On the other hand, constitutional disputes focus on constitutionally guaranteed rights. This study is concerned with distributional disputes in a highly developed context. These disputes are of an 'environmental' nature, which refers to the environmental change caused by human activities. As Libiszewski clarifies, environmental change induced by human impact does not simply mean any interaction between humans and their environment. Rather, it means a destabilizing interference in the ecosystem's equilibrium.
Disputes then stem from the modification and degradation of human living conditions.
The term 'resolution' in this context implies the attempt to resolve the underlying causes of a dispute in order to not only solve an existing dispute but also to eliminate the potential for future disputes. This requires the consideration of structural elements in the dispute resolution process. Geographic Information Systems GIS is a broadly defined term. The term was coined by the Canadian Ministry of Energy, Mines and Resources in 1962. The system offers a flexible framework in which diverse file types and data sources can be combined.