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Research Article

Mapping and evaluating global urban entities (2000–2020): A novel perspective to delineate urban entities based on consistent nighttime light data

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Article: 2161199 | Received 18 Jul 2022, Accepted 17 Dec 2022, Published online: 03 Jan 2023

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