Cristina’s research examines climate change adaptation, flood risk prevention & landscape urbanism. She holds a MSc in Urbanism from Delft University of Technology with a cum laude mention, a MSc in Architectural projects from Barcelona School of Architecture UPC, and a MSc in Architecture from La Salle Universitat Ramon Llull.

Before starting her PhD, she worked as a professor at the University of Applied Sciences – UPC (Lima, Peru) and as a global lecturer at University of Arizona (Arizona, USA).

Cristina is a former research fellow the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) for the 2021-22 programme. 

Supervisors: Marco Amati, Mittul Vahanvati, Ata Tara.