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Maria Huertas Manso
KTT specialist
PROGRAM / Bioeconomy, health and governance
LINE / Forest policy and risk governance
Graduated in Biology from the University of Barcelona, with a specialization in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), and a Master’s in Landscape Architecture (Mblandarch) from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).
She has experience in projects related to landscape and environmental planning, design, and management, as well as environmental assessments. Her current work focuses on governance tools and processes that enable integrated management of forest spaces and resources in the context of global change, alongside the socio-environmental dimension of forests.
Her areas of specialization include Disaster Risk Reduction and Forest Fire Management, Climate Adaptation Strategies, Policy Coherence and Land Use Planning, Governance and Planning from a social and intersectional perspective, Environmental Justice, Strategic Perception and Communication, and the social use of forest spaces.
She has experience in projects related to landscape and environmental planning, design, and management, as well as environmental assessments. Her current work focuses on governance tools and processes that enable integrated management of forest spaces and resources in the context of global change, alongside the socio-environmental dimension of forests.
Her areas of specialization include Disaster Risk Reduction and Forest Fire Management, Climate Adaptation Strategies, Policy Coherence and Land Use Planning, Governance and Planning from a social and intersectional perspective, Environmental Justice, Strategic Perception and Communication, and the social use of forest spaces.
Keywords
Risk analysisBioeconomyRisk managementGovernanceFiresResilient landscapesTerritory planningFire preventionAdditional Publications
Plana, E., Serra, M., Smeenk, A., Regos, A., Berchtold, C., Huertas, M., Fuentes, L., Trasobares, A., Vinders, J.N., Colaço, C., Bonet, J.A. (2024). Framing Coherence Across EU Policies Towards Integrated Wildfire Risk Management and Nature-Based Solutions. Fire