Urban Inequalities from Space: Earth Observation Applications in the Majority World

Rapid transformation processes occur in the Majority World, where most of the global population is living (estimated around ¾ of the global population), often deprived of access to infrastructure, services, exposed to hazards and degrading environmental conditions. The continuous urbanization in many African, Asian and Latin American cities is coupled with rapid socio—economic and demographic changes in urban, peri—urban, and rural areas. These changes often increase socio—economic fragment...