Tag: research

2019 Urban Research Award: Understanding Open-Air Drug Markets Configuration

By Fatima Blanca Munoz in News, Research Awards

PI: Andrea Beltran-Lizarazo, PhD Student; Department of Sociology This project will explore the development of open-air drug markets in Colombia, where actors in the drug trade exert territorial control over central areas within cities. Specifically, Andrea Beltran Lizarazo will study the case of San Bernardo, in downtown Bogota, to understand what mechanisms benefited drug trade […]

Tags: bogota, columbia, drug markets, drug trade, research, san bernardo

2019 Urban Research Award: The Impact of Tourism on Environmental Sound Levels in Urban and Park Environments

By Fatima Blanca Munoz in News, Research Awards

PI: Erica Walker, MSc, ScD; Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health Co-PI: Richard Primack, PhD; Professor, Department of Biology Sound pollution in urban areas can cause physical and mental health problems which disproportionately affect poor and underserved communities; it can reduce the cultural vitality of outdoor areas; and it can harm wildlife. The investigators […]

Tags: Boston, environment, health, Initiative on Cities, research, School of Public Health, sound