This research program seeks to combine remote sensing and social science methods to study energy development, energy use and to inform energy policy.
Remote sensing provides a capability that generates more detailed, geo-located data in areas of the world where data are often difficult to obtain. Moreover, this data platform can also facilitate the disaggregation of country-level data where data are well-known and well measured, in order to support research that provides a more nuanced view of phenomena at a local level. Social science methods and techniques, combined with remote sensing data, will be used to address questions about how energy use and energy development impact society and communities at a local level.