 
        Luis Abdon Cifuentes
email lac@uc.cl
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Environmental Management and Policy Environmental Politics Environmental Risk Analysis Project EvaluationKeywords from publications:
Air Pollution Ecological Study Middle-income Countries Mortality Rates Pm2 5 Risk Perception Ver más...Profile
                        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 | 
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| 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 | https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872020001101652 | 
| 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 | 
| Earthquake and tsunami preparedness between residents and tourists in coastal communities | 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2024.100343 | 
| Household preparedness for multi-natural hazards in coastal communities | 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104584 | 
| Goodbye Plastic Bags? Lessons from the Shopping Plastic Bag Ban in Chile | 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3390/su16093690 | 
| Economic and environmental implications of policy instruments for the circular economy: A case study for postconsumer polyethylene film recycling in Europe | 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107519 | 
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