Detecting urban markets with satellite imagery : An application to India

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Baragwanath, Kathryn, Goldblatt, Ran, Hanson, Gordon and Khandelwal, Amit K.. (2021). Detecting urban markets with satellite imagery : An application to India. Journal of Urban Economics. 125, p. Article 103173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2019.05.004
AuthorsBaragwanath, Kathryn, Goldblatt, Ran, Hanson, Gordon and Khandelwal, Amit K.
Abstract

We propose a methodology for defining urban markets based on builtup landcover classified from daytime satellite imagery. Compared to markets defined using minimum thresholds for nighttime light intensity, daytime imagery identify an order of magnitude more markets, capture more of India’s urban population, are more realistically jagged in shape, and reveal more variation in the spatial distribution of economic activity. We conclude that daytime satellite data are a promising source for the study of urban forms.

Keywordssatellite; landsat; nightlight data; market access; cities; urbanization
Year2021
JournalJournal of Urban Economics
Journal citation125, p. Article 103173
PublisherElsevier Inc.
ISSN0094-1190
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jue.2019.05.004
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85068044435
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Page range1-19
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Online25 Jun 2019
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Deposited01 Mar 2022
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