University of Illinois Chicago, 2005, Catedrática Asociada
Directora Interina de la Escuela Graduada de Planificación
- norma.pena1@upr.edu
- (787) 764-0000 ext. 85149, 85117
- Oficina: Escuela Graduada de Planificación
PREPARACIÓN ACADÉMICA
University of Illinois – Chicago, Illinois USA | PhD | Public Policy Analysis, specialization in Transportation Planning | 2005 |
University of Puerto Rico – Río Piedras Campus, San Juan PR | MP | Urban Planning | 2000 |
Loyola University – New Orleans, Louisiana USA | BBA | Marketing and Environmental Studies | 1996 |
GRANTS/SUBVENCIONES
Offices Held and Memberships on Government or Corporate Boards and Commissions
2015 Executive Director, Puerto Rico Model Forest Office
2013-2015 Associate Member, Planning Board (PB), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Governor’s Office
- PB Rep to the Early Child Development Council to the Governor
- PB Rep to the Special Communities Council to the Governor
- PB Rep to the Energy Autonomy Council to the Governor
PUBLICACIONES
- Huracán María: nueva oportunidad para promover en común una mejor movilidad en puerto rico. Revista de Administración Pública, Escuela Graduada de Administración Pública, UPRRP. 2018
http://sociales.uprrp.edu/cemgap/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/04/Edicion-especial_Revista-Administracion-Publica.pdf - Children’s mobility and playability: planning with children equitable spaces. 54th InternationalMaking Cities Livable Conference on Public Places for Community, Democratic Dialogue, Health & Equity. Paper and presentation published at http://livablecities.org/conferences/54th-conference-santa-fe/econference-offer La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM, October, 2017.
- Mothering Communities. Book. Co-editor. Demeter Press. Forthcoming 2019. Chapter of Book. Forthcoming 2019
- Desarrollo Urbano y Ambiental: Gobiernos locales como facilitadores de una mayor inclusión social por movilidad. Gobiernos Municipales. Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios sobre Gobiernos y Asuntos Públicos. Graduate School of Public Administration, UPRRP. Chapter of book. Forthcoming 2018
- “Movilidad y ciudadanía: Día Mundial sin Carro en Puerto Rico”. Opinión y Debate. Blog. Diálogo UPR, University of Puerto Rico, October 5, 2015 http://dialogoupr.com/opinion-y-debate/movilidad-y-ciudadania-dia-mundial-sin-carro-en-puerto-rico/
- “Fin de una Era de Transportación en Puerto Rico y Comienzo de Otra” Revista Ambiental Corriente Verde. Vol. 6 Núm. 2 Agosto 2015. San Juan, Puerto Rico http://corrienteverde.com/articulos/el%20fin%20de%20una%20era%20de%20transportacion%20en%2 0Puerto%20Rico%20y%20el%20comienzo%20de%20otra.html
- “Una reflexión sobre el Plan de Uso de Terrenos y otras políticas”. Opinión y Debate. Blog. Dialogo UPR, University of Puerto Rico, February 4, 2015 http://dialogoupr.com/opinion-y-debate/el-derecho-la-ciudad-en-tiempos-de-austeridad-una-reflexion-sobre-el-plan-de-uso-de-terrenos-y-otras-politicas/
- “La Planificación Territorial y Urbana como parte de la Política Energética para un Puerto Rico más Sostenible y Resiliente” Revista Ambiental Corriente Verde. Vol. 5 Núm.2 August, 2014. San Juan, Puerto Rico http://corrienteverde.com/articulos/la%20planificacion%20territorial%20y%20urbana%20como%20parte%2 0de%20la%20politica%20energetica.html
INVESTIGACIÓN Y EXPERIENCIA PROFESIONAL
2018 Graduate Planning School Director
2015 PI, Mobility Needs for Río Piedras Community
2012 PI, Child Friendly Cities: Children’s participation in Community Planning and mobility
2007 I, Integrating Land-Use and Travel Demand Using Quick-response Methods with Xplorah as a Case Study
2015 Executive Director, Puerto Rico Model Forest Office
