University
University of Guadalajara

Department/Institution
M.A. in Urban and Territorial Planning

Country
Mexico Guadalajara

Person filling out the report
Juan Angel Demerutis-Arenas, PhD
juan.demerutis@cuaad.udg.mx

Associated UNI Thematic Hubs
Informal Urbanism
Climate Change
Safer Cities
Urban Governance
Urban Form

Other academic network affiliations
Yes
ALEUP – Asociación Latinoamericana de Escuelas de Urbanismo y Planificación (Association of Latin American Schools of Planning)

Other research network affiliations
Yes
Laboratorio de Vivienda – CONACYT (Housing Laboratory);

Collaborations with UNI members in academic activities
No

Collaborations with UNI members in research initiatives
No

Undergraduate Programmes
Licenciatura en Urbanismo y Medio Ambiente (Bs. in Urban and Environmental Planning)

Master Programmes
Master in Urban and Territorial Planning (Maestría en Urbanismo y Territorio)
Doctorate in City, Territory and Environment (Doctorado en Ciudad, Territorio y Medio Ambiente)

PhD Programmes
PhD in City, Territory and Environment (Doctorado en Ciudad, Territorio y Medio Ambiente)

Other Programmes

Books
Rueda, Claudia coord. (2016) Apuntes de la Vivienda mínima en México. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México: Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN 976-607-742-703-2.
Becerra Mercado O, y Reyes Rodriguez R. (2016) Ciudad y Salud: El entorno urbano como promotor de calidad de vida. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México: Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN 978-607-742-434-5.
Córdova Canela, F. y Díaz Núñez, L. coord. (2016) Avances y estudios de vivienda en México. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México: Universidad de Guadalajara, Red de Vivienda CONACYT.
Becerra Mercado O, y Reyes Rodriguez R. 2014. El lenguaje contemporáneo del urbanismo: Glosario de términos urbanos. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México: Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN 978-607-450-924-3.

Articles

Projects
Metropolitan Planning: The city of Guadalajara is very concern on Metropolitan Governance, as a result, the CUAAD at the University of Guadalajara is working close to municipal governments in this issue. This is a work done jointly with Milano Polytechnic, and it is attempting to build a method of analysis for metro areas.

Sustainable Housing: This is an important issue which is linking the university, public and the private sectors in order to build sustainable housing and communities in the region.

Safe cities is a huge concern in the region, as a result, the research centre has started a project with the state and municipal governments for safe cities in the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara.