David Boston
Hey!
A bit about me: I'm a young American activist, researcher, student and aspiring writer, and I've met the love of my life, Caitlin. I graduated from the University of North Florida with a BA in Political Science, double-minoring in Public Administration and Urban & Metropolitan Studies. Right now, I am pursuing a Master's degree in Community Planning at the University of Maryland - College Park.
My interests lie primarily in political issues, especially those regarding poverty on the global and national scale, urban planning, environmental conservation, conflict resolution, and space exploration and research. Like most political junkies, I love talking about elections and campaigns as well.
My other interests span far and wide, including world cultures and history, musical theatre, science fiction, wildlife, video games, urban development, and travel. I have also been to northern India with my fiancée to study the Tibetan refugee situation.
I'm currently working as a research assistant for Wiley-Blackwell, helping a previous professor of mine by writing up boxes for an urban studies textbook on a wide range of urban topics.
I also write about a variety of urban topics related to poverty, urban planning and politics on my blog. Feel free to come check it out!
I enjoy writing and doing research, and hope that someone out there benefits from my work.
Latest Articles
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The Sociological and Historical Definition of a City
When urban researchers talk about cities, the definition can take a variety of forms with sociological undertones.
Jul 10, 2010
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Book Review of Black Picket Fences by Mary Pattillo-McCoy
In Black Picket Fences, Mary Pattillo-McCoy describes the cycle of drug dealing and neighborhood deterioration hurting the African-American middle-class.
Jun 14, 2010
- David Boston
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Article Review of The Dynamics of Racial Residential Segregation
In "The Dynamics of Racial Residential Segregation" Camille Z. Charles provides evidence that prejudice still plays a major role in residential segregation.
Jun 14, 2010
- David Boston
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Book Review of When Work Disappears by William Julius Wilson
In When Work Disappears, Wilson considers both sides of the debate over the causes of poverty among African-Americans and other minorities the inner-city.
Jun 14, 2010
- David Boston
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Plastic Soup in the Pacific Ocean
Huge quantities of plastic are accumulating in the middle of the world's oceans, like they have in the North Pacific Central Gyre, creating toxic plastic soups of trash.
Jul 29, 2008
- David Boston
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Poverty Rates in Wyoming
Many urban residents in Wyoming cities such as Laramie hold down two or more jobs and still can't pay for the ever-increasing cost of living.
Jul 20, 2008
- David Boston
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Poverty Rates in Wisconsin
Milwaukee the city and Milwaukee County both experience poverty rates severely above the Wisconsin state average, and they are not the only places.
Jul 20, 2008
- David Boston
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Poverty Rates in West Virginia
In counties like McDowell and Mingo, or cities like Huntington and Morgantown, there is a disproportionate amount of people living in poverty compared to the rest of WV.
Jul 20, 2008
- David Boston
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Poverty Rates in Washington
Poverty rates in Washington reach their highest levels in major cities and on Native American reservations.
Jul 20, 2008
- David Boston
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Poverty Rates in Virginia
With critical poverty rates found in so many different rural counties and heavily populated major cities, there seems to be an isolation problem for the poor in Virginia.
Jul 20, 2008
- David Boston
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