Team

  • Cristina Botana

    Lecturer and researcher at the University of A Coruña (UDC) and a collaborating lecturer at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). She holds a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism from the UDC and a Master’s degree in City and Urbanism from the UOC. She was a Juan de… +

  • Viviana Buitrón

    Geographer and researcher specialising in biodiversity conservation and governance, natural resources and sustainability, working from multiscalar, gender-sensitive and interethnic perspectives and employing qualitative and participatory methods. She completed her undergraduate studies in Geographical Sciences and Sustainable Development (with a specialisation in Spatial Planning) at the Pontifical Catholic University… +

  • Brais Estévez

    Geographer from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and PhD in Geography from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), awarded the Extraordinary Doctoral Prize. His work lies at the intersection of urban geography, Science and Technology Studies (STS) and psychoanalytic theory. He is interested in ethnographic inquiry,… +

  • Alejandro Otero

    PhD in Geography from the University of Santiago de Compostela and Master’s in Territorial Planning and Management. His doctoral thesis examined the regional division of Galicia in comarcas, analysing both the discourses surrounding it and the maps produced over time. His research interests include the political-administrative organisation of… +

  • Ángel Rodés

    Earth scientist, awarded a doctorate in 2008 by the Universities of Barcelona and Aix-Marseille III. He has extensive experience in R&D projects focused on Global Change, Natural Hazards, Fluvial Dynamics and Agricultural Sustainability at the Universities of Barcelona, Glasgow and Santiago de Compostela. His research includes quantitative climatic… +

  • Cibrán Tenreiro

    Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). He holds a PhD from the same university, a Master’s degree in Contemporary Cinema and Audiovisual Studies from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), and a specialization in Audiovisual Documentary and Film Research from… +

  • José Ignacio Vila

    Assistant Professor in Geography at the University of Santiago de Compostela since 2022. His research interests in urban geography and urban studies have led him to develop his academic career across several French institutions, including Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, the CNRS, Université Cergy-Pontoise and the École d’Urbanisme de… +

  • Ismael Yrigoy

    Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow in the Department of Geography at the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB). He has previously worked at the Universities of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and Uppsala (UU). His research analyses the social processes associated with post-2008 property crises, including the rise of… +