Nicolás Valenzuela

RESEARCHER
JUST CITIES

 

ndvalenz@uc.cl

Architect from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Master’s degree in Urban Development from the same university, and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. Doctorate (PhD) in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge.

 

RESEARCH AREAS

 

He has dedicated himself to researching the relationship between inequality and infrastructure networks, from the perspective of institutional political economy and environmental sciences. Additionally, he has studied topics related to households’ basic consumption, waste management, and post-disaster reconstruction policies. Throughout his career, he has developed research and collaboration networks in Chile, Latin America, and other countries in the Global South.

 

LATEST 10 PUBLICATIONS

 

Valenzuela-Levi, N., Teresa Espinoza Pérez, A., & Vásquez, Ó. C. (2024). Market concentration in industrial and commercial non-hazardous waste valorisation: the case of Chile. Waste Management (New York, N.Y.), 177, 106–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2024.01.039

 

Valenzuela‐Levi, N., Pizarro, G., Arriagada, P., & Figueroa, J. P. (2023). Crime as an excuse for not providing internet in specific neighbourhoods: a quantitative approach to broadband ‘Red Zones’ in Santiago de Chile. Information, Communication & Society, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2023.2227691

 

Valenzuela‐Levi, N., Bordón, P., Livert, F., & Henríquez, M. (2023). Bidding against each other: local procurement of personal protective equipment in the context of decentralization and high socio-economic inequality. Revista de Administração Pública, 57(6). https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-761220220325x

 

Valenzuela‐Levi, N., & Flores-Castillo, M. (2023). The role of socio-territorial conditions and distance to infrastructure for promoting recycling in Latin American cities: The case of Santiago de Chile. Cities, 143, 104594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104594

 

Muñoz-Soto, V. D., Dávila-Gálvez, S., Pérez, A. T. E., Rojo-González, L., Valenzuela‐Levi, N., & Vásquez, Ó. C. (2023). COVID-19, waste production and municipal recycling programs: Insights from Chile to the global south. Science Of The Total Environment, 899, 165388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165388

 

Valenzuela‐Levi, N. (2023). Income inequality and rule-systems within public transport: A study of Medellín (Colombia) and Santiago (Chile). Journal Of Transport Geography, 112, 103700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103700

 

Valenzuela‐Levi, N. (2020). Waste Political Settlements in Colombia and Chile: Power, Inequality and Informality in Recycling. Development And Change, 51(4), 1098-1122. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12591

 

Valenzuela‐Levi, N. (2020). The written and unwritten rules of internet exclusion: inequality, institutions and network disadvantage in cities of the Global South. Information, Communication & Society, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2020.1716037

 

Valenzuela‐Levi, N. (2019). Factors influencing municipal recycling in the Global South: The case of Chile. Resources, Conservation And Recycling, 150, 104441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104441

 

Valenzuela‐Levi, N. (2019). Do the rich recycle more? Understanding the link between income inequality and separate waste collection within metropolitan areas. Journal Of Cleaner Production, 213, 440-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.195