Francisco Platas Lopez (Mexico) Francisco Platas (B.Eng., M.Sc., M

Francisco Platas Lopez (Mexico)
Francisco Platas (B.Eng., M.Sc., M.Arch., D.Des.) is a Full Professor of Design at the
Autonomous University of the State of México (Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México,
UAEMEX) and Associate Professor at the National Autonomous University of México
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM). He worked as a Senior Manager for
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and National Alerting System (Federal Government of
Mexico). His research interests include: Everyday Design, Disasters and Infrastructure History.
His current research interests are in the role of complex systems and cliodynamics in community
responses to socio-environmental changes in Latin American Cities.
Personal webpage: http://www.franciscoplatas.com