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Up to $100 Million Up in Smoke with Further Losses Downwind

David Mansfield

Feb 18
9 min

Up to $100 Million Up in Smoke with Further Losses Downwind

Up to $100 Million Up in Smoke with Further Losses Downwind. The Economic Effects of the fire at Islam Qala

David Mansfield, Alex Soderholm & Nick Thomson

Nov 26, 2020
16 min

The New Dealer on the Block

Researching the Rise of Afghan Methamphetamine and its Penetration of International Markets The use of largescale quantitative surveys fo...

Alison Hall

Nov 18, 2020
1 min

It's World GIS Day

When was the last time you used a map to get somewhere or learn about a place? Google Maps has changed how we all interact with geography...

Using Spatial Data Science in the Real World

Alison Hall

Oct 19, 2020
4 min

Using Spatial Data Science in the Real World

We recently joined Esri UK to take a deep dive into the technical side of our work. Our team demonstrated the tools and techniques we us...

Alison Hall

Oct 16, 2020
1 min

It's International Food Day

Many unintended consequences of Covid-19 have been around food and the lack of it. Rising food insecurity in both developed and developin...

Alison Hall

Sep 29, 2020
1 min

Going the extra mile (or 5)

Bringing the London Marathon to the Surrey Hills. Our MD Richard Brittan has worked on projects to help improve the lives of the people o...

Richard Brittan

Sep 23, 2020
1 min

Catapults, Pickups and Tankers

Catapults, Pickups and Tankers: Cross-Border Production and Trade and How It Shapes the Political economy of the borderland of Nimroz.

Richard Brittan

Aug 26, 2020
2 min

Parwan Floods Explained

Explaining the facts behind the devastating floods in Parwan provice, Afghanistan in August 2020.

David Mansfield

Jul 27, 2020
2 min

When the water runs dry

In 2001, following the fall of the Taliban, people started encroaching upon the deserts of south west Afghanistan.

David Mansfield

Jul 8, 2020
6 min

Mules, Pick-ups and Container Traffic

Cross-Border Production and Trade and the Shaping of the Political Economy of Nangarhar

Richard Brittan

Jun 2, 2020
2 min

In Plain Sight

The use of satellite imagery to analyse and monitor extractive activities in Afghanistan

Richard Brittan

May 13, 2020
2 min

When salt and water mix

Illegal mining in Afghanistan prevented not by law enforcement but by flooding.

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