Architect and Urbanist focused on Spatial, Social, and Environmental Justice
Founder and co-Director of the Caribbean Spatial Justice Lab
Founder and member of GREENIUS
Research
Growing up in Venezuela exposed me firsthand to some of the most pressing issues society faces today. My interest has since evolved to address social, spatial, and environmental justice, especially regarding the degradation and fragmentation of urban ecosystems. My research now studies green infrastructure as a tool to strengthen the relationship between nature and the built environment. It also addresses the implementation gap, seeking to understand how state-of-the-art knowledge can be more effectively translated into policies and practices. Additionally, I explore diverse form of data visualization to make academic content more accessible and actionable, bridging knowledge gaps and fostering inclusive, data-driven decision-making..
Publications (selected)
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The Portability Paradox: How Best-Practice Reporting Filters Implementation Knowledge Across 250 UN-Habitat Cases
2026
Urban Science. MDPI. ISSN: 2413-8851
https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci10050277
Assessing Seasonal Building Thermal Adaptation Through the Acclimatization Distance: A GIS-Based Machine Learning Framework
2026
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. Frontiers Media. ISSN: 2624-9634
https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2026.1771368
Analysis of the Potential of Urban Surfaces for Energy Use by Applying Solar Energy or Green Roofs
2026
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. Elsevier. ISSN: 2665-9727
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2026.101166
Citizen Perceptions on the Use, Management and Availability of Green Spaces in a Mediterranean Region
2025
City and Environment Interactions. Elsevier. ISSN: 2590-2520
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacint.2025.100210
Prevailing Issues and Actions in Urban Best Practices Across Latin America and the Caribbean
2024
Urban Planning. ISSN: 2183-7635
https://doi.org/10.17645/up.8130
Breaking the Spatial Justice Emergency Cycle: The role of Foresight Planning
2024
Anales de la Investigación en Arquitectura. ISSN: 2301-1505
https://doi.org/10.18861/ania.2024.14.1.3784
Systematic review on the ecosystem services benefits provided by green infrastructure
2023
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. ISSN: 1618-8667
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127998
Conceptual Framework of Policies and Guidelines to Promote Online Education in Contexts of Inequality
2023
Boletín Academia Nacional de la Ingeniería y el Hábitat. ISSN: 1317-6781
https://acading.org.ve/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BOLETIN_59_ANIH.pdf
Visualization Research: Scoping review on data visualization courses
2023
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain. ISSN: 2990-1855
http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/VIBRArch2022.2022.15346
Toward One Health: a spatial indicator system to model the facilitation of the spread of zoonotic diseases
2023
Frontiers in Public Health. ISSN: 2296-2565
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1215574
Structural problems of Latin American cities 450 years after Caracas’ foundation
2022
Anales de la Investigación en Arquitectura. ISSN: 2301-1505
https://doi.org/10.18861/ania.2022.12.1.3241
Cross-References for a Designed Post-Pandemic Future
2021
Actar Publishers, Spain. ISBN: 978-1-948765-97-8
https://actar.com/product/design-for-living
Uncertain Regional Urbanism in Venezuela: Government, Infrastructure and Environment
2020
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. London & New York. ISBN: 978-036-75-1078-7
https://doi.org.libezp.lib.lsu.edu/10.4324/9781003052340
Architecture online courses implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic framework
2020
Perspectiva. Universidad del Zulia. ISSN: 2244-8764
Urban Footprint Expansion: The Periphery of Caracas from 2010 to 2016
2017
Research Triennial 2017. Editorial FAU-UCV, Venezuela. ISBN: 978-980-00-2879-7
The Megalopolis of the Venezuela’s Central-Northern Region: An Evolution
2017
Research Triennial 2017. Editorial FAU-UCV, Venezuela. ISBN: 978-980-00-2879-7
The Unnoticed Boundaries of Cities: A Reflection on the Edge in Caracas
2014
Bitácora Urbano/Territorial. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. ISSN: 0124-7913
http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/bitacora
Espacios Sucre: Interdisciplinary program to develop a system of small- and medium-scale interventions in public spaces
2014
Creative Adjacencies. ADU2020 “Creative Adjacencies”, Belgium. ISBN: 978-956-358-259-8
The Contrasting Evocations of the Boundary
2014
Research Triennial 2014 “Nuevo(s) Mundo(s). La reinvención de la ciudad latinoamericana”. Editorial FAU-UCV, Venezuela. ISBN: 978-980-00-2780-6
Discussion of the Contradictions of the Contemporary Urban Landscape: The case of Caracas
2014
Cuaderno Urbano. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. ISSN: 1666-6186
https://doi.org/10.30972/crn.171781
Two essays told as tales
2013
Book chapter in “Miradas y Palabras sobre Caracas”. Una Sampablera por Caracas, Venezuela. ISBN: 978-980-12-6261-9
Translating Processes: From Design to Research
2013
Revista de Arquitectura. Universidad Católica de Colombia. ISSN: 1657-0308
https://doi.org/10.14718/RevArq.2013.15.1.8
Reflections from Design to Production: Three Experiences in Surface Fabrication
2011
Research Triennial 2011. Editorial FAU-UCV, Venezuela. ISBN: 978-980-00-2655-7
Data Visualization
