Data Dialogue
Thursday, September 22, 2016, 10:00am, Gross 330
Angel Hsu (Yale-NUS College)
Tackling Transparency: Third-Wave Data for Environmental Policy

Abstract:

When it comes to our most pressing environmental challenges, much of the data needed to take effective action are missing. Where data exist, they are often incomplete, erratic or untrustworthy. Even if accurate, data may be based at a resolution or scale inapplicable to the policy question at hand. The flood of information poses new problems of its own, often creating more noise than clear signals. This presentation will discuss the application of what I dub “third-wave data” approaches that utilize novel data approaches, including big data (e.g., satellite data) as well as bottom-up methods (e.g., citizen science) to address knowledge and information gaps in environmental policy. I will present examples from my current work, from utilizing big data methods to lend transparency to global climate actions from cities and businesses, to the specific case how third-wave data can be applied within China.

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