The Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) is a first-of-its-kind tool that leverages high-resolution, large-scale data to reveal how cities perform at the intersection of environment and social equity.
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![Data-driven approaches to measuring social equity and resilience](https://datadrivenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-Blog-Banner-1-1080x675.png)
Data-driven approaches to measuring social equity and resilience
This blog was written by Chester Ling, a DDL Student Research Assistant and undergraduate student in Environmental Earth Systems Science at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. When I first came across the concept of measuring equity and resilience, I...
![The mental health consequences of governmental failures in the provision of clean water](https://datadrivenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bruno-guerrero-evpljdiAXFo-unsplash-1080x675.jpg)
The mental health consequences of governmental failures in the provision of clean water
This blog was written by Tuviere Onookome-Okome, a researcher in epidemiology at DDL and the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness.
![From the Red Dot to Tar Heel Nation: Exploring Data, Urbanization, and Climate Change Around the Globe](https://datadrivenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blog-Banner-1080x675.png)
From the Red Dot to Tar Heel Nation: Exploring Data, Urbanization, and Climate Change Around the Globe
This blog was written by Chester Ling, a Nanyang Technological University student joining DDL this summer and fall as a student researcher. Blogging has been a longstanding aspiration of mine, since it serves as a platform to hone my storytelling skills and connect...
![Not all tree canopy is created equally](https://datadrivenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/unnamed-2.png)
Not all tree canopy is created equally
This blog was written by Tuviere Onookome-Okome, a researcher at DDL and the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness. Trees are a vital part of any community. Benefits from trees include the ability to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the...
![Global cities still facing challenges in environmental performance and equity: The Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index update.](https://datadrivenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/pedro-lastra-Nyvq2juw4_o-unsplash-1080x675.jpg)
Global cities still facing challenges in environmental performance and equity: The Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index update.
We have updated the Urban and Environment Social Inclusion Index (UESI), the first and only spatially-explicit index measuring cities’ environmental performance, equity, and progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 11, which charges urban areas to be sustainable...
![DDL Receives Grant to Continue Research on the UESI and NZT HERO](https://datadrivenlab.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/andreas-wernicke-Vh-ht8rz_Ms-unsplash-1080x675.jpg)
DDL Receives Grant to Continue Research on the UESI and NZT HERO
The Data-Driven EnviroLab has been awarded two grants to continue work on two groundbreaking research projects: the Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) and Net Zero HERO: High-Performance Extraction and Retrieval Operation (NZT HERO). Both projects...