Policy Researcher
Education
M.Arch in Architecture, Technical University of Madrid, Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid
MSc. in the City, The University of Edinburgh
PhD. The University of Tokyo
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Conference Paper
Regions in Recovery Second Edition 2022: Re-imagining Regions
A Voluntary Local Review (VLR) is an instrument to review and follow-up progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thus accelerating their localisation. Since 2018, a growing number of local governments worldwide are turning to the VLR process to articulate their sustainable development policies, highlighting the growing...
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12th High-level Seminar on Sustainable Cities
At the 2018 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) held in New York, four pioneer local authorities presented the first ever Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs). Kitakyushu, New York, Shimokawa, and Toyama opened a space for other local governments to be part of the global conversation on sustainable development. This presentation frames the VLR movement...
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Global Asia Studies Workshop
Japan is shrinking. How are Japanese cities and towns adapting their policies to this new context? Local governments are struggling to identify suitable development models to address their smaller size, heavily relying on pro-growth responses seeking to halt and reverse population decline. They are tirelessly trying to lure urban migrants, increase...
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Analysis of Architectural Form
This presentation examines the future challenges of shrinking cities. In particular, it focuses on Japanese shrinking cities, exploring how sustainability values are reshaping policies to tackle urban shrinkage. It concludes by questioning how can Japanese cities begin adapting now to the challenges ahead and which sustainable alternatives can help...
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2nd Regional Partners Forum – @Quito+5: Accelerating Action for Sustainable Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific
This presentation examines how Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) are supporting the localisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It draws upon the analysis of VLR reports presented between 2018 and 2020 to argue that VLRs ease the implementation of the SDGs by fostering horizontal...
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13th Asian-Pacific City Summit
This presentation provides hands on guidance on how to conduct a Voluntary Local Review (VLR). It briefly discusses the history of the VLR movement, how conducting a VLR benefits cities, the challenges facing local governments, and the way forward based on the analysis of VLR reports presented between 2018 and 2020.
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This lecture explores the current challenges facing shrinking cities. It explains the reasons driving the decline of cities worldwide as well as the currently implemented policy responses. It then assesses cases of cities in Japan and the USA to link theoretical debates with empirical evidences, to better understand how cities are adapting to...
Conference Paper
Innovate4Cities 2021 Conference.
This presentation introduces Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs), tracing their history and development since 2018, when the local governments of Kitakyushu, New York, Shimokawa, and Toyama presented the first ever reviews of progress of the local implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New...
Conference Paper
Innovate4Cities 2021 Conference
This paper explores synergies between climate action and Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs)—an instrument to localise the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development used by regional and local governments to report and monitor their progress towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper argues that fighting climate change and...
Policy Report
'Cape Town in 2030: Envisioning 1.5-Degree Lifestyles' shares findings of the ‘Envisioning Future Low-Carbon Lifestyles and Transitioning Instruments’ demonstration project, 2019-2021. This project was implemented under the United Nations’ One Planet network and funded by the Government of Japan through its contribution to the 10YFP Trust Fund...
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