Urbano Fra Paleo#

• 2020 Full Professor, Department of Spatial Sciences, University of Extremadura, Spain
• 2011 - 2017 Visiting Professor, Department of Environment, Peace and Security, University for Peace, Costa Rica
• 2013 - 2020 Associate Professor, Department of Spatial Sciences, University of Extremadura, Spain
• 2007 - 2013 Associate Professor (on leave), Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• 2006 - 2007 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Extremadura, Spain
• 1998 - 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Extremadura, Spain

• Natural hazards (volcanic, floods, wildfire)
• Vulnerability as a measure of the differences between human groups and communities
• Governance of disaster risk to reduce disaster risk with the participation of multiple societal actors
• Sustainability as a framework to design, plan, and implement disaster risk reduction measures
• Disaster risk as interface between human action and natural processes

• 1997 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Honor society
• 2005 Helen and John S. Best Research Fellowship, American Geographical Society Library. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States
• 2009 Sustainable Actions in Social Entrepreneurship Award, University of Santiago de Compostela and the Jaime Vera Foundation, Spain
• 2009 Innovation Award. University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• 2008 Honorific Award in recognition of the INITIA Programme in Science and Technology, Spanish Research Council, Royal Spanish Society of Physics, Royal Spanish Society of Mathematics, Spanish Open University, Spain

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