by Hannah Melville-Rea | Jul 22, 2020 | Air quality, Policy, Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
This article originally appeared on the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness website. A slew of emerging research papers linking air pollution with exacerbated COVID-19 symptoms has brought new attention to air quality. However, air pollution should be a major...
by Angel Hsu | Jan 15, 2020 | Climate, Featured
Next week, Jan. 21-24, world leaders will meet in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, which is themed “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World.” This marks the first time that the annual convening has chosen to focus on...
by Amy Weinfurter | Dec 3, 2018 | Big Data, Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Across cities worldwide, poorer neighborhoods take on a disproportionate share of environmental burdens, according to a first-of-its-kind research tool. The Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) finds that even in cities with...
by Angel Hsu | May 27, 2013 | China
This post originally appeared on The Atlantic. Government officials say it’s been caused by statistical inaccuracies and climate change. But is that the whole story? By Angel Hsu and William Miao As recently as 20 years ago, there were an estimated 50,000...
