Rate My Professor Denise Helena Silva Duarte

Her academic background includes a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Mato Grosso (1992), a degree in Music from the Brazilian Conservatory of Music (1991), a Master’s degree in Architecture from USP/EESC (1995), and both a PhD (2000) and Livre-docência (2015) in Architecture and Urbanism from FAUUSP. Her research focuses on urban microclimates, environmental comfort, energy efficiency in buildings and cities, the impacts of vegetation and urban density on urban climates, and adaptation of cities and buildings to climate change, often through interdisciplinary projects funded by FAPESP, CNPq, CAPES, and USP. She has contributed to public policy in São Paulo and São José dos Campos and served as an Expert Reviewer for the IPCC AR6 WGII Contribution and as Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SRCities, AR7). She has held editorial roles with journals including Pós (FAUUSP), and currently serves on editorial committees for several international architecture and urbanism publications. She is a member of organizations such as PLEA and IAUC and coordinates or participates in multiple international research collaborations on urban resilience and nature-based solutions.