial distribution of population within countries. To do so, climatic and census data for the period 1950-2015 are used and merged with satellite data on built-up areas and light intensity at night for the 1990-2015 period. The analysis of the data shows a significant role of climate change on the evolution of the spatial distribution of population. In particular, the data reveal that deteriorating climatic conditions are associated with more urbanization and larger and more fragmented cities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Global Sustainability
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	255-272
Number of pages	18
Volume	1-3
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031019494
ISBN (Print)	9783031019487
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01949-4_25
Publication status	Published - 4 Apr 2023

Keywords

Climate change
Spatial development patterns
Urbanization

UN SDGs

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