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Valentina Amaya Marin architect, urban planner & designer
resume & portfolio
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table of contents 3
about
4 curriculum vitae
c.v. 5 LANDSCAPE URBANISM EXPLORATIONS Kathmandu nepal
22 towards a resilient ca mau
ca mau vietnam
12 nepal reconstruction fieldwork
18(RE)DEFINING WATER, LANDSCAPE AND URBAN SYNERGIES
bungamati nepal
eindhoven the netherlands
26 medellin river park
32 tantalo green wall
medellin colombia
panama city panama
37 publications
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about me My name is Valentina Amaya Marin. I am an architect, graduated from the National University of Colombia in 2010 with a high academic average. Additionally, I am graduated with honors from two master programs related with urban planning & design: Master of Science in Urbanism and Strategic Planning (M.Sc.) and Master of Science in Human Settlements (M.Sc.) from KU LEUVEN University in Belgium which is one of the best universities of Europe. I can say about myself that I am an enthusiastic and committed professional who feels strong passion, curiosity and imagination to find strategies for the contemporary urban challenges that our cities are facing. As a Regional and Urban planner I have focused my career in the concept of resilience, resources and landscape urbanism. I constantly use tools of research and innovation as main strategies to improve quality of life, always reflecting on environmental and social issues of a given area. During my professional career I have been involved in projects that integrate concepts from different disciplines: Reactivation of urban realm, restructuring urban ecologies, disaster risk reduction in cities, among others. In the trajectory of my profession, I had the opportunity to analyze, understand and propose projects in different countries such as Colombia, Panama, United States, Vietnam, Netherlands and Nepal. During these international experiences, I was fortunate to be part of different multi-cultural work environments and multidisciplinary teams this at the same time helped me to develop great skills in teamwork, communication and flexibility to cooperate with other team members. This intensive learning process has taught me that the most successful projects are the ones addressed from multiple dimensions. I have collaborated in urban projects that aimed to strength the resilience capacity in cities through landscape urbanism. I can name 3 memorable experiences. My first master’s thesis: “Towards a Resilient Ca Mau, Vietnam”. The main strategy was to frame urbanization through a blue/green landscape structure to give space to the water allowing controlled flooding to improve the city resiliency and the response capacity in climate emergencies. Secondly, while working as urban planner in UN-HABITAT NYLO I was part of the initiative: Cities and climate change where I contributed in strategies to rethink the current coastal urbanization practices. And lastly, I was assigned to a humanitarian mission to Kathmandu, Nepal. The “Nepal reconstruction fieldwork” aimed the urban revitalization of settlements of Kathmandu Valley in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake. Since the summer of 2016 I have been working as a freelancer for urban and regional projects for the urban design firm “Studio Scale” in Amsterdam, Netherlands. During this work experience I have collaborated in governmental projects for urban renewal, housing projects, revitalization of public spaces as squares, waterfronts and streets in the cities of Amsterdam and Haarlem. Today, I am looking to gain employment within a multidisciplinary landscape urbanism practice. Hoping to become a valuable member of the team able to contribute to the production of sensitive, sustainable and more human design solutions.
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To finalize, I would like to exalt that I am an English and Spanish fluent speaker. I have extensive knowledge in graphic software as AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, 3d rendering, among others. I strongly believe that my experience as an architect and urban planner as well as my multicultural background can fulfill with the expectations of an urban design team.
valentina amaya marin
PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth
WWW.
08.05.1987
https://issuu.com/valentina_amaya
Address
ARCHITECT & URBAN PLANNER RESUME
3950 60th St Woodside, New York 11377-3413
USA Visa Status Green card holder
Phone
Permanent resident until 2027
education & training 2015 - 2016
Master of Science in Urbanism and Strategic Planning (M.Sc.)
Master Thesis:Landscape urbanism explorations for the southern fringe of Kathmandu Metropolitan area, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Directed by: Prof. Bruno de Meulder. KU Leuven. Padma Sundar Joshi, UN Habitat Nepal
2016 Present
STUDIO SCALE Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015
UN-HABITAT New York / Kathmandu, Nepal
2013
2010 - 2012
Graduated: Cum Laude
2004 - 2010
Architect - Diploma Bachelor in Architecture (B.Arch.)
