How are forests becoming digital environments? The Smart Forests project investigates the social-political impacts of technologies that are increasingly used to monitor and govern forest environments. Funded by the European Research Council.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of new Smart Forests research associates Danilo Urzedo, Michelle Westerlaken, and Max Ritts, as well as research assistant Trishant Simlai. Learn more about their research areas on our People page.
This Big Data & Society commentary published in February 2020 provides a conceptual overview of the Smart Forests project.
The Smart Forests project is hiring 3 Postdoctoral Research Associates. The positions are each 3.5 years in duration. Researchers will be based in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. Applications were due 11 October 2020. We will announce news of our expanding research group soon.