Tilottama Ghosh|Sharolyn Anderson|Christopher D. Elvidge|Paul Sutton
Using Nighttime Satellite Imagery as a Proxy Measure of Human Well-Being
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences|University of Colorado Boulder|University of South Australia|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|University of South Australia|University of Denver
improving human wellbeing increasingly recognized essential movement toward sustainable desirable future estimates different aspects human wellbeing gross domestic product percentage population access electric power measuring distribution income society often fraught problems standardized methods data collection addition required data obtained reliable manner repetitive basis many parts world consequently intercomparability data exist becomes problematic data derived nighttime satellite imagery helped develop various globally consistent proxy measures human wellbeing gridded subnational national level review several ways nighttime satellite imagery used measure human wellbeing within nations