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Introduction
Isabela Velázquez Valoria (Madrid, 1956) is a Spanish urban architect, specialized in sustainable territorial planning and urban design. Responsible for numerous projects and publications both from the Administration and as an external consultant. She also carries out teaching tasks at different universities, such as the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) or the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), among others, and is a specialist in the organization of complex participatory processes, as well as a national EASW monitor (specific methodology of citizen participation consisting of an organized meeting of around 50 people belonging to the following social categories).[1] In Spain, she was one of the pioneers in studying urban planning from a perspective of gender.[2][3].
Biography
Contenido
Isabela Velázquez Valoria nace en Madrid en 1956 y estudió arquitectura en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, universidad con la que todavía mantiene una relación muy estrecha por realizar en ella tanto conferencias y jornadas, como cursos relativos al urbanismo, sobre todo cuando con un enfoque asociado a la sostenibilidad.[3][4].
Professional career
She is a founding partner of gea21-Grupo de Estudios y Alternativas 21, a consultancy that was created in 1995 and is made up of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, and whose purpose is to develop projects, reports and publications in the fields of urban planning, mobility, the water cycle and agroecology, using criteria of social and environmental equity in its preparation, which in part has meant that, although transversally, the vision of gender and generation is present in the projects, In addition to using multisectoral analyzes to cover the complexity of the processes and having social participation as an essential axis of the working method. Isabela Velázquez, as founder and member of the team, has been responsible for many of these works.[2][3].
In this consultancy his works have been many, highlighting:[2][3].
Soto del Henares Ecobarrio (1999-2000) in the Madrid municipality of Torrejón de Ardoz, Ex-Aquo Honorary Award in Modality B of the Ecobarrio Contest of the Higher Council of Architects of Spain (CSCAE) of the year 2006.
Green Paper on the Urban Environment
Introduction
Isabela Velázquez Valoria (Madrid, 1956) is a Spanish urban architect, specialized in sustainable territorial planning and urban design. Responsible for numerous projects and publications both from the Administration and as an external consultant. She also carries out teaching tasks at different universities, such as the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) or the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), among others, and is a specialist in the organization of complex participatory processes, as well as a national EASW monitor (specific methodology of citizen participation consisting of an organized meeting of around 50 people belonging to the following social categories).[1] In Spain, she was one of the pioneers in studying urban planning from a perspective of gender.[2][3].
Biography
Contenido
Isabela Velázquez Valoria nace en Madrid en 1956 y estudió arquitectura en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, universidad con la que todavía mantiene una relación muy estrecha por realizar en ella tanto conferencias y jornadas, como cursos relativos al urbanismo, sobre todo cuando con un enfoque asociado a la sostenibilidad.[3][4].
Professional career
She is a founding partner of gea21-Grupo de Estudios y Alternativas 21, a consultancy that was created in 1995 and is made up of a multidisciplinary team of professionals, and whose purpose is to develop projects, reports and publications in the fields of urban planning, mobility, the water cycle and agroecology, using criteria of social and environmental equity in its preparation, which in part has meant that, although transversally, the vision of gender and generation is present in the projects, In addition to using multisectoral analyzes to cover the complexity of the processes and having social participation as an essential axis of the working method. Isabela Velázquez, as founder and member of the team, has been responsible for many of these works.[2][3].
-Trinitat Nova Econeighborhood (1999-2004), in Barcelona. Pioneering project in urban regeneration led by the neighborhood's own residents, obtaining the United Nations Good Practices Award in 2008.
-European EcoCity Project (2002-2008), in Barcelona.
-CIVITAS-ARCHIMEDES project (2008-2009) for the promotion of sustainable mobility in European urban areas.
-European Transport Learning project (2011-2014), a training project on sustainable mobility for technicians and policy makers.
-STARS-Sustainable Travel Accreditation Recognition for Schools project (2013-2015), European project for the promotion of sustainable mobility in schools and institutes in 9 European cities.
GEO Vitoria-Gasteriz report (2005-2007).
guide The Agricultural Space between the countryside and the city (2009-2010).
Isabela Velázquez is also an expert in complex participatory processes, in this sense she was at the forefront, together with Carlos Verdaguer, of the initiative promoted by the Barcelona Provincial Council, Espai Laboratori – Participatory Urbanism Laboratory, (2009-2010). This initiative involved the creation of a continuous work and debate seminar on participatory urbanism, in which debates and reflections on practical cases on topics such as housing, public space, facilities or urban renewal were used to obtain conclusions and projects to be carried out in the future. The result of this seminar was the appearance of the Practical Guide Urbanism and participation: initiatives and future challenges, published by the Barcelona Provincial Council.[5].
She was involved in the creation and development of the Cities Library for a More Sustainable Future (CF+S), of which she is a member of the Editorial Board.[3].
Isabela Velázquez combines the projects she works for and the publications she carries out with her teaching work in various master's degrees at different universities. She is also a national monitor of the EASW (European Awareness Scenario Workshop)[1] and a member of the steering committee of the Initiative for More Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism.[6].