07. 2015
High school - Highschool Diploma
lectures and academic seminars Guest Jury Final review of the International Workshop «Metabolism of a City»
06. 2016
Guest Lecturer De la divergencia a la emergencia Seminar of urbanism, landscape and urban mobility
04. 2015
07. 2015
11. 2010
Nepal reconstruction fieldwork
In cooperation with: UN Habitat, Arcadis Shelter Program and the MaHS MaUSP program of the KU Leuven. 6 Weeks fieldwork
HONORS & AWARDS 2016
Magna Cum Laude degree
2014
Cum Laude degree
2015
Scholarship Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs
2013
VLIR- ICP Scholarship
Master of Science in Urbanism and Strategic Planning (M.Sc.) Master of Science in Human Settlements (M.Sc.)
Scholarship awarded by The Flemish Interuniversity Council, University Development Cooperation and the Belgian government
Landscape urbanism explorations for the southern fringe of Kathmandu Metropolitan area, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Resilient cities to climate change Afforestation strategies The case of Ca Mau, Vietnam Environmental magazine, release 125 Environmental studies institute (IDEA) Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales, Colombia
Universidad Nacional de Colombia Manizales, Colombia
humanitarian missions
Revitalizing Bungamati: An action plan. Design investigation for a postearthquake reconstruction process in Bungamati, Kathmandu Valley. Nepal
Volume II _ Studio Kathmandu KU Leuven, Arcadis Shelter Program, UN Habitat. Leuven, Belgium
New York Institute of Technology NYIT New York
04. 2017
Architect Division Manager Panama City, Panama www.aqua.terra.ws
Volume I _ Studio Kathmandu KU Leuven, Arcadis Shelter Program, UN Habitat. Leuven, Belgium
Colegio Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Manizales, Colombia
03. 2017
AQUA TERRA Panamá S.A.
PUBLICATIONS
Faculty of Architecture, National Univiersity of Colombia
2000 - 2003
FONADE. Bogota, Colombia
National financial fund for development projects Consultant for development projects, 8-6 months project Bogota, Colombia www.fonade.gov.co
Faculty of Engineering Science, Department of Architecture KU Leuven - University of Leuven. Leuven, Belgium Master Thesis: Towards a resilient Ca Mau, Vietnam. Structuring by afforestation as a climate change strategy. Directed by: Prof. Bruno de Meulder. KU Leuven Kelly Shannon, KU Leuven
Urban planner and designer Freelance consultant for urban and regional projects www.studio-scale.nl
United Nations Human Settlements Programme Intern. New York, USA Humanitarian mission Nepal post-earthquake reconstruction process. Kathmandu, Nepal www.unhabitat.org
Graduated: Magna Cum Laude
Master of Science in Human Settlements (M.Sc.)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Faculty of Engineering Science, Department of Architecture KU Leuven - University of Leuven. Leuven, Belgium
2013 - 2014
valentina.amaya87@gmail.com
SBCS10 SB10 BRAZIL 3rd Brazilian Symposium of Sustainable Building - São Paulo, Brazil Urban solutions for playground applying the method of shadow diagram projection São Paulo, Brazil
CREDENTIALS 2012
languages Spanish: Native English: Advance - Professional working proficiency Dutch: Elementary proficiency, currently studying
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LANDSCAPE URBANISM EXPLORATIONS for the southern fringe of Kathmandu Metropolitan area, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
To see the complete publication go to: https://issuu.com/valentina_amaya/docs/nepal_thesis_ studio_2016_issuu The following thesis analyses the fast urban and ecological transformations of Kathmandu Valley and investigates an opportunity to incorporate alternative strategies in which landscape becomes the carrying structure for further urban development. Looking at a context of rapid urbanization, the southern fringe of Kathmandu The vision focuses on the resilient aspect of urbanization, preservation of productive landscapes and ecological perspectives that can strengthen this region for a more sustainable urbanization.
