Michele Melchiorri
Biographic Data
| ID | 6103675 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michele Melchiorri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michele |
| FAMILY NAME | Melchiorri |
| SIGNATURE | MELCHIORRI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Joint Research Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3009-8868 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Human settlement dynamics of the Arctic
In recent years, the Arctic region has garnered attention due to its geo-political and strategic importance: as a reserve for natural resources, commercial routes, climate, and social activism. Understanding human settlements and their evolution across scales and over time is key to informing policy makers on relevant dynamics. This article leverages the novel Arctic edition of the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL-Arctic) and aims to investiga…
Comparing lagged impacts of mobility changes and environmental factors on Covid-19 waves in rural and urban India
Previous research in India has identified urbanisation, human mobility and population demographics as key variables associated with higher district level COVID-19 incidence. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics of mobility patterns in rural and urban areas in India, in conjunction with other drivers of COVID-19 transmission, have not been fully investigated. We explored travel networks within India during two pandemic waves using aggregated and a…
Estimating geographic access to healthcare facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa by Degree of Urbanisation
Measuring rates of coverage and spatial access to healthcare services is essential to inform policies for development. These rates tend to reflect the urban-rural divide, typically with urban areas experiencing higher accessibility than rural ones. Especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region experiencing high disease burden amid fast urbanisation and population growth. However, such assessment has been hindered by a lack of updated and compa…
Land use efficiency of functional urban areas
The application of last-generation spatial data modelling, integrating Earth Observation, population, economic and other spatially explicit data, enables insights into the sustainability of the global urbanisation processes with unprecedented detail, consistency, and international comparability. In this study, the land use efficiency indicator, as developed in the Sustainable Development Goals, is assessed globally for the first time at the level…
Global anthropogenic emissions in urban areas
Between 1970 and 2015 urban population almost doubled worldwide with the fastest growth taking place in developing regions. To aid the understanding of how urbanisation has influenced anthropogenic CO 2 and air pollutant emissions across all world regions, we make use of the latest developments of the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research. In this study, we systematically analyse over 5 decades of emissions from different types of hu…
Applying the Degree of Urbanisation to the globe
The Degree of Urbanisation is a new definition of cities, towns and semi-dense areas, and rural areas endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission. The urban population share according to the Degree of Urbanisation is similar to the one based on national definitions in the Americas, Europe and Oceania, but considerably higher in Africa and Asia. An empirical analysis and a comparison of concepts suggest that towns are likely to be classified as rura…
Land use efficiency of functional urban areas
The application of last-generation spatial data modelling, integrating Earth Observation, population, economic and other spatially explicit data, enables insights into the sustainability of the global urbanisation processes with unprecedented detail, consistency, and international comparability. In this study, the land use efficiency indicator, as developed in the Sustainable Development Goals, is assessed globally for the first time at the level…
Applying the Degree of Urbanisation to the globe
The Degree of Urbanisation is a new definition of cities, towns and semi-dense areas, and rural areas endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission. The urban population share according to the Degree of Urbanisation is similar to the one based on national definitions in the Americas, Europe and Oceania, but considerably higher in Africa and Asia. An empirical analysis and a comparison of concepts suggest that towns are likely to be classified as rura…
Global anthropogenic emissions in urban areas
Between 1970 and 2015 urban population almost doubled worldwide with the fastest growth taking place in developing regions. To aid the understanding of how urbanisation has influenced anthropogenic CO 2 and air pollutant emissions across all world regions, we make use of the latest developments of the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research. In this study, we systematically analyse over 5 decades of emissions from different types of hu…
Applying the Degree of Urbanisation to the globe
The Degree of Urbanisation is a new definition of cities, towns and semi-dense areas, and rural areas endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission. The urban population share according to the Degree of Urbanisation is similar to the one based on national definitions in the Americas, Europe and Oceania, but considerably higher in Africa and Asia. An empirical analysis and a comparison of concepts suggest that towns are likely to be classified as rura…
Land use efficiency of functional urban areas
The application of last-generation spatial data modelling, integrating Earth Observation, population, economic and other spatially explicit data, enables insights into the sustainability of the global urbanisation processes with unprecedented detail, consistency, and international comparability. In this study, the land use efficiency indicator, as developed in the Sustainable Development Goals, is assessed globally for the first time at the level…
Estimating geographic access to healthcare facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa by Degree of Urbanisation
Measuring rates of coverage and spatial access to healthcare services is essential to inform policies for development. These rates tend to reflect the urban-rural divide, typically with urban areas experiencing higher accessibility than rural ones. Especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region experiencing high disease burden amid fast urbanisation and population growth. However, such assessment has been hindered by a lack of updated and compa…
Comparing lagged impacts of mobility changes and environmental factors on Covid-19 waves in rural and urban India
Previous research in India has identified urbanisation, human mobility and population demographics as key variables associated with higher district level COVID-19 incidence. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics of mobility patterns in rural and urban areas in India, in conjunction with other drivers of COVID-19 transmission, have not been fully investigated. We explored travel networks within India during two pandemic waves using aggregated and a…
Human settlement dynamics of the Arctic
In recent years, the Arctic region has garnered attention due to its geo-political and strategic importance: as a reserve for natural resources, commercial routes, climate, and social activism. Understanding human settlements and their evolution across scales and over time is key to informing policy makers on relevant dynamics. This article leverages the novel Arctic edition of the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL-Arctic) and aims to investiga…
Population (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Urbanization (5 works) · Economic geography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Human settlement (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economy (2 works)