Eric Boschmann

My research agenda has primarily focused upon the role of urban transportation in the daily lives of two specific sub-populations. First, I have long been interested in inequalities in employment outcomes that result from uneven access to various forms of urban transportation. This includes explorations in dimensions of sustainability in transportation and the impacts of urban form. I am also studying the mobility of older adults in cities to better understanding variations in travel behaviors for daily activities, perceptions of mobility, and the determinants of mobility change over the life course. Across all my empirical studies I enjoy exploring the possibilities of knowledge construction through the use of mixed-methodological approaches, including: statistical analyses, surveys, qualitative interviews, focus groups, and sketch mapping exercises.

Another area of my research agenda is the descriptive geographic analyses of specific urban places. Recently I co-authored (with Dr. Andrew Goetz) the book Metropolitan Denver: Growth and Change in the Mile High City which provides a contemporary snapshot of Denver’s interrelated social, political, economic, and natural landscapes. Similarly, I wrote an article profiling the city of Asunción, Paraguay, chronicling the city’s evolution over the last 500 years with an emphasis on recent urban redevelopment projects that emerged due to the rise of neoliberal policies.