Author Biographies

PhD candidate in cross studies in the Architecture and Urbanism program at the Architecture School of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2021–2025), and coordinator of European projects at the Centre for Innovation and Technology for Development (itdUPM). He focuses his activity on the orchestration of projects focused on climate change through systemic change, urban experimentation, and art. Various publications such as ‘Schools as levers of change in urban transformation’, ‘(Un)Likely connections between (un)likely actors in the art/nbs co-creation process: application of KREBS cycle of creativity to the Cyborg Garden Project’, and ‘The wild city: collaborative practises in urban renaturing’ stand out, among several others on sustainable development and urban transformation processes through co-creation. He holds a degree in architecture and urbanism (UNI, Peru, 2010), a diploma in project management (ESAN University, Peru, 2013), and a master’s degree in strategies and technologies for development (UCM and UPM, Spain, 2018).
PhD candidate and teaching assistant at the School of Forestry Engineering and Natural Resources, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), focusing on organisational management and urban sustainable transitions. Sara holds degrees in social and cultural anthropology (UNED, 2020), economic sciences (UCM, 2008), and communication and public relations (UCM, 2004), and a master’s degree in technology for sustainable development (UPM, 2012). She worked for various digital marketing companies for six years, followed by eight years at UPM in the Innovation and Technology for Development Centre.
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