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Dr. Sandra Carrasco is a Lecturer in Humanitarianism and Development at Deakin University, Australia. She holds a PhD and a Master's degree in Environmental Management from Kyoto University, Japan, a Master of Education from Victoria University, Australia, and a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from the National University of San Agustín, Peru. Her research and professional experience span Asia, Oceania and Latin America, with a focus on interdisciplinary and people-centered approaches. Her research interests include equity, diversity and inclusion; community resilience and sustainable development; disaster risk reduction and post-disaster recovery; governance and urban planning; incremental housing; and migration and refugee studies. Dr. Chiho Ochiai is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES), Kyoto University. She holds a PhD from GSGES, Kyoto University. Her research interests mainly focus on community participation in post-disaster housing and community rebuilding, disaster risk reduction activities, and traditional community knowledge coping with disasters in Japan, Asia, and the USA. Dr Irene Perez Lopez is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle. She has a long trajectory in practicing sustainable architecture and urban design in Europe, Latin America and Australia, focusing on climate change adaptation, regenerative design and urban sustainability. Dr Perez is firmly committed to the environment and the importance of reconnecting the urban realm with natural systems to ensure present and future urban sustainability and security, and to augment the well-being of communities and individuals. Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed is an Associate Professor in Construction Management and Disaster Resilience, School of Architecture and Built Environment, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His teaching focuses on disaster risk and resilience principles, disaster governance, disaster resilience and management in the built environment, and built environment research. He conducts extensive research on post-disaster shelter, disaster resilience, climate change adaptation, participatory development, and urbanization in the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Carlos Zeballos is architect, urban designer and researcher, specializing in environmental urban planning, risk management and landscape studies. He holds a PhD from Kyoto University, Japan, and completed postdoctoral research at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) in Kyoto. He currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at San Pablo University and as a Research Professor at the San Agustin National University in Peru. His work on sustainable design has earned him international recognition, including the "Outstanding Papers and Design Awards" at the World Congress of Architecture (UIA) in Seoul, Korea. Dr. Thomas Cooper-Johnson is Lecturer in Disaster Risk and Resilience at the University of Newcastle's School of Architecture and Built Environment, Australia. He holds a PhD in Disaster Management, a Master of Disaster Preparedness and Reconstruction, and a Bachelor of Construction Management from the University of Newcastle. His research focuses on disaster risk reduction, with particular interests in displacement, humanitarian action, and the social and human drivers of disaster risk. His work also examines the ways in which urbanization, environmental degradation, infrastructure and institutional decision-making shape vulnerability and recovery, with a focus on improving the effectiveness and sustainability of disaster risk reduction and humanitarian practice. |
