Abstract
Surveying Urban Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia
Track: Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Affairs
Author(s): Patrick Florance, Karen Jacobsen
In an effort to facilitate the development of better quality information on urban internally displaced persons (IDPs) populations in conflict-affected countries, IDMC commissioned a study of three urban locations: Khartoum (Sudan), Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) and Santa Marta (Colombia). The primary objective is to gather reliable data on urban IDP populations to find out more about their social and economic integration and their assistance and projection needs.
A variety of geospatial technologies such as GIS, maps, spatial statistics, remote sensing, virtual globes and GPS were employed to facilitate the operation and management of the urban surveys. The integration of these geospatial technologies proved vital in conducting the surveys and in allowing the information to be used in a meaningful way to researchers.
The project is managed by Dr. Karen Jacobsen of the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC).
Patrick Florance
Tufts University
16 Dearborn Rd.
Somerville , Massachusetts 02144
United States
Phone: 617-627-4235
E-mail: patrick.florance@tufts.edu
Karen Jacobsen
Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
200 Boston Avenue Suite 4800
Medford , Massachusetts 02155
United States
Phone: (617) 627-3423
E-mail: karen.jacobsen@tufts.edu