People & Culture
In Sri Lanka, researchers are examining how big data gleaned from mobile phone networks provides insight into everything from traffic patterns to population density and could help countries meet their sustainable development goals. Part of an ongoing series of stories about innovative projects in the developing world, a partnership between the International Development Research Centre and Canadian Geographic.
Visit the Charting Change website to read “Sustainable development’s big data revolution”.
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As geotracking technology on our smartphones becomes ever more sophisticated, we’re just beginning to grasps its capabilities (and possible pitfalls)
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The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
People & Culture
In the April issue of Canadian Geographic I wrote about Stratford, Ont.'s three decade struggle to repurpose the giant, neglected railway…
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The new movement building flourishing tourism hubs across Canada – one sustainable example at a time
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