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Biography
Dr Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari is a Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh. Professionally qualified in Architecture and Urbanism in Uruguay, her research focuses on current processes of urban development and regeneration in Europe and Latin America. Dr Garcia Ferrari taught in the Faculty of Architecture in Montevideo, the University of Seville and has been invited speaker to the School of Architecture, San Pablo University in Madrid. She is currently Programme Director for the BA/MA (Hons) Programme in Architecture and Director of Quality Assurance and Enhancement for Edinburgh College of Art. Dr Garcia Ferrari was Research Officer for the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland working on the development of the organisation’s research strategy and coordinating projects in architectural research.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Reconfiguring Urban Form and Physical Infrastructure in an Age of Globalisation, Heriot-Watt University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
College Research Themes
- Future Cities
- Energy and Sustainability
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From Building Resilience to Adaptive Transformation: Exploring the Rationale for Inclusive Governance in Galapagos
Garcia Ferrari, S., Bain, A. & Crane De Narváez, S., 11 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) Island Ecosystems: Challenges to Sustainability. Walsh, S., Mena, C., Stewart, J. & Muñoz Pérez, J. P. (eds.). Springer, p. 479-497 19 p. (Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Mexico City—Ambitions and Challenges of Integrated Risk Management in a Fractured Urban Planning Context
Garcia Ferrari, S., Morales, E. R. & Bain, A. A., 7 Dec 2022, In: Earth Science, Systems and Society. 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collective action towards risk management in informal urban areas in Medellín: COVID-19 lessons for reducing vulnerability and inequality
Garcia Ferrari, S., Crane de Narváez, S., Castro Mera, W. E., Velásquez, C. & Bain, A. A., 25 Feb 2022, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 9, 726867.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'You really do become invisible': Examining older adults' right to the city in the United Kingdom
Menezes, D., Woolrych, R., Sixsmith, J., Makita, M., Smith, H., Fisher, J., Garcia-Ferrari, S., Lawthom, R., Henderson, J. & Murray, M., 16 Dec 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ageing & Society. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Why Latin America Matters: A Collection of Essays
Garcia Ferrari, S. (ed.), Offerdal, H. E. (ed.) & Kania, M. A. (ed.), 12 Nov 2021, Edinburgh: Centre for Contemporary Latin American Studies, University of Edinburgh. 401 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Activities
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Feria Internacional de Idiomas
Fiona Mackintosh (Invited speaker), Carlos Soler Montes (Keynote/plenary speaker), Inma Sanchez-Garcia (Keynote/plenary speaker) & Soledad Garcia Ferrari (Participant)
18 May 2023 → 19 May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Why Latin America Matters: A Collection of Essays book launch
Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari (Host)
12 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Sociolinguistic analysis of political discourse in Latin America
Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari (Chair) & Carlos Soler Montes (Contributor)
7 Feb 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Edinburgh Strategic Alliance (Architecture, built environment and planning) (Event)
Richard Coyne (Member), Harry Smith (Member), Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari (Member), Catharine Ward Thompson (Member), Alistair Fair (Member), Richard Anderson (Member) & Remo Pedreschi (Member)
2010 → 2027Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
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Understanding energy and environment in Ecuador: Towards the identification of a jointly-developed research agenda
Garcia Ferrari, S., Cupples, J. & Calder, E.
1/04/19 → 30/06/19
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Community disaster recovery in Latin America
Garcia Ferrari, S., Cupples, J. & Calder, E.
1/03/19 → 30/06/19
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Press/Media
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Soledad Garcia-Ferrari (Architecture) using tech to prevent Latin American landslides
5/01/13 → 8/01/18
9 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research