Jorge
Peña Diaz
Professeur à l'Université technologique de La Havane (CUJAE)
Prof Jorge Peña Diaz leads the Urban Research and Action Group (URA-G) at the School of Architecture of the Technological University of Havana (CUJAE). His research projects have focused on urban situation analysis and the integration of sustainability-oriented concepts into planning and urban design strategies covering issues such as urban food systems, mobility, and heritage conservation. He leads the Centre for Urban Studies of Havana and previously sat as the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, 2006 – 2012. He has collaborated on international research projects considering planning processes and practices in Cuba and in Europe, where the outputs have been applied and adopted.