Kathmandu Valley and location of souther frame
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Existing land occuption patterns
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500m
team: Sheeba Amir, Valentina Amaya, Isabelle Matton, Ashim Kumar. Under the guidance of: Bruno de Meulder, Viviana di Aura, Padma Sunder Joshi from (UN HABITAT) Thesis presented to obtain the degree of Master in Urbanism and Strategic Planning at KULeuven
Bagmati River
Khokana
Bungamati
Ekantakuna Road
Nakhu River
Agricultural Canals
Geographical features of southern region
Urban threats and issues
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500m
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Bungamati
Khokana
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SECTION 1 across Bungamati and proposed new settlement
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SECTION 2 across the proposed densification around the new water park
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DESIGN INVESTIGATIONS collective strategies Landscape urbanism strategies enhance and reactivate the existing natural systems, creating momentum for modernization, food security and energy production. Restorative cycles for water and resources work hand in hand along with dense new urbanization, along a more topographically and landscape embedded east west network. By identifying right conditions, we envision that urbanization in close relationship with existing settlements, and preventing sprawls in agricultural lands. This renewed conditions provides for better agriculture, new markets, shorted resource cycles provide socio-economic opportunities to the expanding population.
Reactivation of the water system
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Inserting resource hubs
Improving the landscape figure
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500m
Reactivation of the local market
Densification of urban patterns
Enhancing the system of valleys
1km
SECTION 3 across Harisiddhi, highlighting its emergence as multimodal node with new markets and access to clean energy.
SECTION 4 across Nagdaha lake, as a new regional desitination complimented by densifiation and clean transportation.
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scenarios As a collective strategy, we understand the frame study as a dynamic and ever-changing region, not only because of the fast urbanization but also because of external pressure such as landscape risks. As such we are foreseeing a flexible and evolving project that has the means of accommodate future and unpredictable scenarios.
Pond as center element for pulblic life
Kitchen garden for local consumption
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Local energy grid that support existing economies.
Emergency spot for humaniatrian relief with secondary source water availability and pati as temporary shelter
Emergency organization at the community level. Access of drinking water and food availability/production on site.
Renewable energy
Information
Emergency lighting
Charging device points
Temporary shelter
Drinking water
Health First aid
Electricity
Temporary shelter
Emergency vehicles accessibility
Emergency hub with infrastructure accessibility that support prepareness
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hold, recharge and increase water urbanism strategies Design: Valentina Amaya Under the guidance of: Bruno de Meulder, Viviana di Aura, Padma Sunder Joshi from (UN HABITAT) This design exercise explores a robust landscape structure to strength the synergies between the available natural and artificial rationalities and the current needs of water in its multiple ways. Each strategy is closely attached to the geological condition of this territory, understanding the permeability and productivity character of soils in order to give context response water urbanism strategies. Afforestation and installation of the right vegetation is proposed in the river fronts, aiming to restore broken ecologies and reactivate the alluvial plains and soils, returning the self-cleaning capacity of rivers and floodplains. The agricultural modernization is a comprehensive strategy to “increase water resources� by reevaluating waste water as a resource. Cleaning machines are soft water infrastructures that allows a cyclic interaction between the human occupation and the surrounding agricultural areas giving as a result a more complex irrigation system that can well function during the driest months of the year. Cut and fill operations target to reintroduce new and less water dependent crops which as well diversifies economies and enhances the existing cooperatives of the region. The protection of recharge areas envision the introduction of public amenities to avoid the expansion of residential urbanization. Urban voids can be transformed in permeable public spaces, where at the same time water cycles are secured allowing rainwater (1500mm annually) to infiltrate the aquifers.w
Valley 1300m New crops
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Valley +1300m New forest
Clay layer
Existent forest
New irrigated
New irrigation system
land
Recharge area