Publications
Books
Throughout her professional career she has written many books, some alone and others as co-author, collaborating with other professionals in her field, especially with Carlos Verdaguer. Among them, for example, stand out:
Magazine articles and interviews
Finally, Velázquez Valoria has published various articles and has been interviewed on several occasions. Examples of this are the articles:
"Steps towards ecological urban regeneration: beyond energy efficiency". Article written with Carlos Verdaguer Viana-Cárdenas, for the magazine "City and Territory: Territorial Studies"; "The city from the bottom up. Contributions to the practice and theory of participatory urbanism: Presentation of number 4.", again with Carlos Verdaguer Viana-Cárdenas, for "Habitat and society".
Regarding the interviews, we can highlight the one granted for "Feminist City", an interview conducted by Esther Guerrero with Isabela Velázquez (gea21), Izaskun Sánchez (diagonal journalist) and Angélica García (member of PlanVe) for Radio 3 on June 11, 2015; "Madrid: public space and urban planning", interview conducted by David Prieto with Isabela Velázquez (gea21), María Cifuentes (A PIE) and Jon Aguirre (Paisaje Transversal), for Radio El Estado Mental, on May 14, 2015.
References
[1] ↑ a b «Metodología de talleres de debate ciudadano European Awareness Scenario Workshop (EASW)». Ecourbano. Conocimiento para ciudades más sostenibles. Consultado el 24 de noviembre de 2015.: http://www.ecourbano.es/her_home.asp?cat=58&cat2=&id_pro=44
[6] ↑ «IAU+S: Iniciativa para una Arquitectura y un Urbanismo más Sostenibles». Biblioteca Ciudades para un Futuro más Sostenible. 12 de marzo de 2007. Consultado el 24 de noviembre de 2015.: http://habitat.aq.upm.es/iau/quien.html
In this consultancy his works have been many, highlighting:[2][3].
Soto del Henares Ecobarrio (1999-2000) in the Madrid municipality of Torrejón de Ardoz, Ex-Aquo Honorary Award in Modality B of the Ecobarrio Contest of the Higher Council of Architects of Spain (CSCAE) of the year 2006.
-Trinitat Nova Econeighborhood (1999-2004), in Barcelona. Pioneering project in urban regeneration led by the neighborhood's own residents, obtaining the United Nations Good Practices Award in 2008.
-European EcoCity Project (2002-2008), in Barcelona.
-CIVITAS-ARCHIMEDES project (2008-2009) for the promotion of sustainable mobility in European urban areas.
-European Transport Learning project (2011-2014), a training project on sustainable mobility for technicians and policy makers.
-STARS-Sustainable Travel Accreditation Recognition for Schools project (2013-2015), European project for the promotion of sustainable mobility in schools and institutes in 9 European cities.
GEO Vitoria-Gasteriz report (2005-2007).
guide The Agricultural Space between the countryside and the city (2009-2010).
Isabela Velázquez is also an expert in complex participatory processes, in this sense she was at the forefront, together with Carlos Verdaguer, of the initiative promoted by the Barcelona Provincial Council, Espai Laboratori – Participatory Urbanism Laboratory, (2009-2010). This initiative involved the creation of a continuous work and debate seminar on participatory urbanism, in which debates and reflections on practical cases on topics such as housing, public space, facilities or urban renewal were used to obtain conclusions and projects to be carried out in the future. The result of this seminar was the appearance of the Practical Guide Urbanism and participation: initiatives and future challenges, published by the Barcelona Provincial Council.[5].
She was involved in the creation and development of the Cities Library for a More Sustainable Future (CF+S), of which she is a member of the Editorial Board.[3].
Isabela Velázquez combines the projects she works for and the publications she carries out with her teaching work in various master's degrees at different universities. She is also a national monitor of the EASW (European Awareness Scenario Workshop)[1] and a member of the steering committee of the Initiative for More Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism.[6].
Publications
Books
Throughout her professional career she has written many books, some alone and others as co-author, collaborating with other professionals in her field, especially with Carlos Verdaguer. Among them, for example, stand out:
Magazine articles and interviews
Finally, Velázquez Valoria has published various articles and has been interviewed on several occasions. Examples of this are the articles:
"Steps towards ecological urban regeneration: beyond energy efficiency". Article written with Carlos Verdaguer Viana-Cárdenas, for the magazine "City and Territory: Territorial Studies"; "The city from the bottom up. Contributions to the practice and theory of participatory urbanism: Presentation of number 4.", again with Carlos Verdaguer Viana-Cárdenas, for "Habitat and society".
Regarding the interviews, we can highlight the one granted for "Feminist City", an interview conducted by Esther Guerrero with Isabela Velázquez (gea21), Izaskun Sánchez (diagonal journalist) and Angélica García (member of PlanVe) for Radio 3 on June 11, 2015; "Madrid: public space and urban planning", interview conducted by David Prieto with Isabela Velázquez (gea21), María Cifuentes (A PIE) and Jon Aguirre (Paisaje Transversal), for Radio El Estado Mental, on May 14, 2015.
References
[1] ↑ a b «Metodología de talleres de debate ciudadano European Awareness Scenario Workshop (EASW)». Ecourbano. Conocimiento para ciudades más sostenibles. Consultado el 24 de noviembre de 2015.: http://www.ecourbano.es/her_home.asp?cat=58&cat2=&id_pro=44
[6] ↑ «IAU+S: Iniciativa para una Arquitectura y un Urbanismo más Sostenibles». Biblioteca Ciudades para un Futuro más Sostenible. 12 de marzo de 2007. Consultado el 24 de noviembre de 2015.: http://habitat.aq.upm.es/iau/quien.html