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Jamon Van Den Hoek

Jamon Van Den Hoek is an associate professor of geography at Oregon State University and the director of Conflict Ecology.

Mapping Destruction—A Conversation with Jamon Van Den Hoek of Conflict Ecology — Residents work to add paving stones around a small shop amid widespread destruction in the Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Gaza, on January 20, 2026. Anas Zeyad Fteha/Anadolu via Getty Images

Mapping Destruction—A Conversation with Jamon Van Den Hoek of Conflict Ecology

Changing scales of conflict and advances in satellite imagery are reshaping how damage is assessed.

Jamon Van Den Hoek, Deen Sharp • 13 min read