Dataset of global cities' congestion level and urban spatial pattern.

ABSTRACT: This dataset includes many indexes of global cities. The variables of congestion level, skyscraper index, whether a city was bombed in WWII (World War II), and global cities' population are key variables. (1) The congestion level data were collected from TOMTOM company. The congestion level data include five indexes which are "Congestion level", "Morning peak Congestion level", "Evening peak Congestion level", "Highways Congestion level", "Non-highways Congestion level" in 2004, but only include two indexes in 2020 which are "Time lost per year" and "Congestion level". (2) The data of skyscraper index calculated using the data of building height from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, from which we can obtain accurate data on the number of buildings taller than 150 m. With th

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9294623 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature