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Urban extent derived from Landsat 8 OLI data. This image shows urban extent in Guatemala City in 2020 as calculated using the Landtrendr algorithm in Google Earth Engine. The lighter colors of yellow and orange depict urban area, and the darker shades of pink and purple indicate the natural environment. Guatemala City has experienced rapid growth in recent decades, and local decision makers are interested in its impacts on various social and environmental factors.

Evaluating the Effects of Urban Expansion on Social and Environmental Vulnerability in Guatemala and Panama

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Urban Development
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Capacity Building
Guatemala & Panama Urban Development (Fall 2022) Team: Jennifer Ruiz (Project Lead), Coral Del Mar Valle Rodríguez; Viviana Lademan; Aaron Whittemore Summary: Central America is...
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Using NASA Earth Observations to Assess Wetlands and Land Reclamation in Cali, Colombia 

Topic
Urban Development
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Cali Water Resources (2024 Spring) Team: Tallis Monteiro (Project Lead), Gabi Davidson-Gomez, Nathan Tesfayi, Raquel Trejo Summary: Recent research has documented the global decline of...

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