The response to climate and environmental challenges is as much a social question as a physical one. How can we as individuals, organisations and societies make effective decisions to address our environmental impacts? How can we make sustainability a foundation of all that we do?
Our research looks at the use of social and environmental data to analyse and support decisions on all levels.
Current DSI activity
Dr Joshua Loftus
Assistant Professor - Department of Statistics
I am interested in statistical and mathematical theory to support applications in the regulation, explanation, and control of machine learning and AI systems, especially in order to reduce social or environmental harms of the proliferation of such systems.
Disaggregated Interventions to Reduce Inequality (2021)
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Related LSE research
The strong research community at the London School of Economics also takes an interest in this research theme. As the cornerstone of data science at LSE, the DSI acts as a nexus for research and learning, working alongside other Departments and Institutes across the School.
The Grantham Institute was founded in 2008 with the vision of a world in which climate change and other global environmental challenges are managed effectively to promote prosperity and well-being.
LSE Cities carries out interdisciplinary research into how cities can be designed and managed to be more open, promote social inclusion, reduce environmental impact and be governed more effectively.