Adela Salas Ruiz

Adela Salas Ruiz
  • Architect. PhD
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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Introduction
Ph.D. Architect and expert in Basic Liveability and member of the cooperation group ICHaB-ETSAM.
Current institution
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Education
September 2015 - November 2019
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Field of study
  • Department of Construction and Technologies in Architecture
January 2014 - June 2014
September 2008 - April 2015
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Field of study
  • Architect

Publications

Publications (13)
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The improvement of energy efficiency in buildings is pivotal for mitigating climate change and its repercussions on weather patterns, such as raised average temperatures and extreme weather events, which are expected to become an increasingly frequent occurrence. In addition, it is continuously impacting ecosystems and causing biodiversity loss thr...
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Water hyacinth (WH) or Eichhornia crassipes is one of the 100 most dangerous invasive species in the world. Currently, WH has enormous negative impacts on various ecosystems, and its eradication poses a seemingly impossible challenge. Physical extraction has been found to be an adequate process for controlling the spread of WH, but sustainable wast...
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The peri-urban area of Puyo, where agricultural, urban and conservation logics are mixed, is a contested area in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Rapid urban growth and agricultural activities are the main threats to the conservation of its biodiversity. To promote the conservation of natural spaces in urban planning instruments, it is necessary to first dem...
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Las medidas impuestas por las autoridades sanitarias para la reducción de los contagios como son el distanciamiento social o el confinamiento tienen una componente espacial muy fuerte que modifica la manera de habitar los espacios. En los contextos de precariedad, el cumplimiento de estas medidas son una utopía que la población no puede alcanzar, e...
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NAUTIA Report. Need Assessment Under Technological Interdisciplinary Approach. UPM Platform on Refugees
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Water hyacinth (WH) is an invasive aquatic with an extensive, rapid growth. Nowadays, the considerable amount of WH biomass generated is a waste management challenge for those areas where WH is present. In this paper, a new insulation building material based on WH's petioles (WHP) and mixed with cement was analysed. Different WHPs particle sizes we...
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Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a dangerous and invasive aquatic species, of which global concern has sharply risen due to its rapid growth. Despite ample research on its possible applications in the construction field, there are no clear references on the optimal use of the plant in finding the most efficient-use building material. In thi...
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Resumen: En la actualidad, aproximadamente el 20% de la población mundial no tiene acceso a una vivienda digna, agravándose el problema en contextos de precariedad africanos. En el sector de la construcción existe un creciente interés en el desarrollo de soluciones tecnológicas que sean sostenibles social, económica y medioambientalmente. Las fibra...
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RESUMEN Al finalizar el 2016, se contabilizaban 65 millones de personas en el mundo desplazadas de manera forzosa huyendo de persecuciones, conflictos e inseguridad alimentaria como consecuencia de la pobreza, la degradación ambiental o la guerra entre otros. Previsiblemente en la actualidad, estas cifras hayan aumentado debido a las crisis humanit...
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El siguiente artículo indaga sobre la definición de modelos de planificación y herramientas de gestión para ciudades con crecimientos expansivos y amplios sectores informales, utilizando como caso de estudio la experiencia desarrollada en la ciudad de Makeni, Sierra Leona. En un proceso de varios años que continua vivo, la Escuela de Arquitectura d...
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El crecimiento acelerado de las ciudades medias africanas de menos de 500.000 habitantes, representa el principal desafío urbano del momento a nivel mundial. Su desarrollo implicará, en las próximas décadas, un notable incremento de suelo urbano en los países en vías de desarrollo. La falta de recursos, de un marco normativo adecuado, de profesiona...

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