ABSTRACT This thesis investigates the relationship between urban development patterns and outdoor thermal comfort, with a focus on Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT), a key factor in calculating the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). While graph-based approaches have long been used in spatial analysis (e.g., space syntax, circulation networks), this research extends the application of graph … Read more
El drama socioambiental de la explotación de sal gema en Maceió y la reimaginación de este territorio Resumen Este trabajo analiza el colapso geotécnico y socioambiental causado por la minería de sal-gema en Maceió, Brasil. A partir de datos técnicos, mapas producidos por la autora y relatos comunitarios, propone una lectura crítica del territorio y … Read more
Sobre latencias y oportunidades del abordaje de la vacancia en la Ciudad de Mendoza RESUMEN La problemática de los pasivos urbanos, definidos como terrenos subutilizados o infraestructuras obsoletas dentro del tejido urbano, constituye un fenómeno global con implicaciones territoriales y socioeconómicas a escala local. La expansión urbana no planificada, caracterizada por patrones de crecimiento de … Read more
Generando Infraestructuras múltiples para la transformación de barrios vulnerables Introducción En las últimas décadas, el crecimiento urbano ha estado marcado por una desconexión progresiva entre las ciudades y los sistemas naturales que las rodean. Esta tendencia ha propiciado una expansión urbana descontrolada, acompañada de una intensa explotación de recursos naturales y la ocupación de ecosistemas … Read more
Hacia la reconquista de los No Lugares urbanos: El caso del aeropuerto EOH de Medellín 00 Introducción Las infraestructuras globales Las infraestructuras son uno de los temas centrales dentro de la planeación urbana mundial, 6 de los 17 “Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible” establecidos por la ONU están relacionados con ellas. Allí, las definen como “la … Read more
Redefinir el espacio público desde el skateboarding: hacia una Integr{able} City En las ciudades contemporáneas, el diseño del espacio público tiende a responder a lógicas de especialización funcional, segmentando sus usos y trazando bordes rígidos entre actividades. Esta fragmentación limita la convivencia, reduce la espontaneidad y empobrece la diversidad de apropiaciones que constituyen la esencia de … Read more
Creating Charismatic and Safer Public Spaces through Light RESEARCH QUESTION: How can experiential lighting features — ones that create interactive, changing, and flexible environments– be used in public spaces in order to create senses of community, safety, and improved mental and emotional health? HYPOTHESIS: If we integrate interactive lighting solutions as permanent fixtures in public … Read more
Cloud Based Remote Sensing, Optimization and Agent Based Simulation Floods that were once rare are now happening more often. In Valencia, Spain, a flood expected only once every 500 to 1,000 years has happened three times in the last few decades, with the most recent in October 2024 killing over 230 people and causing €16 … Read more
Introduction: From Words to Worlds Game design is one of the most creative fields in digital media today but for most developers, turning ideas into immersive worlds remains slow, expensive, and overwhelming. Especially for independent creators, level design, the art of shaping the physical and emotional journey of a player, is often the most demanding … Read more
An algorithmic roadmap that converts self-organized settlement morphology into clean-energy action: the Energy-Morphology Index mines open roof- and density data, ranks each building’s readiness, and matches “Ready / Promising / Not-Ready” clusters to modular solar toolkits—turning self-organized settlements into engines of energy justice
EcoNodes is an AI-driven urban planning platform designed to identify and prioritize the city’s most heat-stressed and impervious junctions for strategic green interventions. By combining satellite imagery, street view segmentation, and environmental datasets, EcoNodes highlights the urban nodes that lack vegetation, suffer from poor air flow, or trap excessive heat. The tool empowers planners to … Read more
Using Street View and Remote Sensing to Assess Risk and Empower Small Businesses Whos got my Credit? Access to credit is a fundamental driver of economic growth, especially for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector. Yet, traditional lending models—rooted in asset-based evaluations—often exclude countless small business owners, particularly … Read more
Abstract Our project, addresses the need for Productive Justice for Self-Sufficiency in Mesquita, a municipality in Rio de Janeiro marked by socio-economic challenges such as food insecurity, water scarcity, infrastructure deficiencies, and a strong dependence on government subsidies. Our strategy transforms residual urban spaces-abandoned plots, unused corners, canal edges-into a Productive Web of interconnected hubs … Read more
Computing Risk & Planning Resilience from Afar is a remote-sensing–driven investigative study to read, identify and address underlying vulnerabilities associated with landslide risk in urban India. The project aims to develop replicable analysis workflows for compounded risk calculation—making visible what often remains hidden enabling actionable insights in places where institutional data is frequently outdated or … Read more
