Projects
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Personnel
Project Leadership
Parker VanValkenburgh, Ph.D. – Director
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Brown University
Researchers at Brown page – https://vivo.brown.edu/display/pvanvalk
Academia.edu page - https://brown.academia.edu/ParkerVanValkenburgh
Lic. Daniela Zevallos Castañeda – Co-Director, 2015-16 Field Seasons
Independent Scholar
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Publications
Links to publications
Kelloway, Sarah J., VanValkenburgh, Parker, Iñañez, Javier G., Dussubieux, Laure, Quilter, Jeffrey, Glascock, Michael D. Identifying New World majolica from 16th–18th Century sites on Peru's north coast. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports/Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 2018; 17 : 311-324.
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Project Map
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The PAZC's archaeological survey registered a significant reduction in the number of sites and total settled area in the lower Zaña valley following 1570 CE.
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Proyecto Arqueológico Zaña Colonial
Project Description
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Brazilian Agricultural Intensification
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Child Lead Poisoning
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Northern Cities 1900-1930
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Philadelphia 1850-1900
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1880 Maps: 39 Cities
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1930-1940 City Maps
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South Africa Segregation
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South Africa Migration Project
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Night Lights
Measurements of economic growth often fall short for developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, and are rarely calculated at all for cities throughout the world. In a new working paper, three Brown University economists suggest a way to improve GDP estimates for such areas by using images of nighttime lights as seen from outer space.
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Test Project 2
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Test Project 1
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Links to China Data Sets
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LTDB - Following Neighborhoods over Time
The Longitudinal Tract Data Base estimates population characteristics for constant small areas from 1970 through 2010, based on census tract boundaries in 2010. These data can also be viewed in a web-based map or downloaded.
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Urban Transformation in South Africa
With support from the National Science Foundation (grant #0527667) in the US, Patrick Heller (the principal investigator) and other researchers at Brown University as well as in South Africa have been examining urban transformation in South African cities since the end of apartheid. This research uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to map spatial changes in infrastructure and demographics.
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Rio/São Paulo Project
The Rio/São Paulo Project is one component of research on Brazil being conducted by Brown social scientists. It is a study of spatial inequalities in two major Brazilian cities in 2000 and 2010, led by sociologist John Logan in collaboration with colleagues in Brazil and Paris.
Data sets at the scale of Setores Censitarios and Areas de Ponderacao will be available soon for download from this site, along with shape files and a web-based GIS map system to visualize these data.