Existent rivers and branches
Cleaning machines
Storm water retention ponds
Enhanced canals
0 100 Enhanced ponds
500m
2Water & Settlement
1 Water & River / Slope
3 Water & Productive landscapes
4 Water & Recharge area
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1 4 2
3
Valley 1300m
Valley +1300m
Clay layer
Recharge area
Section strategic projects
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500m
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STRATEGIC WATER DESIGN OPERATIONS TOOLBOX Water & Settlements
Water & Productive landscapes
Water & Recharge area
Water & Clay soil
Polluted floodplains
Encroachment of settlement ponds
Linear waste water flows
Change in land cover in recharge areas
Less water in irrigation canals in dry season
Reactivation of alluvial plains
Water as center of public space Aquifer recharge
Waste water as a resource
Insertion of wetland ecologies CUT & FILL
Storm water collection during monsoon for latter reuse
Slope stabilization
Thermal comfort in public spaces
Agroforestry
Soil and groundwater cleaning
Shadow in water surfaces to reduce evaporation
Forest role
Design operations
Existent situation
Water & River / Slope
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Water & River
Bagmati River alluvial plain reactivation
Increased productivity Cleaned water to agricultural canals New irrigation lines
Slope stabilization
Waterinefficient crops dry season
Afforestation Soil cleaning
Enhance existing vegetable cooperatives
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100
200 m
Bagmati River alluvial plains reactivation phasing 0 Years Existing conditions: Polluted alluvial plains, less irrigated land, low productivity in dry season
+5 Years 2021:
Started of planting processes for slope stabilization and floodplain oxygenation
+8 Years 2024:
Introduction of cleaning machines and new irrigation systems enhancing existing cooperatives
+15 Years 2031:
Reactivation of alluvial plains as productive areas
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Water & productive landscapes
Increasing water sources for agricultural canals
Increased productivity
Slope stabilization
CLEANING MACHINES
Shallow Aquifer recharge
FILL CUT
Enhancing of existing agricultural canals. Increasing water sources in the dry season
40 LPD per person of reusable waste water for agriculture
Storm water collection ponds
Insertion of diverse crops
Water & recharge areas
From urban void to central park
Slope stabilization groundwater recharge
Enhancing existing agriculture
Public Network of spaces and soft paths resting areas
groundwater recharge
groundwater recharge
FILL
CUT
Agroforestry Insertion of wetland ecologies, promoting biodiversity and tourism
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New economies 1.4 tonne fish/ ha /year
New program: Productive water resources forest: learning center Bamboo for reconstruction process
Proposed view of soft paths and public spaces
Proposed view over the agricultural fields as part of the park scenography. Productive educational campus is a multifunctional place where a demonstration center for agroforestry coexist with public areas.
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(RE)DEFINING WATER, LANDSCAPE AND URBAN SYNERGIES in Eindhoven, The netherlands mision: To reveal the potential of the unique urban, water and landscape identities of the city of Eidnhoven. This project aimed to reformulate these identities towards more visible, accessible and human scaled city.
team: Valentina Amaya, Danny Osorio, Bernadette Gordyn 2014 Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
The project proposes to transform the image of the city center: from a high-contrast commercial center, towards a water, landscape and urban integrated figure. Revealing the waterscapes and converting them in attractive urban destinations will provoke the extension of the urbanity. Furthermore, to change its hard scape character, we incorporate the presence of the landscape through a boulevard combining single trees with public space.
URBAN + LANDSCAPE
urban - landscape and water secuences
Eindhoven is undergoing to multiple challenges of rethinking the city towards a more attractive and human scale city. Defined by its large and advanced infrastructure, Eindhoven is constantly remembered by its roads and public facilities.
DISPERSE URBANITY
SUBURBAN URBANITY HIGH CONTRAST URBANITY
SUBURBAN URBANITY
URBAN + WATER
HIGH DENSITY URBANITY
HIGH DENSITY/ HIGH CONTRAST URBANITY
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SUBURBAN URBANITY
LANDSCAPE + URBAN
VAST LANDSCAPE
PRODUCTIVE RIVER
BACK RIVER
BOUNDLESS LANDSCAPE
WALKABLE RIVER CONTAINED LANDSCAPE
UNDERVALUED RIVER
LANDSCAPE + WATER
LANDSCAPE RIVER NONEXISTENT LANDSCAPE
HIDDEN RIVER SCULPTURAL RIVER
VAST LANDSCAPE RIVER
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main destination s and new buildings Papillon St. Catharina kerk
Paterskerk
ESK
Eindhovense Studenten Kapel
DAF Museum
Van Abbemuseum
TREES & LANDSCAPE BODIES
Individual trees Green Slopes
Group of treesďź? Public space
WATERSCAPES
Dommel River
Eindhovensch Kanaal
general strategy plan
PEDESTRIAN STREETS
PUBLIC SPACES
Existing Pedestrian St.
