Joshua Moses
JoshuaI teach anthropology and environmental studies at Haveford College, just outside of Philly. Currently, I'm holed up in a cabin in the Adirondacks in upstate New York with several family members, including my spouse and 4 year old daughter and 3 dogs. I started working on disasters by accident, when one day in 2001 I was walking to class at NYU and saw the World Trade Center buildings on flames. I have known Kim for a few year and I contacted her to connect with folks around Covid-19 and its imacts.
I'm particularly intersted in issues of communal grief, mourning, and bereavement. Also, I'm interested in the religious response to Covid-19.
Disrupting air pollution in El Vado - Cuenca, Ecuador
This essay depicts the air pollution study case of El Vado neighborhood located in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador.
El Vado air pollution monitoring results
After a month of monitoring, it has been determined that concentrations of PM10 and sedimentable particles exceeded Ecuadorian and international standards.
Air pollution monitoring in El Vado
We used two particulate matter (PM) monitoring networks, while sharing with neighbors the chemical components of PM and its impacts on health.
Citizen science to El Vado community
In connection with other research groups at the university, we got in touch with neighbors of El Vado in order to discuss what they thought of the urban intervention and in an attempt to include ci
A few weeks after the tactic urbanism intervention, the results began to be notorious. Population felt safer with the implementation of secure paths and colors, which increased pedestrian space.