Urban area age and coefficient of variation of spatial area extent

The dataset contains an proxy for the age of urban area and the coefficient of variation of its spatial extent as proxy for spatial dynamics. Both variables are studied as key to conceptualize the process of urbanization by means of clusters of local spatial autocorrelation. The analysis is based on the HYDE 3.1 database, cf. Klein Goldewijk et al. (2010), Klein Goldewijk et al. (2011).