Search Results - "Hofflinger, Álvaro"

Participation in a programme for assisted replacement of wood-burning stoves in Chile: The role of sociodemographic factors, evaluation of air quality and risk perception by Boso, Àlex, Oltra, Christian, Hofflinger, Álvaro

“…Temuco and Padre Las Casas are two of the most polluted cities in southern Chile; around 90% of the particulate matter emissions are produced by wood-burning…”
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The Home Halo Effect: how Air Quality Perception is Influenced by Place Attachment by Hofflinger, Álvaro, Boso, Àlex, Oltra, Christian

“…Studies on air pollution suggest that individuals perceive their neighborhoods as less polluted than their cities, termed the "halo effect." This effect is…”
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Out of sight, out of mind: participatory sensing for monitoring indoor air quality by Boso, Àlex, Álvarez, Boris, Oltra, Christian, Garrido, Jaime, Muñoz, Carlos, Hofflinger, Álvaro

“…In southern Chile, epidemiological studies have linked high levels of air pollution produced by the use of wood-burning stoves with the incidence of numerous…”
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Another one breathes the dust. The relation between severe air pollution episodes and school attendance in southern Chile by Hofflinger, Álvaro, Boso, Àlex

“…The intermediate-sized cities of southern Chile experience days of high pollution levels every winter due to the use of wood-burning stoves. Several studies…”
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Do Large-Scale Forestry Companies Generate Prosperity in Indigenous Communities? The Socioeconomic Impacts of Tree Plantations in Southern Chile by Hofflinger, Alvaro, Nahuelpan, Hector, Boso, Àlex, Millalen, Pablo

“…Since the 1980s, forest plantations have expanded globally in response to commercial demand for wood products. Research has focused mainly on the economic and…”
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Expanding Exotic Forest Plantations and Declining Rural Populations in La Araucanía, Chile by Carte, Lindsey, Hofflinger, Álvaro, Polk, Molly H.

“…Chile has embraced the expansion of monoculture forest plantations of exotic Monterey pine and eucalyptus as part of its development strategy. While forestry…”
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Who buys certified firewood? Individual determinants of clean fuel adoption for promoting the sustainable energy transition in southern Chile by Álvarez, Boris, Boso, Àlex, Rodríguez, Ignacio, Hofflinger, Álvaro, Vallejos-Romero, Arturo

“…Background Temuco and Padre Las Casas, Chile, have severe problems of air pollution due to the extensive use of firewood for heating. The local authorities…”
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Why do we misperceive air pollution? A scoping review of key judgmental biases by Boso, Àlex, Oltra, Christian, Álvarez, Boris, Garrido, Jaime, Hofflinger, Álvaro, Gálvez-García, Germán

“…Air pollution stands as a primary environmental factor influencing mortality globally. Despite its significance, individuals frequently struggle to assess the…”
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Narratives of resistance to technological change: Drawing lessons for urban energy transitions in southern Chile by Boso, Àlex, Garrido, Jaime, Álvarez, Boris, Oltra, Christian, Hofflinger, Álvaro, Gálvez, Germán

“…•Air pollution is a major environmental risk in urban southern Chile.•Semi-structured interviews and news analysis were combined to explore narratives.•Early…”
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Public support for wood smoke mitigation policies in south-central Chile by Boso, Àlex, Hofflinger, Alvaro Q., Oltra, Christian, Alvarez, Boris, Garrido, Jaime

“…This study analyzes the role of the affect heuristic, risk perceptions, and air quality and sociodemographic factors in the support for policies to control…”
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Covid-19 and indigenous peoples in Chile: Vulnerability to contagion and mortality by Millalen, Pablo, Nahuelpan, Hector, Hofflinger, Alvaro, Martinez, Edgars

“…This research investigates whether Indigenous Populations are disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and deaths in Chile. To answer this question,…”
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No Country for Old Men. Assessing Socio-Spatial Relationships Between Air Quality Perceptions and Exposures in Southern Chile by Boso, Àlex, Martínez, Aner, Somos, Marcelo, Álvarez, Boris, Avedaño, Constanza, Hofflinger, Álvaro

“…An extensive body of research has been noted that many socially deprived communities tend to live in areas characterized by higher levels of outdoor air…”
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Missing children: how Chilean schools evaded accountability by having low-performing students miss high-stakes tests by Hofflinger, Alvaro, von Hippel, Paul T.

“…High-stakes testing pressures schools to raise test scores, but schools respond to pressure in different ways. Some responses produce real, broad increases in…”
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Examining Patterns of Air Quality Perception: A Cluster Analysis for Southern Chilean Cities by Boso, Àlex, Álvarez, Boris, Oltra, Christian, Hofflinger, Álvaro, Vallejos-Romero, Arturo, Garrido, Jaime

“…Various medium-sized cities in southern Chile are saturated by air pollution caused by woodsmoke. In this study, we developed a segmentation model to assess…”
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Producción científica en Chile: las limitaciones del uso de indicadores de desempeño para evaluar las universidades públicas by Quezada-Hofflinger, Álvaro, Vallejos-Romero, Arturo

“…El año 2015 las 25 universidades del Consejo de Rectores (CRUCH) recibieron $15.3 millones de dólares como incentivo, dinero que estuvo supeditado a la…”
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The data revolution comes to higher education: identifying students at risk of dropout in Chile by Von Hippel, Paul T., Hofflinger, Alvaro

“…Enrolment in higher education has risen dramatically in Latin America, especially in Chile. Yet graduation and persistence rates remain low. One way to improve…”
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School choice and parents’ preferences for school attributes in Chile by Hofflinger, Alvaro, Gelber, Denisse, Tellez Cañas, Santiago

“…A key assumption of school choice and competition policies is that parents’ most important (if not only) priority when choosing a school is its quality…”
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Does Achievement Rise Fastest with School Choice, School Resources, or Family Resources? Chile from 2002 to 2013 by Hofflinger, Alvaro, von Hippel, Paul T.

“…Debates in education policy draw on different theories about how to raise children’s achievement. The school competition theory holds that achievement rises…”
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Energy poverty influences urban outdoor air pollution levels during COVID-19 lockdown in south-central Chile by Martinez-Soto, Aner, Avendaño Vera, Constanza C., Boso, Alex, Hofflinger, Alvaro, Shupler, Matthew

“…The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on ambient air pollution levels in urban south-central Chile, where outdoor air pollution primarily originates indoors from…”
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Are the school choices of indigenous students affected by discrimination? Evidence from Chile by Hofflinger, Alvaro, Villalobos, Cristóbal, Cárdenas, Loreto, Treviño, Ernesto

“…A common criticisms of school choice programs is that, instead of improving student achievement, they would increase school segregation. Parents may use…”
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