Doctoral student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw
Research interests
- sustainable development, environmental engineering and research in the global north and south
- working with the public and private sectors and intergovernmental organizations in cross-cultural settings
- the urban-rural nexus
- protection of cultural and ecological heritage in the global south
- responsible, sustainable and regenerative tourism
- the effects of climate change on society
Projects
In progress
- Ideas of progress and development in the context of climate crisis in peripheral philosophies in XXI century, National Science Centre, Opus 22, grant no 2021/43/B/HS1/03354 (Team member).
- Doctoral School of Social Science. Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Department of Tourism and Recreation Geography, University of Warsaw, Poland. PhD research title: “Synergies and tradeoffs between UNESCO World Heritage and Tourism Development: The case of Salento, Colombia”. (PhD Candidate)
Publications
Positions
- Co-founder of the Center for Regenerative, Holistic and Transformative Experiences in San Carlos, Colombia (in the process of developing a legal constitution). 2022
- Co-founder of an intentional community, San Carlos, Colombia. 2021
- Guest Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture in Leipzig, Germany. (2018-2020)
- Researcher at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Geography Department. Landscape Ecology and Biogeography. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin. (20172021)
- Guest Researcher at the University of Alicante, Spain. (2014-February)
- Guest Researcher, Latin American Studies, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3, IHEAL, France. (2012-2015)
- Environmental Policy Consultant for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Paris, France. (2007, 2009-2012)
- Assistant Professor in the Mastère Spécialisé Politiques et Actions Publiques pour le Développement Durable, École des Ponts ParisTech in Paris, France. (2011-2011).
Education
- PhD Candidate, Doctoral School of Social Science. Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Department of Tourism and Recreation Geography, University of Warsaw, Poland. PhD research title: “Synergies and tradeoffs between UNESCO World Heritage and Tourism Development: The case of Salento, Colombia”.
- Postgraduate in Landscape Analysis: Management Tool, Management and Territorial Planning. Campus Fondo Verde, Spain, Recognition for Outstanding Level of Applied Study.
- Master of Public Affairs with specialization in International Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA.
- Master of Science in Engineering, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA.
- S. Civil Engineering, Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería, Bogotá, Colombia.