The ABC of mobility

To quantify the motorisation of urban mobility, we model the number of kilometres travelled by different modes of transport in a city by aggregating active mobility, public transport and cars.

Cities Morphology

The size and shape of cities matter. They affect the travel distances of its city inhabitants, the total energy consumption of a city, and the area a city consumes. Cities Morphology lets you construct towns and cities based on basic variables like elongation, sprawl, and the city profile and illustrates the effects on travel distance, energy consumption, and area.

Urban Thirst

Many cities are growing in locations with scarce rainfall and limited water retention, often becoming elongated and sprawled. This makes it harder to deliver essential services, including water and sanitation. This visualisation presents findings from the study “Urban Sprawl Is Associated with Reduced Access and Increased Costs of Water and Sanitation.” The research covers 100+ cities across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Urban Dispersion

Despite population growth, cities in Mexico have lost population in their central areas. This project compares the populations of cities in the country using census data from 1990 to 2020.