Marissa Ferrari Ballas Santiago de Chile serves as a model for other large Latin American cities as a result of Chile’s consistent macroeconomic policies and strong economic growth. The city’s metropolitan region accounts for more than 39 percent of Chile’s gross domestic product (GDP). The country’s economic development has linked… read more 

Martin K. Thomen and Shawn Strange Introduction In spring semester 2008, students in CRP 386: Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS) conducted a participatory study of risk and vulnerability associated with flooding in an informal housing settlement in Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic. The course was part of a new research… read more 

Suzanne Russo, Mariana Montoya and Monica Bosquez Community-university partnerships for environmental justice are becoming increasingly prominent in many American cities in which universities and low-income communities have historically experienced a contentious relationship. This article focuses upon a specific university-community partnership that drew on the perceptions of elementary school students to… read more