Big Data
Due to the ingrained technology in our lives there are various amounts of data, including social media data, spatial data, among other sociodemographic data. This data can be used to better understand localized and nationalized contexts that can inform solutions to address environmental challenges and that can be used to resolve social conflicts.
There are 10 resources related to Big Data.
Indexing Climatic and Environmental Exposure of Refugee Camps with a Case Study in East Africa
2023
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Nature Scientific Reports
Michael Owen, Andrew Kruczkiewicz, and Jamon Van Den Hoek
This study presents a novel approach to systematically measure climatic and environmental exposure in refugee camps using remote sensing and geospatial data. Using a case…
Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Horizon Scanning of Opportunities & Risks
2024
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UNEP and EnPAx
Albert Martinez Sequero, Asim Zia, Carl Bruch, David Jensen, and Silja Halle, with Theresa Dearden, Benjamin Dills, Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Richard A. Matthew, Samantha Murphy, Shanna McClain, Albert Martinez Sequero, Panagiotis Oikonomou, Alejandro Martín
This report specifically delves into how digital technologies can be harnessed to manage environmental and natural resource risks that contribute to insecurity and social conflict,…
The Power of Real-World Qualitative Assessments for Addressing Climate Security Risks
2023
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Climate Diplomacy
Hector Morales-Munoz
Qualitative research can uncover hidden drivers and connectors, reveal unintended consequences, and generate contextualised and actionable knowledge by delving into the lived experiences, perceptions, values,…
Conference Report for the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
From October 23-25, 2019, more than 250 scholars, practitioners, decisionmakers, and students from 40 countries came together for the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding.…
Food and Water Insecurity as Causes of Social Unrest: Evidence from Geolocated Twitter Data
2021
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Journal of Peace Research
Ore Koren, Benjamin E. Bagozzi, and Thomas S. Benson
Research often fails to account for the specific pathways by which climatic factors can cause social unrest. One challenge lies in understanding the distinct effects…
Needs Before Tools: Using Technology in Environmental Conflict Resolution
2014
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Conflict Resolution Quarterly
Amanda E. Cravens
Environmental conflict resolution practitioners have become increasingly interested in using information technology to work collaboratively across sectors. Discussions to date, however, have focused on specific…
Geocollaboration in Environmental Inspection Activities in the Environmental Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State – Brazil
2020
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Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego
Eduardo Frederico Cabral de Oliveira, José Augusto Silva, José Francisco Oliveira Júnior, and Jader Lugon Junior
The cost of geotechnologies are becoming more accessible. The capacity to generate real-time maps with ubiquitous access and applications based on geocollaborative platforms developed for…
The Facebook-Loving Farmers of Myanmar: A Dispatch from an Internet Revolution in Progress
2016
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The Atlantic
Craig Mod
For six weeks last October and November, just before Myanmar held its landmark elections, I joined a team of design ethnographers in the countryside interviewing…
Online Identification of Conflict Related Environmental Damage
2015
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Bellingcat
Wim Zwijnenburg
With the conflict in Syria soon to enter its fifth year, large parts of the country have been laid to waste by intense fighting, bombardment…
Using Water Insecurity to Predict Domestic Water Demand in the Palestinian West Bank
2015
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Water International
S. E. Galaitsi, Annette Huber-Lee, Richard M. Vogel, and Elena M. Naumova
Household interviews were conducted in the Palestinian West Bank to examine the relationship between price elasticity, water insecurity and domestic water demand. Water insecurity weights…