New readings for the upcoming month: "Cities of power" by #GöranTherborn Verso Books

Why Thomas Heatherwick’s misguided ramblings are too dangerous to ignore theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

TRIBUNA: Un vistazo a las estrategias de dos grandes ciudades del Sur Global frente a los embates climáticos y la búsqueda de soluciones locales ante un desafío global. Por Tere García #ciudadessostenibles elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

¿Cómo resuelven las megaurbes del Sur Global los embates climáticos? Buscando soluciones locales ante los desafíos globales. Ejemplos de #DaresSalam y #Daca de la pluma de Teresa García, PhD  para #SeresUrbanos de ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo en EL PAÍS elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

Starting 2024 writing an overview of the strategies of two major cities in the Global South facing climate challenges and the pursuit of local solutions to a global challenge. Find out more on ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo #seresurbanos EL PAÍS (in Spanish) elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

The February 2024 issue (Volume 61, Issue 2) of #UrbanStudies is out now, featuring papers and reviews by Scott Markley Siqi Zheng @ MIT Center for Real Estate Yinhua Tao Céline Janssen Teresa García, PhD  and many more journals.sagepub.com/toc/usja/61/2

Honored to be featured in the February 2024 issue reviewing a compelling book on the ecologies of divided cities. Thank you Urban Studies Journal !

#BookReview: The Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities reviewed by Teresa García Alcaraz ow.ly/rho950QtapT Springer Publishing Teresa García, PhD  #UrbanEcologies

“The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has now proposed tripling parking rates for SUVs in central Paris to €18 an hour, and €12/hour for the rest of the city. The measure…would affect roughly 10% of the cars in the city.” Cybertruck isn’t allowed at all. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

EU countries could save 238,000 lives a year by meeting WHO air pollution guidelines theguardian.com/global/2024/fe…

Los japoneses llevan 1200 años anotando la fecha de floración de los cerezos. Vean cómo esos arbolitos se han unido a la conspiración del cambio climático para imponernos la Agenda 2030.

I’ve been struggling to write about architecture amid the destruction of Gaza. Not sure others feel the same but I felt I needed to write this to get it off my chest. Thanks to ⁦Dezeen⁩ ⁦⁦Master Prophet⁩ ⁦@natatdezeen⁩ for publishing dezeen.com/2024/03/07/gaz…

I’m very happy to announce the publication of my open access article: 'Embracing throwntogetherness: Unravelling the relational dynamics of borderlands in divided cities,' in the journal #Cities. Feel free to read and share it among your peers: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I am happy to announce the publication of my #OpenAccess article: “The prospect of ‘interstitial practice’ in the in-between spaces of Caracas" in the journal #CityTerritoryandArchitecture. Feel free to read and share it among your peers: …erritoryarchitecture.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

Summer and autumn reads

La infografía de la semana en nature es sobre la ciudad de los 15 minutos. Europa gana la media, con Zurich en cabeza. EEUU pierde en casi todo. Los ciudadanos de megalópolis asiáticas como Shanghai y Mumbai necesitan media de media hora de tránsito para llegar a los servicios.

A very productive morning talking about therapeutic gardens and the impact of nature in healthcare architecture. Thanks #Ahead for the invite!

I am excited to share my latest #openaccess article “Decoding urban power: Architecture, symbolism and territorial control in Caracas” published in City, Culture and Society journal. Feel free to read it. Happy to discuss your thoughts. doi.org/10.1016/j.ccs.…

Tribuna | "El avance de la minería ilegal en la Amazonía venezolana no es solo un problema ambiental; es un fenómeno que está reconfigurando las dinámicas poblacionales y urbanas del país", Teresa García, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) elpais.com/planeta-futuro…

"El avance de la minería ilegal en la Amazonía venezolana no solo está devastando el ecosistema, sino que también está forzando a miles de personas a migrar hacia ciudades intermedias" Gran artículo para ELPAÍS PlanetaFuturo de Teresa García, PhD  elpais.com/planeta-futuro…