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    • SDG Indicator 11.2.1: Urban Access to Public Transport, 2023 Release

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    The SDG Indicator 11.2.1: Urban Access to Public Transport, 2023 Release, part of the SDGI collection, measures the proportion of the population in a city that has convenient access to public transport. UN SDG 11 is "make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable". Improving access to public transport services is integral to achieving the objectives of SDG 11. According to the UN Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Development 2021 Interagency Report, "only about half the world's urban population have convenient access to public transport". The report highlights that access to sustainable transport can help reduce food insecurity, boost economies, empower women, and connect people to key health, education, and financial services. As one measure of progress towards SDG 11, the UN has established SDG indicator 11.2.1. The indicator was computed as the proportion of WorldPop gridded population within either 0.5 kilometer walking distance to a low-capacity OpenStreetMap (OSM) public transport point or 1 kilometer walking distance to a high-capacity OSM public transport point. Cities were delineated using the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) Urban Center Database (UCDB). The SDG indicator 11.2.1 data set provides estimates for the proportion of population with convenient access to public transport for 5,749 urban centers across 178 countries.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    https://doi.org/10.7927/fcre-m572
    https://doi.org/10.7927/zc4h-hh18
    https://doi.org/10.7927/eavc-4k45
    https://doi.org/10.7927/gxnr-sx57

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    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 27, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
    Publisher SEDAC
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    Data First Published 2023-07-31
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    Citation Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2023-07-22. SDG Indicator 11.2.1: Urban Access to Public Transport, 2023 Release. Version 2023.00. Palisades, NY. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/1a5z-3h71. https://doi.org/10.7927/1a5z-3h71.
    Creator Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
    Graphic Preview Description Maps Download Page
    Graphic Preview File https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdgi-11-2-1-urban-access-public-transport-2023/maps
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    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.7927/fcre-m572, https://doi.org/10.7927/zc4h-hh18, https://doi.org/10.7927/eavc-4k45, https://doi.org/10.7927/gxnr-sx57
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    Temporal 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z/2022-12-31T00:00:00Z

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