Text Network Analysis-Based Decision Framework

The researchers used a co-creative, narrative-based approach in Lusaka, Zambia, combining natural language processing (NLP) and text network analysis (TNA) to integrate residents' experiences from informal settlements into flood-risk maps. This process, facilitated through 'learning labs' with stakeholders, aimed to address gaps in disaster risk management and social vulnerability. The primary finding was a critical need for local government to be more adaptive and inclusive of community voices in decision-making. The authors argue this framework provides a dynamic way to enhance stakeholder engagement and tailor resilience-building measures.

• The researchers integrated community-based narratives from residents of informal settlements in Lusaka using natural language processing (NLP) and text network analysis (TNA) to refine flood maps originally based on global rainfall and global information system (GIS) datasets.
• Stakeholder 'learning labs' focused on unplanned settlements in Lusaka identified the most urgent priority as the need for local government to increase inclusivity and adaptivity by better representing community voices in decision-making.
• The authors assert that this narrative-based approach facilitates the discussion of social vulnerability to climate change and floods, offering a method for the swift evaluation of needs and the creation of tailored resilience measures.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2025). Text Network Analysis-Based Decision Framework. https://www.sei.org/publications/text-network-analysis-based-decision-framework/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Text Network Analysis-Based Decision Framework. 2025. https://www.sei.org/publications/text-network-analysis-based-decision-framework/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2025text, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Text Network Analysis-Based Decision Framework}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/text-network-analysis-based-decision-framework/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }