João Pedro Figueira Amorim Parga
First Name:
João Pedro
Last Name:
Figueira Amorim Parga
Email :
joao.parga@mail.utoronto.ca
Title:
PhD Student (he/him)
Phone :
437-518-0656
Office Location :
Sidney Smith Hall, Room 608, 100 Saint George St. Toronto, ON
Biography :
My passion is to use quantitative analysis, spatial modeling, and Geographic Information Systems to help cities build just transportation systems, addressing distributive justice and equity issues in urban areas.
Publications
- Accessibility, perceptions, and self-rated health in the suburbs: Evidence from Scarborough, Canada. with S. Farber et al., 2023‐Ongoing.
- Racial and Income Inequalities in Accessibility to Health in Brazilian Cities, with R. Pereira et al., 2022‐Ongoing.
- Urban Form and Sustainable Mobility, with R. Pereira et al., 2021‐Ongoing.
Education:
PhD Student in Human Geography, University of Toronto
M.Sc. in Economics, Federal University of Minas Gerais
B.A. in Economics, Federal University of Minas Gerais
People Type:
Research Area:
Areas of Interest:
Transportation, Accessibility, Mobility, Equity, Justice
Supervisor
Steven Farber and Christopher Higgins
Cohort
2022-2023
