Understanding water disputes in Chile with text and data mining tools |
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| Authors: | Mauricio Herrera Cristian Candia Diego Rivera Douglas Aitken Daniel Brieba Camila Boettiger |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centro de Investigación en Sustentabilidad y Gestión Estratégica de Recursos, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile;2. Collective Learning Group, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Network Science Institute &3. Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA;4. Centro de Investigación en Complejidad Social, Facultad de Gobierno, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile;5. Department of Water Resources, Laboratory of Comparative Policy in Water Resources Management, University of Concepción, Chillán, Chile;6. Escuela de Gobierno, Universidad Adolfo Iba?ez, Santiago de Chile, Chile;7. Centro de Justicia Constitucional, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis article provides a multidimensional study based on data and text mining of prosecuted disputes on water rights in Chile, and an analysis of the state’s capacity, particularly of the institutions related to water regulation. This study shows not only a substantial increase of legal disputes regarding water rights over the years (1981–2014), but also clear patterns in the geographic location of these conflicts, as well as in the types of legal actions, arguments and strategies used in their pursuit. Through a topic analysis, we find a growing diversification over time of the subjects contained in the legal claims, suggesting an increase in structure and complexity. |
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| Keywords: | Text mining network theory geographic analysis data mining Chile |
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