In a recent study and paper published in Nature Human Behaviour, a team lead by Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) profesor, Siqi Zheng, revealed that higher levels of pollution are associated with a decrease in people’s happiness levels.
Learn more about the study in Helen Knight's MIT News piece here - http://bit.ly/siqiMitNews
Read the journal article, here - http://bit.ly/natureAirPollutionZheng
Interested in exploring more links between urban development, environmental sustainability, and human welfare? This Spring, Zheng is offering '11.S940/ 11.S197 – Economic Analysis Urban Development and Environmental Sustainability,' which will help students develop quantitative analysis and causal inference skills for understanding and addressing current urban environmental challenges. Learn more here - http://bit.ly/zhengDuspSustainability
IC: MIT News
