Liberal Arts and Sciences
Stephen Perz Research Group
Led by Stephen Perz · Sociology and Criminology & Law
What we study
The lab studies how infrastructure affects social and ecological systems in the Amazon, using interdisciplinary research with fieldwork, data collection, and modeling.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Crossing Boundaries for Collaboration
A book on spanning boundaries in research and environmental management.
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Recent papers, explained
- Infrastructure and the diversification and dynamics of crime: the case of the interoceanic highway in the Southwestern Amazon
2026 · GeoJournal
- Afro-descendant lands in South America contribute to biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation
2025 · Communications Earth & Environment
Maps Afro-descendant lands in Latin America to show their role in reducing deforestation and protecting biodiversity.
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- Sustainable Development and Infrastructure: Effective Indigenous Resistance from a Power and Decolonizing Environmental Justice Lens
2025 · Sustainability
Examines Indigenous resistance to infrastructure projects in the Amazon through power and decolonizing justice.
- Gobernanza de proyectos de infraestructura: pueblos tradicionales y estrategias de conservación y sostenibilidad en la Amazonía
2024 · Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des études latino-américaines et caraïbes
Studies how indigenous groups in Amazonian infrastructure projects influence conservation and sustainability.
- Between Maroon Tradition and State Law in Jamaica: A Case Study of Challenges to Environmental Governance in a UNESCO World Heritage Site
2024 · Conservation
Examines how Maroon communities in Jamaica balance state conservation laws with their traditional land use.
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