the spatial dimension of urban metabolism
Resource flows, open space networks, and vulnerable communities.
Mexico City, Caracas, and Brussels.
2019 - 20**
/// PhD in Architecture and Urban Planning.
University: LAB UCLouvain ///. PhD research: Daniel Otero Peña ///. Supervisors: Daniela Perrotti and Pierre Vanderstraeten ///. Steering committee: Chiara Cavalieri, Geoffrey Grulois (LOUISE ULB), and Eugene Mohareb (University of Reading) ///. Funding: Assistant position at LOCI UCLouvain.
Urban metabolism (UM) studies have evolved in recent years by adopting an interdisciplinary and multiscale approach to urban systems and paying increasing attention to socioeconomic contexts, relations of power among stakeholders, and the study of the ecology of entire urban areas. Localizing and quantifying urban flows and stocks could be of great value for identifying infrastructure deficiencies and unequal access to resources for vulnerable population groups. However, only a few studies provide spatial-explicit accounting of UM flows which can contribute to more resource-sensitive urban planning. The aim of the research is to understand how can landscape infrastructure design (based on topographic and other ecological analysis) contribute to the efficiency and accessibility of urban resources and public space.
Related publications:
. Otero Peña, D., Perrotti, D., & Mohareb, E. (2022). Advancing urban metabolism studies through GIS data: Resource flows, open space networks, and vulnerable communities in Mexico City. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 26(4), 1333-1349. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13261
. Perrotti, D., Moosavi, S., & Otero Peña, D. (2023). Urban Metabolism research can leverage resource-sensitive planning and design of open spaces and green infrastructure. In I. Moulin & L. Vitalis (Eds.), Ré-imaginer des architectures en prenant soin des milieux habités. Europan C17A "Villes Vivantes" (pp. 121–128). Europan France. https://issuu.com/europanfrance.org/docs/europan-c17_texte_v11_pages