2013-15 Associate Member, Planning Board of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Governor’s Office
2006-present Associate Professor, Graduate School of Planning, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras
2005-06 Assistant Advisor, Urbanism, Infrastructure and Environment Advisor to the Governor’s Office
2004-05 Community Transportation Consultant, Chicago, Illinois
OTRA INFORMACIÓN RELEVANTE
Cursos Enseñados
PLAN 6525 Urban and Land Use Planning
PLAN 6530 Livable Cities Transportation System Design
PLAN 6030 Land Use and Transportation
PLAN 6089 Urban Planning Theory
PLAN 6006 Internship Puerto Rico Planning Board
PLAN 6006 Internship Transit Systems and the Metropolitan Bus Authority
PLAN 6075 Community Planning and Management Research
PLAN 6995 Transportation Planning Research Seminar
PLAN 6068 Participatory Processes for Community Development Workshop
Presentaciones en Conferencias
- Urban mobility of children: integrating their voices in community planning as a strategy for social justice and just cities. Presentation accepted at the Latin American Studies Association, Barcelona, Spain, May 2018 co-authored with Enery López-Navarrete
- Un Nuevo Giro a la Transportación: la movilidad como generador de exclusión social. Presentación. 2da Conferencia Anual Hermenegildo Ortíz Quiñones. Movilidad y Equidad: Retos para la planificación y política pública sobre el transporte sustentable en Puerto Rico. Escuela Graduada de Planificación Dr. Salvador M. Padilla Escabí, Universidad de Puerto Rico Río Piedras. Auditorio I, Eugenio María de Hostos. 26 de octubre de 2016
- Ponencia sobre el Proyecto del Senado 1556 para Crear la Ley de Revitalización Económica, Social y Cultural de Santurce. Senadores Nadal Power y Nieves Pérez, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, Santurce, 7 de marzo 2016
- Foro: Capital Humano – Eje del Desarrollo Económico de Puerto Rico al entrar al siglo 21. Moderator. Asociación de Economistas de Puerto Rico y Escuela Graduada de Planificación. Plaza Universitaria, UPRRP February 16, 2016
- Recreating Sustainable Cities. Presenter. Towards a Safe and Sustainable Transportation System. Institute of Transportation Engineers, Puerto Rico Chapter Annual Meeting 2011. Centro Yolanda Guerrero, Guaynabo City, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico, October 21, 2011
- Planning in China: processes, institutions and practices”. Presentation. China Educational Visit Meeting,
- Division of Continued Education and Professional Studies: Jorge Enjuto Room A, Faculty of Humanities, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Sponsored by DECEP, April13, 2011
- Sustainable Transportation. Presentation. IGERT doctoral program, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus, Sierra Club, Rio Piedras, December 20, 2010
- Mobilities, the City and Power: practices and discourses of transportation in Puerto Rico. Arqpoli Roundtable Series. Participant. Amphitheater of the School of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, May 4, 2010
- Live and Thinks the Modern Community: histories and memories of social life. Moderator. Sponsored by the School of Architecture at UPR, Río Piedras. College of Architects and Landscape Architects, Santurce, Puerto Rico, April 30, 2010
Resumen de 7 años de participación profesional
Plans, Design, and Policy Reports Submitted to External Clients
- Plan de Transportación Multimodal a Largo Plazo para el año 2045 (PTMLP 2045). Comité Asesor de Ciudadanos para el Plan de Transportación 2045. Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP) y Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación (ACT). Febrero 2018.
