Maria Monica Salazar IGOPMaria Monica is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Government and Public Policies (IGOP). She is pursuing her PhD in the Political Sciences, Public Administration and International Relations Program from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). She graduated in Government and International Relations and holds a Master in Urban Planning from New York University and a Master in Public Policy from the Externado University of Colombia. Her current research addresses institutional design, competences distribution, and public policy efficiency at the metro and local levels. Maria Monica has 10+ years of professional experience in public policy, territorial development, urban issues and international development. She also has 6+ years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and master’s levels in Colombia and the USA on development planning and public policy design topics.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Políticas públicas, administración pública, urbanismo, coordinación multinivel

3 SELECTED PROJECTS

  • Evolution of the municipal strategy on irregular settlements in Barcelona. A Project develop by the Institute of Government and Public Policies (IGOP) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) for the Sindic de Greuges de Barcelona.

3 HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Salazar Tamayo, M. M., & Julio Estrada, J. D. (2022). Planning gaps: unexpected urban expansion in five Colombian metropolitan areas. Buildings and Cities, 3(1), 725–744. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/bc.240
  2. Salazar Tamayo, M., Saavedra Mercado, V., Puyana, R., Reyes, C. F., & Carriazo Osorio, F. (2022). Diagnóstico y Recomendaciones sobre el Ordenamiento Territorial en Colombia. Propuestas para el Cumplimiento del Acuerdo de Paris. Fedesarrollo. https://www.repository.fedesarrollo.org.co/handle/11445/4261
  3. Salazar Tamayo, M. M., & Julio Estrada, J. D. (2020). Vivienda y entornos dignos e incluyentes: la ambiciosa apuesta del Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2018-2022: “Pacto por Colombia, pacto por la equidad” que aún no despega. En: Estrada, J. Anuario Seguimiento y Análisis de Políticas Públicas 2020 Universidad Externado de Colombia. https://publicaciones.uexternado.edu.co/gpd-anuario-seguimiento-y-analisis-de-politicas-publicas-2020-23576227.html