Data Science and Human-Environment Systems

By Steven M. Manson

Transformation of the Earth's social and ecological systems is occurring at a rate and magnitude unparalleled in human experience. Data science is a revolutionary new way to understand human-environment relationships at the heart of pressing challenges like climate change and sustainable development. However, data science faces serious shortcomings when it comes to human-environment research. There are challenges with social and environmental data, the methods that manipulate and analyze the information, and the theory underlying the data science itself; as well as significant legal, ethical and policy concerns. This timely book offers a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible account of the promise and problems of this work in terms of data, methods, theory, and policy. It demonstrates the need for data scientists to work with human-environment scholars to tackle pressing real-world problems, making it ideal for researchers and graduate students in Earth and environmental science, data science and the environmental social sciences.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108486282
• ISBN13: 9781108486286
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"