{"id":1455,"date":"2025-12-11T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:18:05","slug":"new-preprint-hidden-burden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/deprimap\/2025\/12\/11\/new-preprint-hidden-burden\/","title":{"rendered":"New PrePrint from DEPRIMAP – Hidden Burden of Morphological Deprivation in Small and Medium Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hidden Burden of Morphological Deprivation in Small and Medium Cities<\/h3>\n\n\n

These results and visuals are based on version 1 of the preprint. They have been updated after revision. For the updated document and figures, refer to the publication: <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we map urban deprivation, we usually focus on the world’s largest capitals. But we found that his leaves a massive blind spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are happy to share the preprint of our latest research: The Hidden Burden of Morphological Deprivation in Small and Medium Cities <\/em>(currently under review at Nature Cities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link to preprint: https:\/\/www.researchsquare.com\/article\/rs-8189204\/v1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Global monitoring of urban deprivation often centres on megacities – the giants of urbanization. But does this capture the full reality? By leveraging machine learning and the City Segments v1 dataset to analyse 5000+ cities across 100+ countries, we uncovered a critical piece of the puzzle that often goes unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our analysis shows that 32% of the population living in morphologically deprived neighbourhoods is located in small and medium-sized cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are cities that rarely make global headlines. They often lack the financial and technical capacity of megacities to manage rapid growth, yet they house a significant portion of the 349 million residents we identified as living in morphologically deprived neighbourhoods across Africa, Asia, and Latin America & the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n