Karen C. Seto

Professor of Geography and Urbanization

 
Publications (BETA)

This is a PARTIAL listing of recent publications, and it will continue to grow as we populate our publications database.

2011

  • Journal Article - In Press
     
    Guneralp, Burak and Karen C. Seto. “Can Gains in Efficiency Offset the Resource Demands and CO2 Emissions from Constructing and Operating the Built Environment?.” Applied Geography. (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.11.011
  • 2010

  • Journal Article
     
    Seto, Karen C., Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez, and Michail Fragkias.. “The New Geography of Contemporary Urbanization and the Environment..” Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 35 (2010): 167-194. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-environ-100809-125336
  • 2009

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    Seto, K. C. and Shepherd, J. M.. “Global urban land-use trends and climate impacts.” Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 1.1 (2009): 89-95. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2009.07.012
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    Fragkias, M., and Seto, K. C.. “Evolving rank-size distributions of intra-metropolitan urban clusters in South China.” Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 33 (2009): 189-199. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2008.08.005
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    Reilly, M. K., O'Mara, M. P. and Seto, K. C.. “From Bangalore to the Bay Area: Comparing transportation accessibility as a driver of urban growth.” Landscape and Urban Planning 92 (2009): 24-33. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.02.001
  • Book Chapter
     
    Seto, K. C.. “Global Urban Issues: A Primer.” Global Mapping of Human Settlements: Experiences, Data Sets, and Prospects. Ed. Gamba, P. and Herold, M. 2009.
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    Boucher, A. and Seto, K. C.. “Methods and Challenges for Using High-Temporal Resolution Data for Monitoring Urban Growth.” Global Mapping of Human Settlements: Experiences, Data Sets, and Prospects. Ed. Gamba, P. and Herold, M. 2009.
  • 2008

  • Journal Article
     
    Guneralp, B. and Seto, K. C.. “Environmental impacts of urban growth from an integrated dynamic perspective: A case study of Shenzhen, South China.” Global Environmental Change 18.4 (2008): 720-735. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.07.004
  • Book Chapter
     
    Seto, K. C., Ojima, D., Song, Q., and Mosier, A.. “Human drivers of change in the East Asian Monsoon System.” Changes in the Human-Monsoon System of East Asia in the Context of Global Change. Ed. Freney, J., Stewart, J. and Virji, H. 2008.
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    Liu, W. G. and Seto, K. C.. “Using the ART-MMAP neural network to predict urban growth: a spatio-temporal data mining approach.” Environment and Planning B 35.2 (2008): 296-317. DOI: doi:10.1068/b3312
  • 2007

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    Kaufmann, R. K., Seto, K. C., Schneider, A., Zhou, L., and Liu, Z.. “Climate Response to Rapid Urban Growth: Evidence of a Human-Induced Precipitation Deficit.” Climatic Change 20.10 (2007): 2299-2306. DOI: doi:10.1175/JCLI4109.1
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    Seto, K. C. and Fragkias, M.. “Mangrove conversion and aquaculture development in Vietnam: A remote sensing-based approach for evaluating the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.” Global Environmental Change 17.3-4 (2007): 486-500. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2007.03.001
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    Fragkias, M., and Seto, K. C.. “Modeling urban growth in data-sparse environments: A new approach.” Environment and Planning B 34.5 (2007): 858-883. DOI: doi:10.1068/b32132