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Christian Abizaid is an associate professor in the Department of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto, specializing in human-environmental geography. His research focuses on indigenous peasant livelihoods, particularly in the Peruvian Amazon, where he studies how rural households make a living through traditional agriculture and natural resource use practices. Abizaid employs a mixed-methods approach that combines quantitative and qualitative methodologies to address significant questions related to rural livelihoods and environmental sustainability at both local and regional scales. His research includes community household surveys and social network analysis to examine the geographical, microeconomic, and structural factors that shape rural resource use and vulnerability. Abizaid leads the Peruvian Amazon Rural Livelihoods Poverty (PARLAP) Project, which investigates rural poverty dynamics in the region. He is actively looking for students interested in joining his research endeavors, which cover themes such as river dynamics, the impact of COVID-19 on rural populations, and the role of small Amazonian towns in the regional economy.
Department of Sociology