Table 1.
Types of conflict events, temporal lag, and articles focusing on these types of events. Source for the typology (25): own additions marked with a.
Type | Examples | Temporal lag | Relevant articles |
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Kinetic activitya | Movement of troopsa, movement of weaponrya, trenchesa, landminesa, road blocksa | Immediate | (31) |
Structural damage | Damaged or destroyed infrastructure (e.g. buildings, bridges), burned buildings, damaged electrical supplya | Immediate | (31–45); using nighttime light as proxy: (46–51) |
Environmental damage | Oil spills, fires | Immediate | (32); using nighttime light as proxy: (46) |
Environmental damage | Burned forests, burned oil wells | Short-term | (33) |
Displacement | Movement of populations, informal settlements | Mid-term | (32, 52–62); using nighttime light as proxy: (63) |
Decrease in economic activitya | Decrease in oil explorationa, decrease in tourisma | Mid-term | Using nighttime light as proxy: (51) |