Omar Figueroa

About Omar Figueroa

He studies how marginalized and underserved communities tackle environmental disparities, particularly concerning water problems and environmental hazards impacts. He engages his students by using active teaching methods and popular education techniques in his courses on climate change, disasters, and their intersection with planning issues.

Selected Publications

• Pérez-Figueroa, O., Ulibarrí, N., & Hopfer, S. (2024). A content analysis of social media discourse during Hurricane María: filling a void when traditional media are silent. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 1-16.
• Jing, Ran., L. I. Qionghui, Joe Ravetz, Tristram C. Hales, Adrian Healy, Zorica Nedovic-Budic, Omar Pérez Figueroa, and Anna Taylor. Towards Hazard-Resilience Cities: Comparative Research on Resilience-related Policies and Local Practices in Five Cities Worldwide.\ Landscape Architecture Frontiers 12, no. 1 (2024).
• Houston D, Pérez Figueroa O, Jong-Levinger A, Schubert , J and Sanders B (2024). Spatial Optimism and Cross-Over Effects in the Perceptions of Interconnected Wildfire, Flood, and Mudslide Hazards. Environment and Behavior [In print]

Recent Courses Taught

• Planning and Disasters UP486
• Climate Change with Planning UP438