- Estrategias para la Resiliencia de la vivienda en Puerto Rico Forum. Moderator Round Table 1: Un sitio seguro. Enterprise Community. Banco Popular. Centro Europa, San Juan, PR. April, 26, 2018
- Mayors Technical Assistance Workshops. Consultant. Open Society Foundations. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. San Juan, PR. March, 2018
- Plan Estratégico del Recinto del Río Piedras 2018-2023 Borrador. Comité Ad Hoc. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras. Enero-Mayo 2018
- Puerto Rico Model Forest Office Strategic Plan 2015-2019. Puerto Rico Model Forest Office. Adopted
- December 2015
- Land-Use Planning, Climate Change and Risk. Appendix to the Puerto Rico Land-Use Plan. Planning Board, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Adopted October, 2015 http://www.jp.gobierno.pr/
- Norms and Regulations for the Evaluation and Dispatch of Development and Land-Use Permits PlanningBoard Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Governor’s Office. Adopted March 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico http://www.jp.gobierno.pr/
- Land-Use and Urban Form Norms and Regulations for Former US NAVY Base Roosevelt Roads, PlanningBoard Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Governor’s Office, Adopted September 2014, San Juan Puerto Rico http://www.jp.gobierno.pr/
- Plan and Regulations for the Karstic Planning Special Area. Planning Board Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Governor´s Office. Adopted July 2014 http://gis.jp.pr.gov/Externo_Econ/Otras%20Areas%20-%20Vistas%20Publicas/Reglamento%20Especial%20del%20Carso.pdf
- Guanajibo Agricultural Valley Reserve Delimitation, Land-Use Map and Synopsis. Planning Board Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Governor’s Office. Adopted February 2014, San Juan, Puerto Rico http://www.jp.gobierno.pr/
- Añasco Agricultural Valley Reserve Delimitation, Land-Use Map and Synopsis. Planning Board Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Governor’s Office. Adopted February 2014, San Juan, Puerto Rico http://www.jp.gobierno.pr/
- Lajas and La Parquera Agricultural Valley Reserve Delimitation and Special Zoning Revision. Planning Board Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Governor’s Office. Adopted February 2014, San Juan, Puerto Rico http://www.jp.gobierno.pr/
- Puerto Rico Land-Use Plan. Draft for Public Hearings. Planning Board Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Governor’s Office, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Submitted January 2014
Extramural Presentations to Agencies, Firms, Universities, and Other Clients
- Simposio: Planificación y Recuperación Resiliente en Puerto Rico. Moderador
- Visión General de los Impactos del Huracán y Diseño Resiliente, Escuela Graduada de Planificación, Auditorio 1 Facultad de Estudios Generales, 17 de mayo de 2018 y 18 de mayo de 2018.
- Tendencias en la Transformación del Mercado Laboral en el Desarrollo Económico. Panel Reporter.
- Primera Conferencia Anual Dr. Hermenegildo Ortíz Quiñones. Graduate School of Planning, Graduate School of Public Administration and the Salvador Padilla Asencio Trust. Auditorium Eugenio María de Hostos. Department of Education, UPRR
- Planning Support for Municipal Economic Development. Second Autonomous Municipalities Forum.
- Planning Board, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. June 5, 2015. Centro Yolanda Guerrero, Guaynabo City, Puerto Rico.
- Puerto Rico Model Forest Proposed Act Land-Use Issues. Puerto Rico Model Forest Public Hearings.
- Agriculture Committee. Senate, Puerto Rico Legislature. Capitol District, 2014 San Juan, Puerto Rico
- XXIX Caribbean Flora and Fauna Symposium.
- University of Puerto Rico, Humacao. May, 2014
- Flooding Conference. 35th National Flood Insurance Program Anniversary. Moderator. Puerto Rico
- Convention Center, November 6, 2013, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Mobility and Accessibility Panel. Moderator. Third Congress On Livable Cities, The Right to The City: social habitat, public space, mobility and citizen safety. Puerto Rican Planning Society Annual Meeting 2011.
- Architects and Landscape Architects of Puerto Rico College, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 9, 2011.
- Presentation to high school students about Planning and public spaces.
- Central Visual Arts Public School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2015
- Puerto Principe Vision 2030. Conference-Workshop with the Coalition of City Caribbean to develop a vision for the city with the Haitian government officials and planners in the Caribbean.
- College of Architects and Landscape Architects, Santurce, Puerto Rico, 8-10 July 2010
- Workshop “Encuentro en Rieles” Critique to work on planning and transportation in San Juan presented by participants from high school.
- Sponsored by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Banco Popular’s Exhibition Hall, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2010