Estimating Small Area Population Density Using Survey Data and Satellite Imagery : An Application to Sri Lanka
Country-level census data are typically collected once every 10 years. However, conflict, migration, urbanization, and natural disasters can cause rapid shifts in local population patterns. This study uses Sri Lankan data to demonstrate the feasibi...
Main Authors: | Engstrom, Ryan, Newhouse, David, Soundararajan, Vidhya |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920771552394454183/Estimating-Small-Area-Population-Density-Using-Survey-Data-and-Satellite-Imagery-An-Application-to-Sri-Lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31402 |
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