Browsing by Author "Ángel Hernández, Piroska"

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    Beyond transparency: assessing access to environmental information in Chile and the ability of providers and users to comprehend it
    (2024) Bergamini Ladron De Guevara, Kay Joaquín; Ángel Hernández, Piroska; Alarcon Miranda, Andrea Francisca; Curillan Muñoz, Christian Ignacio
    This paper evaluates environmental information accessibility in Chile, aiming to identify gaps to enhance public management and citizen participation. The paper opens with a theoretical, practical and legal reference framework for information accessibility. This is followed by the main body of research comprising interviews with representatives from public authorities providing environmental information and with users of that information. An analysis of the results is then presented, followed by the discussion and conclusions emerging from the research work. This article identifies a number of information systems that provide data to measure progress and setbacks in environmental conditions and in public and private environmental management. However, access to information is failing to achieve its democratic objective. Although there are some benefits from the disclosure of environmental information, an overall lack of governance for information systems creates a series of obstacles that prevent the public from actively participating in environmental issues.
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    Building Resilient Communities: The Environmental Observatory for Mining Projects and Climate Change Indicators
    (2023) Bergamini Ladron De Guevara Kay Joaquin; Ángel Hernández, Piroska; Rugiero De Souza, Vanessa; Medina Guzmán, José Ignacio; Mollenhauer Gajardo, Katherine Alexandra
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    Conflicto ambiental en Ventanas: análisis desde una perspectiva de la doctrina social de la iglesia
    (2018) Bergamini Ladrón de Guevara, Kay Joaquín; Irarrázabal Sánchez, Ricardo; Ángel Hernández, Piroska
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    Global Challenges and National Responses: Indicators to Evaluate Public Policies for Mining Development in Chile in the Context of the Global Energy Transition
    (2025) Bergamini Ladrón de Guevara, Kay Joaquín; Rugiero De Souza, Vanessa; Ángel Hernández, Piroska; Mollenhauer Gajardo, Katherine Alexandra; Alarcón Miranda, Andrea Francisca; Manríquez Oyarzún, Gustavo Andrés
    The challenges of climate change require in-depth attention and targeted strategies for specific sectors, such as energy and mining. Within the mining sector, climate change imposes constraints on the sustainable extraction of minerals, thereby heightening the importance of several minerals in addressing these challenges. Chile emerges as a pivotal nation due to its substantial reserves of copper, lithium, cobalt, nickel, and graphite, which are essential for energy transition and decarbonization processes. Consequently, Chile must foster gradual processes to establish competitive advantages based on technological and innovative capabilities, thus projecting a competitive and sustainable mining industry. This endeavor should be accompanied by enhancements in policies and instruments to guide development, expanding local value creation. This study examines the global challenges faced by the mining sector in the context of the energy transition and evaluates Chile’s response through an assessment of public policies for mining development. It provides an analysis of the scope of various public policy instruments to establish the link between international agreements and development opportunities, subsequently proposing a series of indicators to assess policy progress. To this end, the Environmental Observatory of Mining Projects is developing indicators to evaluate compliance with these policies. In addressing the nation’s challenges related to green and sustainable mining, 20 indicators have been developed in collaboration with civil society and public and private stakeholders through a design thinking process. These indicators enable the evaluation of aspects such as air quality, water quality, and the surface area affected by tailings, among others. The initial section of the document outlines the global challenges in achieving the carbon neutrality goals set by the IPCC. The subsequent section elaborates on the theoretical framework of the research, addressing theories of economic development and sustainability, public policy approaches considered in recent years, as well as the governance of mining development, with an emphasis on its capacity to articulate industrial policies, promote environmental sustainability, and foster technological innovation. The third section details the research methodology and framework of the study. This study examines how Chile’s mining policies align with the global energy transition. Amid growing demand for critical minerals, climate change, and decarbonization, Chile faces both opportunities and socio-environmental risks. Addressing these challenges requires integrated sustainability strategies and an active state role to ensure inclusive, environmentally responsible, and innovation-driven mining development.
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    Intersections. Interdisciplinary Research on Architecture, Design, City and Territory
    (Springer Cham, 2025) Vicuña del Río, María Magdalena; Giorgi, Emanuele; Corvalán Tapia, Felipe; Molinos Moyano, Francisca Jesus; González Valenzuela, Paulina Francisca; Castillo Espinoza, Eduardo; Torres, Claudia; Gallardo, Laura; Lange Valdés, Carlos; Maino, Sandro; Bergamini Ladron De Guevara, Kay Joaquin; Ángel Hernández, Piroska; Mollenhauer Gajardo, Katherine Alexandra; Medina Guzman, Jose Ignacio; Rugiero De Souza, Vanessa; Igualt, Felipe; Moreno Flores, Osvaldo; Arizaga, Ximena; Sánchez, Patricia; Vicuña, Magdalena; Giorgi, Emanuele
    This book presents a critical vision of the role of architecture and design in constantly changing cities, territories and societies from a Latin American perspective. Topics include, pandemic and post-pandemic; public culture and aesthetics; right to housing, city and services, gender approach and ethics of care; heritage and cultures, critical methodology; sustainable landscapes; perceptions and emotions; processes and technologies; territories and intermediate cities. The IV Intersections Congress was organized by high-level universities in Latin American: faculties of architecture, design and urban studies that came together during an historical moment of great changes. The congress was an invitation to weave conversations that address the tensions emerging in local, regional and global debates, with the goal of understanding how architecture, design, city and territory are a relevant intersection for these tensions. This translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
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    Territorios del mañana: modelos predictivos de capacidad de carga para la gestión sustentable de los territorios
    (Ril Editores, 2022) Moris Iturrieta, Roberto; Moris Iturrieta, Roberto; Gilabert P., Horacio; Bergamini Ladrón de Guevara, Kay Joaquín; Zaviezo Arriagada, Daniela Paz; Ángel Hernández, Piroska
    Los alcances de la crisis climática global y su correlación con el concepto de capacidad de carga motivan el desarrollo del presente libro, que tiene por objetivo exponer los resultados de una experiencia de investigación aplicada desarrollada por la Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. El foco de esta investigación transdisciplinaria ha estado puesto en la exploración de modelos de medición y visualización de la capacidad de carga demográfica como parte de procesos de toma de decisiones y políticas públicas aplicadas. Los modelos presentados se basan en las experiencias adquiridas en los desarrollos de los modelos de cálculos para la Isla de Pascua (Rapa Nui) y para la localidad de El Quisco en la costa chilena.