Krstikj,Aleksandra

Dr. Aleksandra Krstikj is a full-time research professor at the School of Architecture, Art, and Design of Tec de Monterrey. She is leading the national research group "Sustainable Territorial Development¨, where she organizes a monthly research seminar and coordinates research projects. She has a master's degree in architectural engineering from the Kyoto Institute of Technology and a doctorate from the Osaka University´s School of Engineering. Her research focuses on sustainable land use, spatial equity, and urban conservation of historic centers, with a total of 10 years of research experience. She has active research collaborations with researchers from Design University Kobe (Japan), University of Colorado Boulder (USA), Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (China), and UNAM (Mexico). She has published her work in theleading international scientific journals. Dr. Krstikj is a member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico and the Architectural Institute of Japan. Dr. Krstikj is coordinating the cluster Urbanism in the framework of Tec´s Think Tank Post Coivd-19 focused on recovery and urban development post-COVID-19. ¿ https:// orcid.org/0000-0001-7919-0545 ¿ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aleksandra_Krstikj Recent publications: Aleksandra Krstikj, Edgar Alan Egurrola Hernández, Emanuele Giorgi & Ruben Garnica Monroy (2025) Evaluating the availability, accessibility, and affordability of fresh food in informal food environments in five Mexican cities, Journal of Urban Affairs, 47:6, 1961-1976, DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2023.2276778 Ceballos Martínez, G., & Krstikj, A. (2025). Psychological restoration and the 2030 Agenda: educational contributions and implications from a systematic review. Environmental Education Research, 1¿31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2025 Navarrete, D., Whitney, R., & Krstikj, A. (2024). Gentrificación transnacional y nómadas digitales en la zona central de la Ciudad de México. EURE, 51(152), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.7764/eure.51.152.10 Roggema, R., Krstikj, A., & Flores, B. (2024). Spatial Barriers to Transforming toward a Healthy Food System in the Noreste of Mexico. Nutrients, 16(9), 1259. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16091259 Perez-Pereda, M., Krstikj, A. & Ramirez-Marquez, J.E. Improving Fairness and Equity by Minimizing Community Vulnerability to Food Accessibility: A Computational Urbanism Approach. Soc Indic Res 171, 567¿584 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-023-03269-5 Krstikj, A., Esparza, M.G.C.R., Boyes, C. (2023). From Food Swamps to Nutritious Landscapes of Tomorrow: Evidence from Mexico City. In: Roggema, R. (eds) The Coming of Age of Urban Agriculture. Contemporary Urban Design Thinking. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37861-4_7