Sustainable Development Doctoral Society
at Columbia University in the City of New York
February 18, 2011 Health & Infectious Disease
Project by Nicole Ngo: In the planetary boundary layer (PBL) (loosely defined as the layer < 1 km above the surface), pollutants travel smaller distances and have shorter residence times relative to those in the upper troposphere. As a result, understanding…
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February 18, 2011 Health & Infectious Disease
Project by Nicole Ngo: There are few large urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but the cities in SSA are rapidly expanding. As such, there is increasing concern over urban planning and coping with a growing urban population, including mitigating…
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February 18, 2011 Health & Infectious Disease
Project by Nicole Ngo: There is concern over the public health issues concerning black carbon (BC), a species of particulate matter. One major source of BC in urban areas is vehicles that use diesel, such as trucks or buses. To…
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August 11, 2010 Global Demographic Change, Health & Infectious Disease, Research
McCord, Gordon C., Dalton Conley and Jeffrey D. Sachs. “Improving Empirical Estimation of Demographic Drivers: Fertility, Child Mortality & Malaria Ecology.” Social Science Research Network Working Paper. July 2010.