Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content
Patricia Molina Costa

View Scopus Profile

Patricia Molina Costa, PhD.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6747-2753
20142025

Research activity per year

Personal profile

ShortBio

Urban Planner PhD and Architect from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain) with a Master's degree from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). Since 2022 she is the Director of City, Territory, and the Environment Area at Tecnalia. She manages a multidisciplinary team of 49 researchers, working with public and private organizations in helping cities and territories to deal with environmental, social, and economic challenges, using data, technology, and innovation to enhance decision-making and public policy. Her Area is organised in 3 teams, focusing on Urban Transformation for Energy Transition, Adaptation to Climate Change, and Environmental Quality (Air and Acoustic Quality).

Before joining Tecnalia, Patricia was a Fulbright Scholar at MIT (2010-2011), and worked at the MIT Community Innovators Lab (CoLab, 2011-2013) where she focused on participatory planning and community engagement strategies for urban regeneration, as well as coordinating the creation of the URBAN Network, a platform that seeks to promote community-based research. From 2004-2010 Patricia worked as Senior Planner in a private office in Madrid, where she developed municipal master planning and urban design projects. She was also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. From 2002-2012 she was part of Laboratorio Urbano, a non-profit advocacy planning association involved in processes of public participation with neighbourhood associations and social movements. She was also part of the Observatorio Metropolitano, a critical research platform focused on the urban transformations of Madrid.

She has published many articles about urban sustainability, community engagement, and urban regeneration, and she has co-authored four book chapters. She has been invited to lecture at MIT, Harvard, Rutgers, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Universidad de Cantabria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Universidad de Navarra, among others.

She is co-directing 3 doctoral theses on: the integration of energy transition in urban planning processes, planning for age-friendly cities, and exploring AI potential in urban planning and management.

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):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  4. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  5. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  6. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  7. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  8. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  9. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  10. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  11. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics where Patricia Molina Costa is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
  • 1 Similar Profiles
View full fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Explore network further
View all 20 research outputs