local knowledge Archives

The politics of planning: assessing the impacts of mining on Sami lands

Journal article / What are the implications of undertaking community-based impact assessment in Sweden, where indigenous rights receive little recognition?

20 January 2017 / About Land use, Participation and Public policy

Equitable Resilience in Local Institutions (ERLI)

Project / This project aimed to fill vital knowledge, policy and practice gaps on how equitable resilience can be secured through local institutions.

2017 - 2018 / About Disaster risk

Amid rapid change, major Arctic study highlights need to prepare for surprises

Feature / Amid rapid change, major Arctic study highlights need to prepare for surprises

25 November 2016 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Ecosystems, Participation and Public policy

Worm-spotting for beginners: a young citizen scientist being shown how to identify earthworms as part of an OPAL survey.

Why do people take part in citizen science?

Feature / This report by SEI for the UK government explores what makes citizens collect and share their data.

23 November 2016 / About Behaviour and choice and Participation

A group of schoolgirls from Quito. Their sign says “more security”.

What would make your city more sustainable?

Feature

7 November 2016 / About Cities

presentation in Chiclayo, Peru. Photo credit: SEI

Building talent and networks: Water projects recruit young South American researchers

Feature

1 September 2016 / About Participation, Planning and modelling and Water resources

SEI to highlight technology uptake, land rights and sanitation at Development Research 2016

Feature

22 August 2016 / About Behaviour and choice, Sanitation and Sustainable Development Goals

A social simulation model produced as part of SEI research in Cameroon

Q&A: Richard Taylor on modelling how real people behave

Feature

13 April 2016 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice and Participation

Many reindeer surround a few poeple in a snowy environment in northern Sweden.

CO-LAND

Project / Contested landscapes: navigating competing claims and cumulative impacts in Northern Sweden (CO-LAND) explores how to manage impacts on reindeer pastures.

2016 - 2018 / About Land use