GIS Analysis of Natural Resources and (Potential) Ethnic Conflict in northern Kosova

Author: Ard Morina Sources Used: DIVA-GIS. Serbia: Elevation Spatial Data. http://www.diva-gis.org/datadown DIVA-GIS. Kosovo: Administrative Areas. http://www.diva-gis.org/datadown www.earthexplorer.usgs.gov Geofabrik. OpenStreetMap data. http://download.geofabrik.de/europe/kosovo.html Kosovo Agency of Statistics. Data based on 2011 Census. http://esk.rks-gov.net/rekos2011/?cid=2,93 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. http://www.icr.ethz.ch/data/other/greg U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Geological Survey.

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GIS Analysis of Natural Resources and (Potential) Ethnic Conflict in northern Kosova

Published on May 22, 2013

Ard Morina

This is part of a GIS project presented at the New School Program for International Affairs. The study uses GIS tools to identify patterns which highlight the nexus between ethnic tensions, political arrangements and natural resources in Kosova. Results show that natural resources (namely water and minerals) are already posed to unequal distribution between ethnic groups, which is likely to lead to a greater level of horizontal inequality – a common cause of conflict. It should be noted that this is by no means conclusive in what it shows, however, it points to the need for a greater examination of what it could lead to if not carefully approached.

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