High-resolution reconstruction of the United States human population distribution, 1790 to 2010.

ABSTRACT: Where do people live, and how has this changed over timescales of centuries? High-resolution spatial information on historical human population distribution is of great significance to understand human-environment interactions and their temporal dynamics. However, the complex relationship between population distribution and various influencing factors coupled with limited data availability make it a challenge to reconstruct human population distribution over timescales of centuries. This study generated 1-km decadal population maps for the conterminous US from 1790 to 2010 using parsimonious models based on natural suitability, socioeconomic desirability, and inhabitability. Five models of increasing complexity were evaluated. The models were validated with census tract and county subdivis

SUBMITTER: Fang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5914287 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature