Vitor Pessoa Colombo
EPFL ENAC IIE CEAT
BP 3228 (Bâtiment BP)
Station 16
CH-1015 Lausanne
Web site: Site web: https://ceat.epfl.ch/
Domaines de compétences
- Cities of the Global South
- Informal processes of urbanisation
- Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PGIS)
- Spatial Analysis
- Urban health
Biographie
Vitor is an architect by training, with a particular interest in the interaction between spatial planning and social development. He grew up in Brazil before moving to Switzerland, where he graduated from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Bachelor of Science) and Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio (Master of Science).Since 2016, he has conducted research on urbanization processes in cities of the global South, focusing on habitat and health issues related to rapid urbanization. His work is largely based on geographic information systems (GIS), including participatory mapping methods based on mobile data collection tools. Throughout his work, Vitor has developed cross-sector partnerships, collaborating with different research institutes, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.
Today, Vitor conducts a PhD at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) : his project investigates the impact of urban morphology on the risk of diarrheal diseases in Abidjan and Nairobi, two cities marked by rapid and largely informal urban growth. He is also a lecturer at EPFL, where he teaches the Bachelor-level course "Urban Planning in the Global South".
Formation
Master of Science in Architecture
Architecture & urbanism
Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio
2011-2013
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Architecture & urbanism
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2006-2009
Publications
Publications Infoscience
2021
Journal Articles
Automatic detection of potential mosquito breeding sites from aerial images acquired by unmanned aerial vehicles
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 2021-08-12. DOI : 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2021.101692.Book Chapters
Desenvolvimento do capital social comunitário em assentamentos vulneráveis: a experiência da organização Teto (Techo) na Colômbia e no Brasil
Engenharias e outras práticas técnicas engajadas; Editora da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, 2021-06-08. p. 474.Posters
Vernacular architecture & spatial typology: their share in urban health
17th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH 2021), Online, 6-8 July, 2021.Talks
Using open-access data to explore the relationship between urban morphology and diarrhoeal diseases in Côte d’Ivoire
4th International Conference on Canadian, Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization (ICCCASU 2021), Online, 27 July - 1 August 2021.The question of housing at the center of urban health inequities
17th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH 2021), Online, 6-8 July, 2021.Urban living, mobility & health – the future of our cities
Urban living, mobility & health – the future of our cities, Online, March 4, 2021.2020
Journal Articles
Gentrification, Coprésence ou Mixité? Changements et Permanences au Centre de São Paulo
EspacesTemps.net. 2020-07-17. DOI : 10.26151/2pdd-xz89.2019
Conference Papers
Gentrification, Coprésence ou Mixité? Changements et Permanences au Centre de São Paulo
2019-07-03. Colloque International AFEP-IIPPE: Penser l'économie de demain et le futur de l'économie politique, Lille, France, July 3-5, 2019.Conference Proceedings
Mapeamento Participativo: Tecnologia e Cidadania. Livro de resumos do encontro internacional Técnicas de Mapeamento e Cidadania (São Paulo, 2018) / Participatory Mapping: Technology and Citizenship. Conference proceedings of the international meeting Mapping Techniques and Citizenship (São Paulo, 2018)
2019-10-10Talks
Mapping informal settlements: an experience in São Paulo (Brazil)
Cartografia, cittadinanza e partecipazione – Giornata internazionale di studi, Mendrisio, Switzerland, October 11, 2019.2018
Talks
Uso de tecnologias geo-espaciais comuns para o mapeamento de assentamentos informais
International Meeting on Mapping Techniques and Citizenship, São Paulo, Brazil, 13 November 2018.Citizen Mapping: Using Common Geospatial Technologies to Map Informal Settlements in São Paulo, Brazil
International Tech4Dev Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 27-29, 2018.2016
Journal Articles
Mapeando la informalidad una experiencia participativa en Sao Paulo, Brasil / Mapping informality: a participative experience in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Revista CIS. 2016-12-01.Enseignement & Phd
Cours
Planification urbaine dans le Sud
Cette Unité d'Enseignement vise à sensibiliser les étudiants à la planification urbaine et aux processus de développement spatial des villes du Sud. Pour cela, l'Unité d'Enseignement fournira une compréhension générale des dynamiques socio-spatiales des villes du Sud.