LUE - Land Use Efficiency
Description
Estimation of the land use efficiency from the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL).
The software is a Graphical tool written in Python and works as a tool in the QGIS processing toolbox. QGIS is a cross-platform free and open-source desktop GIS application. The tool is compatible with QGIS v.2.14 and following versions.
This tool supports the measuring of target 11.3 of the SDGS. Proposed indicator 11.3.1 is:
- UN version: ratio between the land use growth rate and population growth rate;
- JRC version: change rate of the built-up are per capita.
This indicator allows measuring the Land Use Efficiency (LUE), that consists in the analysis of the evolution of the relation between the use of land and the growth of population. It works with input raster data on population and built-up. The GHSL baseline data is proposed as a show case. The user can define the area of interest for the analysis of the Land Use efficiency.
Related materials
This resource is associated with the Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements. If you want to learn more about it, please, check the EO Toolkit portal (https://eotoolkit.unhabitat.org/), a place where you will find use cases, learning material, and many other tools and resources related to the Sustainable Development Goal 11 and New Urban Agenda.