Proposed Pedestrian Waterfront Pedestrian St. Ribbon
revealing waterscapes approaching the water
crossing the water
walking
staying
SHARING lanscapes
upgrading Boulevard s
diversifying public spaces
prioritizing pedestrians
ARTICULATING the void
INTRODUCING NEW PROGRAMS
Boulevard as Public space Green Slopes Internal squares
Hard Slopes
strategies and design tools
project fundamentals
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humanizing the landscape Regarding to the green corridor, the project is about incorporating the inexistent landscape in the city center by projecting an urban and functional green edge that integrates public spaces. This human scaled boulevard is structured by a rigid trees logic that defines different gradients of green areas and delineates the character of the open spaces. The strategy envisions a shared landscape that gives more space to pedestrians and a diversification of the public spaces to stimulate its use by Eindhoven residents. landscape corridor plan
revealing waterscapes
pedestrian ribbon Three different slopes provide places where direct contact to the water can happen in different manifestations. The interplay of these pockets results in a variety of edges and surfaces which invite people to sit, play and enjoy the view.
water reclaim revealing waterscapes 21
TOWARDS A RESILIENT CA MAU, VIETNAM. STRUCTURING BY AFFORESTATION AS A CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY
mision: Explore alternative scenarios to find climate change mitigation strategies such as mangrove restoration, alternative water management and more ecological and more productive processes are defined to simultaneously frame future urbanization. team: Valentina Amaya, Carmen Bries 2014 Ca Mau, Vietnam.
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reasons for peninsula afforestation
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proposal forest cover
existing forest cover
peninsula strategies
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landscape structure regional scale
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rice + fish
shrimp + mangrove
fresh + orchards
1 crop
new
shrimp + rice rice + melaleuca 2 crops
salt water
fresh water
cleaning canal
Swa
new lock
Lan for f
Swamp forest
existing
Cut cons
new
Cut and fill constructed wetland
existing
Prote
urban use
Protective forest buffer
fresh + natural
600 m
Reef
salt + natural
LEGEND
Reef pocket
salt + orchards
400
Resi +s
tree nurseries
cleaning wetland aerated lagoon
retentionz canal filtering canal
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Residential neighborhood + small/medium enterprises
agropark
salt + natural brackish habitat
fresh + natural brackish habitat retention basin
existing
productive
salt + orchards
new
high density
productive
uurban park
existing
neighborhood ponds wetland ecology fresh + orchards
new
productive
productive
low density
productive
productive
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afforestation strategies
LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE
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H30Z6A STUDIO URBAN DESIGN AND PLANNING SPRING 2014 Bruno De Meulder Christian Nolf Eric Van Daele Claudia Lucia Rojas
CA MAU, VIETNAM
Residential neighborhood + small/medium enterprises
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medellin river park mision: Competition for a master plan and urban proposal for “Parque del rio Medellin�
team: Valentina Amaya, Paula Tamayo, Maritza Toro 2013 Medellin, Colombia.
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analisys layers
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With a rapid urban growth, Medellin is now facing multiple challenges of transportation, waste management and environment degradation. The urban development has set a negative impact in the Medellin River, which is the main landscape spine of the Aburra Valley. Therefore, our proposal is based in an urban transformation which aims to convert the river into the environmental and public space axis for the city and region. By optimizing its current role as principal mobility role, the river shall be the structuring and integrating element of the different systems in the area, and the central scenario for the citizen commingling.
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TANTALO GREEN WALL mision: Tantalo green wall has been conceived by Aqua Terra’s team to benefit from nature within a manmade environment. team: Aqua Terra Panama Architects: Valentina Amaya. Agronomist: Jonathan Nuùez. Structural engineer: Melvin Urriola. 2012 Panama City, Panama. Tantalo is a green wall designed to create thermal comfort, attenuate noise, improve air quality and beautify. This piece of living art will prosper among visitors incrementing their sense of wellbeing and relaxation. 827 modular recycled plastic receptacles were set together in a geometrical patter to cover 48 m2 of space in the lobby area. 983 plants of 8 different native species were individually identified with an alphabetical / numerical code that allows us to monitor the adaptation and development.
december - january
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incidence solar study
Multiple simulations were done in order to analyze the monthly changes in the path of the sun and figure out how the solar incidence will affect the wall over the year. This helped us to choose and locate the plants.
construction process
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Abril de 2015
publications
boletín Instituto de Estudios Ambientales IDEA
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Ciudades Resilientes ante el Cambio Climático Estrategias de Forestación Caso CA MAU- Vietnam
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