Category: Principle 10

New Paper: The Three Eras of Environ-mental Information: the Roles of Experts and the Public

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Since the first Eye on Earth conference in 2011, I started thinking that we’re moving to a new era in terms of relationships between experts and the public in terms of access to environmental information and it’s production. I also gave a talk about this issue in the Wilson Center in 2014. The three eras … Continue reading New Paper: The Three Eras of Environ-mental Information: the Roles of Experts and the Public

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Environmental information: between scarcity/abundance and emotions/rationality

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The Eye on Earth Summit, which was held in Abu Dhabi last week, allowed me to immerse myself in the topics that I’ve been researching for a long time: geographic information, public access to environmental information, participation, citizen science, and the role of all these in policy making. My notes (day 1 morning, day 1 afternoon, … Continue reading Environmental information: between scarcity/abundance and emotions/rationality

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citizen science, Conference, crowdsourced geographic information, environmental GIS, Environmental information, environmental justice, EOESUMMIT15, Extreme Citizen Science, eye on earth, Eye on Earth Summit, GIS, Open Data, Open Science, OpenStreetMap, PPGIS, Principle 10, public access to environmental information, Public Participation, Social Enterprise, Usability, VGI, Volunteered Geographic Information

Environmental information: between scarcity/abundance and emotions/rationality

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The Eye on Earth Summit, which was held in Abu Dhabi last week, allowed me to immerse myself in the topics that I’ve been researching for a long time: geographic information, public access to environmental information, participation, citizen science, and the role of all these in policy making. My notes (day 1 morning, day 1 afternoon, … Continue reading Environmental information: between scarcity/abundance and emotions/rationality

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citizen science, Conference, crowdsourced geographic information, environmental GIS, Environmental information, environmental justice, EOESUMMIT15, Extreme Citizen Science, eye on earth, Eye on Earth Summit, GIS, Open Data, Open Science, OpenStreetMap, PPGIS, Principle 10, public access to environmental information, Public Participation, Social Enterprise, Usability, VGI, Volunteered Geographic Information

Eye on Earth (Day 3 – Afternoon) Remote sensing, conservation monitoring and closing remarks

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The afternoon of the last day of Eye on Earth included two plenary sessions, and a discussion (for the morning, see this post). The first plenary focused on Remote sensing and location enabling applications: Taner Kodanaz (digitalglobe) technology that looking out to the sky now allow us to look at the Earth from 400 miles. Digital … Continue reading Eye on Earth (Day 3 – Afternoon) Remote sensing, conservation monitoring and closing remarks

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Aarhus convention, citizen science, Conference, environmental GIS, Environmental information, eye on earth, Eye on Earth Summit, GIS, Principle 10, public access to environmental information

Eye on Earth (Day 3 – Afternoon) Remote sensing, conservation monitoring and closing remarks

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The afternoon of the last day of Eye on Earth included two plenary sessions, and a discussion (for the morning, see this post). The first plenary focused on Remote sensing and location enabling applications: Taner Kodanaz (digitalglobe) technology that looking out to the sky now allow us to look at the Earth from 400 miles. Digital … Continue reading Eye on Earth (Day 3 – Afternoon) Remote sensing, conservation monitoring and closing remarks

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Aarhus convention, citizen science, Conference, environmental GIS, Environmental information, eye on earth, Eye on Earth Summit, GIS, Principle 10, public access to environmental information

Eye on Earth (Day 3 – Morning) – Enabling Conditions and access to information, participation & justice

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Building on the themes of Data Demand (on the first day of the summit) and Data Supply (on the second day), the last day of the Eye on Earth Summit explored the enabling conditions that link producers and users of data. Before the first plenary, the World Resource Institute (WRI) launched The Environmental Democracy Index (EDI). Lalanth … Continue reading Eye on Earth (Day 3 – Morning) – Enabling Conditions and access to information, participation & justice

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Eye on Earth (Day 3 – Morning) – Enabling Conditions and access to information, participation & justice

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Building on the themes of Data Demand (on the first day of the summit) and Data Supply (on the second day), the last day of the Eye on Earth Summit explored the enabling conditions that link producers and users of data. Before the first plenary, the World Resource Institute (WRI) launched The Environmental Democracy Index (EDI). Lalanth … Continue reading Eye on Earth (Day 3 – Morning) – Enabling Conditions and access to information, participation & justice

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Aarhus convention, citizen science, Conference, environmental GIS, Environmental information, eye on earth, Eye on Earth Summit, Principle 10, public access to environmental information

UCL Fossil Fuel Divestment debate

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UCL organised a debate about fossil fuel divestment, with 7 knowledgeable speakers (all professors), raising argument for an against the suggestion that UCL should divest from fossil fuels and sell its £21million invested in the industry. In the room and on the panel there were more people who supported the motion than those who opposed it. … Continue reading UCL Fossil Fuel Divestment debate

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climate change, Concepts, Earth Summit, Environmental information, fossil free UCL, fossil fuel, Keep it in the ground, Misc, Principle 10

Wilson Center talk – Environmental Information: The Roles of Experts and the Public

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On 29th April, I gave a talk in the Wilson Center in Washington DC on ‘Environmental Information – the Roles of Experts and the Public‘. The event was organised by Lea Shanley, who is heading the ‘Commons Lab‘ initiative of the center, and Dr Jay Benforado, from the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) provided a […]

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Aarhus convention, citizen science, Environmental information, GIS, Papers, Principle 10, public access to environmental information

Wilson Center talk – Environmental Information: The Roles of Experts and the Public

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On 29th April, I gave a talk in the Wilson Center in Washington DC on ‘Environmental Information – the Roles of Experts and the Public‘. The event was organised by Lea Shanley, who is heading the ‘Commons Lab‘ initiative of the center, and Dr Jay Benforado, from the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) provided a […]

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Aarhus convention, citizen science, Environmental information, GIS, Papers, Principle 10, public access to environmental information

Wilson Center talk – Environmental Information: The Roles of Experts and the Public

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On 29th April, I gave a talk in the Wilson Center in Washington DC on ‘Environmental Information – the Roles of Experts and the Public‘. The event was organised by Lea Shanley, who is heading the ‘Commons Lab‘ initiative of the center, and Dr Jay Benforado, from the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) provided a […]

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Aarhus convention, citizen science, Environmental information, GIS, Papers, Principle 10, public access to environmental information

Reflections on Eye on Earth summit (2): the 3 eras of public access to environmental information

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As noted  in the previous post, which focused on the linkage between GIS and Environmental Information Systems,  the Eye on Earth Summit took place in Abu Dhabi on the 12 to 15 December 2011, and focused on ‘the crucial importance of environmental and societal information and networking to decision-making’.  Throughout the summit, two aspects of […]

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Aarhus convention, Conference, Earth Summit, Environmental information, environmental information systems, Extreme Citizen Science, Principle 10, public access to environmental information, VGI, Web 2.0