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WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities’ Water and Sanitation 15-City Study
To address the absence of comparable city-level water data, this dataset compiles data from 15 global South cities located in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America and among the regions that are the focus of the World Resources Report (WRR) "Towards a More Equal City". The 15 cities...
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Land Use in Selected Indian Cities
The dataset comprises eleven series of land use/land cover (LULC) maps, each corresponding to one city in India—Ahmedabad, Belgaum, Hindupur, Hyderabad, Jalna, Kanpur, Parbhani, Pune, Singrauli, Sitapur, or Vijayawada—and containing one map per year for 2015–2018. Every map contains several...
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Locations of market centers in western Kenya
This data was used in Map 3.15 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being.
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City-scale climate hazards at 1.5°C, 2.0°C, and 3.0°C of global warming
Global climate models can provide valuable information to city decision makers for strategic planning, climate adaptation, risk management, and budgeting—but it can be difficult to glean from these models information that is directly suited to city scales and city problems. This dataset contains...
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Índice de Desigualdad Urbana (Index of Urban Inequality)
The main objective of the UII methodology is to estimate the level of accessibility/proximity to urban equipment for different socioeconomic strata in cities. This allows to compare and identify inequality in the territorial distribution of development opportunities such as formal employment,...
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Dataset of U.S. School Bus Fleets
This dataset contains detailed information on the composition of school bus fleets in the United States. It dataset contains data from 46 states and the District of Columbia, though the specific data available vary by state. For most states, the dataset includes bus-level information, such as the...
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Climate Vulnerable Forum Mapping of Opportunities
This data maps opportunities for Climate Vulnerable Forum countries to enhance their Nationally Determined Contribution by 2020.
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Featured Dataset of Electric School Bus Adoption in the United States
Transitioning to electric school buses (ESBs) from traditional diesel-powered school buses can reduce students’ exposure to air pollution and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. School districts and private fleet operators around the United States are adopting electric school buses with increasing...
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Featured Protected areas
The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global spatial data set on marine and terrestrial protected areas available. Protected area data are provided via Protected Planet, the online interface for the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). The WDPA is a joint...
