(Photo credit https://bestpicko.com/) The combination of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with the drone industry has created new opportunities that, due to cost and technical limitations, would have never been possible in the past. Drones have put aerial views at the disposal of experts in a variety of areas, dramatically enhancing their perspective. Everyone, from … [Read more...] about Environmental and social drones, assemble! Analyzing project impacts and risks
David Baringo
David Baringo es Doctor en Sociología y postgrados en Planificación Territorial y Ambiental y en Investigación Social Aplicada. Es Especialista Social en la Unidad de Salvaguardias Ambientales y Sociales del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Antes de unirse al BID, fue primero profesor e investigador en la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Zaragoza y, a continuación, fue Especialista Social Senior para la firma IDOM donde trabajó para múltiples proyectos de ingeniería y consultoría financiados por el Banco Mundial, Banco Asiático de Desarrollo, Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica, la Comisión Europea o el propio BID.
Carnival, social capital, and better response to disaster risk
Every year before Lent, Carnival takes place—sadly for no more than just a few days. During the previous twelve months, communities self-organize to make sure that everything will work out perfectly. What we see as a show is the tip of the iceberg of an admirable collective effort towards a common goal. The schools of samba in Sao Paulo and the comparsas in Barranquilla and … [Read more...] about Carnival, social capital, and better response to disaster risk
An essential script for environmental and social impact assessments
When I was young I wanted to be a movie scriptwriter. I ended up being just a sociologist, but I still remember something I read back then about how a good script sequence should look like. For example, in the classic “boy meets girl” plot, first the central characters are presented, then they meet; then something happens to them –they may fight and later reconcile, or … [Read more...] about An essential script for environmental and social impact assessments