EiJ Global Record: Eastern North Carolina, USA
The eastern Piedmont and southeastern lowlands of North Carolina are the “birthplace” of the environmental justice movement (EJ) in the United States.
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.
Establishing a initiative: a summary of results in El Vado.
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.
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
Tactic urbanism intervention on El Vado
This past September 2019, Llactalab—an urban studies research group at University of Cuenca—proposed a tactical urbanism intervention with the aim of reducing pedestrians’ mobility risks in the str
Transitional Bunun slate stone house, it is indoor construction and discrip Bunun house setting and culture.