Luis Abdon Cifuentes

lac@uc.cl

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Environmental Management and Policy Environmental Politics Environmental Risk Analysis Project Evaluation

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Air Pollution Ecological Study Middle-income Countries Mortality Rates Pm2 5 Risk Perception Ver más...

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Luis Abdón Cifuentes es ingeniero civil de la P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Master en Ciencias en Ingeniería Civil y Ph.D en Ingeniería y Políticas Públicas de la Universidad Carnegie Mellon.
Es profesor del Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas. Ha sido profesor adjunto e investigador asociado del Departamento de Ingeniería y Políticas Públicas de Carnegie Mellon. Su labor docente incluye cursos de Gestión Ambiental, Análisis de Riesgo, Economía Ambiental y Evaluación de Proyectos. Ha guiado numerosas tesis de Magíster y Doctorado en esos ámbitos, además de impactos de la contaminación atmosférica y percepción de riesgo. Ha sido consultor de CEPAL, asesor de la “Clean Air Initiative for Latin American Cities” del Banco Mundial, del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo , Autor principal del 3er y 4to. Informe del PICC, y ha participado activamente en la “Integrated Environmental Strategies” de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU.. Ha realizado estudios para CONAMA, CNE, SECTRA y varias empresas privadas. Es miembro de la Sociedad de Análisis de Riesgo, la Air and Waste Management Association, y la International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, entre otras.

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Title	Year	Doi
Human-environmental drivers and impacts of the globally extreme 2017 Chilean fires	2019	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1084-1
Design and implementation of an alternative admission program to engineering: Talent and Inclusion	2018	https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1263291
Chronic exposure to fine particles (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) and mortality: Evidence from Chile	2023	https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000253
The influence of risk awareness and government trust on risk perception and preparedness for natural hazards	2023	https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.14151
The threat of climate change on population health and the urgent need to act	2020
Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against cancer 1st edition: Environment, occupation, and cancer	2023	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2023.102381
Mortality burden and economic loss attributable to cold and heat in Central and South America	2024	https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000335
Short-term exposure to fine particulate pollution and elderly mortality in Chile	2024	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01634-x
Health and Economic Benefits of Complying With the World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines for Particulate Matter in Nine Major Latin American Cities	2024	https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606909

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Dominic Roye
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Pablo Busch
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Lina Madaniyazi
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Samuel Osorio
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Ariadna Feliu
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Magali Hurtado Diaz
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Lizbeth Lopez-Carrillo
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Nicolas Valdes Ortega
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Aurelio Tobias
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Xiao Hui Tai
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Carolina Espina
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