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. 2023 May 29;2(6):pgad181. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad181

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
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)