Social Science Speaks: Professor Mai Nguyen

Hosted by The Odum Institute for Research in Social Science

In honor of our 95th anniversary, the Odum Institute is organizing a speaker series to highlight the interdisciplinary impacts of social science research. As part of this series, Professor Mai Nguyen of the UNC-CH Department of City and Regional Planning will lead a talk on her research in affordable housing and environmental quality in Vietnam.

Further details: This presentation discusses the relationship between housing, air, and water quality for workers in the five of the largest industrial parks in the Hanoi, Vietnam metropolitan area. Moreover, does housing, air, and water quality contribute to negative mental and physical health outcomes? This is the first study of informal housing in industrial zones in Vietnam and will provide the national government with recommendations on how to improve the quality of living conditions for workers in industrial zones.