A team of students, led by Nicholas School professor David Gill and Masters student Sameer Swarup, will develop the first global coastal social-environmental atlas: a high-resolution, interactive data platform that provides social, economic, demographic, and environmental data relevant to climate and ocean science and conservation. Students will synthesize spatial and other data from multiple global datasets on social-ecological conditions and climate vulnerability across the world’s coasts, gaining experience in spatial analysis (Python, R, GIS), backend development (SQL, Cloud-based technologies), front-end development (Java/Javascript and UI/UX) and database management and development. Students will also have an opportunity to engage with a global network of researchers, and representatives from NGOs (World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society etc.) and other organizations from around the world. This work will help bridge crucial data gaps on conditions in socioeconomically disadvantaged and climate vulnerable coastal areas and assist policymakers with implementing policies that significantly improve climate resilience, ecosystem health, and human well-being globally.
Project Leads: David Gill and Sameer Swarup
