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Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., Philosophy, Development Studies, University of Bonn
Award Date: 23 May 2014
Masters, Joint European Master in Environmental Studies (JEMES), Univesidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Award Date: 31 Jan 2011
Diploma, Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Award Date: 30 Jul 2008
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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IMBRACE: Embracing Immigrant Knowledges for Just Climate Health Adaptation
Kotsila ., P. (Principal Investigator), Neves Alves, S. (Investigator), Ruiz Cayuela, S. (Investigator), Fatima , F. (Predoctoral), West , K. M. (Predoctoral), Neves E Castro Homem de Melo, L. (Technician), Camus Buchert, E. M. (Technician), Gilmartin, M. (Visiting collaborator), Millner, N. (Visiting collaborator), Tsiropoulou, E. (Collaborator), Strankowska, E. (Collaborator), Huarte Aranda, A. (Collaborator), Gignac, A. F. (Collaborator), Götze, N. (Collaborator), Pachova, N. (Collaborator), Verán Casanova, A. (Collaborator), Scheerens, C. (Collaborator), Guaita, L. (Collaborator) & Grigoriadou, E. (Collaborator)
European Commission (EC), ERC Consolidator Grant
1/09/24 → 31/08/29
Project: International research project
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VIABLE UNKNOWNS: VIABLE UNKNOWNS: Sustainable and inclusive coexistence in the city
Griera Llonch, M. D. M. (Principal Investigator), Calderon Argelich, A. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Anguelovski, I. (Investigator), Brito Clavijo, M. (Investigator), Albert Blanco, V. (Investigator), Ávila-Palència, I. (Investigator), Fernandez Aballi Altamirano, A. (Investigator), Kotsila ., P. (Investigator) & Ruiz Cayuela, S. (Investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: International research project
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ReHousIn: Contextualized pathways to reduce housing inequalities in the green and digital transition
Anguelovski, I. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Kotsila ., P. (Principal Investigator), Rosa , B. T. (Investigator), Jayne Vera, I. (Investigator) & Bougleux, A. (Investigator)
1/03/24 → 28/02/27
Project: International research project
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SUSTAIN: Liderando Transiciones de Sostenibilidad en la España Rural
Villamayor Tomas, S. (Principal Investigator), Corbera Elizalde, E. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Esparcia Pérez, J. (Investigator), Ravera , F. (Investigator), Ibarra, I. P. (Investigator), Kotsila ., P. (Investigator), Santos de Lima, L. (Collaborator), Herraiz Lizán, C. (Collaborator), Gaitan Cremaschi, D. (Collaborator), Iniesta Arandia, I. (Collaborator), Facchini ., F. (Collaborator), Bourguignon , R. N. (Collaborator), Hoffmann , P. (Collaborator), Ramos Quispe, F. B. (Collaborator), Pérez Sánchez, C. (Collaborator), Sanjuan Agudelo, L. M. (Collaborator), Matamoros Garcia, D. A. (Collaborator), Leicea de la Horra, A. (Collaborator), Mejía Gil, N. F. (Collaborator), Turnbach, C. (Collaborator), Navarro Alvarez, A. J. (Collaborator), Pierri Daunt, B. (Collaborator) & Costanzo , C. (Collaborator)
1/12/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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WEGO-ITN: Well-being, Ecology, Gender and cOmmunity-Innovative Training Network (WEGO-ITN)
Kotsila ., P. (Principal Investigator), Villamayor Tomas, S. (Co-Investigador/a Principal), Bourguignon , R. N. (Beneficiary) & Iengo , I. (Beneficiary)
European Commission (EC), MSCA Doctoral Network
1/06/19 → 30/06/22
Project: International research project
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Contradictions and lessons from thinking about health and vulnerability through feminist political ecology
Kotsila, P., 12 Jan 2026, In: Space and Polity. p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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EMBODYING AND RESISTING URBAN HEAT INJUSTICE: Migrant Vulnerabilities and Radical Adaptations in El Raval, Barcelona
Kotsila, P., Cuenca, V. C., Franco, M., Melo, L. & Pickard, S., Nov 2025, In: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 49, 6, p. 1462-1484 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Immigrant communities in Europe as situated knowledge holders for postcolonial and feminist urban adaptation to climate health risks
Kotsila, P., 1 Jan 2025, Urban Movements and Climate Change: Loss, Damage and Radical Adaptation. Turhan, E. & DeRosa, S. (eds.). Taylor and Francis AS, p. 183-206 24 p. (Urban Movements and Climate Change).Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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The activism responsibility of climate scientists and the value of science-based activism
Anguelovski, I., Corbera, E., Conde, M., Walter, M., Sekulova, F., Kotsila, P., Pascual, U. & Brockington, D., 26 Apr 2025, In: npj Climate Action. 4, 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Web of Science) -
From heat racism and heat gentrification to urban heat justice in the USA and Europe
Anguelovski, I., Kotsila, P., Lees, L., Triguero-Mas, M. & Calderón-Argelich, A., 5 Dec 2024, In: Nature Cities. 2, p. 8–16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Thesis
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The socio-environmental history of water development and management in the Republic of Cyprus
Kotsila , P. (Author), Kallis , G. (Tutor), 10 Sept 2010Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
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The effects of electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones on the reproductive capacity of Drosophila melanogaster
Kotsila , P. (Author), Margaritis Lukas (Director), 9 Sept 2008Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
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Socio-political and Cultural Determinants of Diarrheal Disease in the Mekong Delta. From Discourse to Incidence
Kotsila , P. (Author), Gerke, S. (Director), 28 Apr 2014Student thesis: Doctoral thesis