Posts tagged with 'participatory action research'
How Citizen Science Is Cooling Neighborhoods in Mexico
How Citizen Science Is Cooling Neighborhoods in Mexico
“The heat is terrible,” said Nadia, describing life in her hometown of Hermosillo, Mexico. “To get to work, we’re forced to take the bus because if you walk, you dehydrate. It’s impossible to walk.” Scorching temperatures affect more than just ...
Separate But Equal: A Winning Policy for Women in Transit?
Separate But Equal: A Winning Policy for Women in Transit?
Women in cities all over the world bear the burden of constantly having to strategize in order to remain safe, comfortable and secure in the face of sexual harassment by men on overcrowded public transport. Depending on their profession, geography and ...
The Future of Sustainable Urban Mobility: Make the Poor A Priority
The Future of Sustainable Urban Mobility: Make the Poor A Priority
This post is part of a series analyzing the solutions highlighted in the report and toolkit, “Megacities on the Move.” The report, written by Forum for the Future in partnership with FIA Foundation, Vodafone, and EMBARQ, offers six sustainable mobility ...
Participatory Research as Path to Equitable Transportation
Participatory Research as Path to Equitable Transportation
One asset of urban communities is that there are a lot of people living in them, which means plenty of opportunities to garner input from diverse people for research purposes. There’s a method for this kind of qualitative and quantitative ...
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