Architect and Urbanist, Professor at the Federal University of Pelotas and currently works on urban policy and planning as Municipal Secretary of Urbanism in Pelotas. His research focuses on urban growth dynamics, in medium-sized cities in Brazil and southern South America, with emphasis on the relationships between urban form, socio-spatial segregation, and natural landscape, particularly on hydrography.
His work combines urban morphology, urban modeling, and spatial analysis to investigate how different patterns of urban growth produce distinct territorial and environmental impacts.
He is currently a PhD candidate at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, including a visiting period at CITTA, University of Porto.
otavio.peres@ufpel.edu.br
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0444-5712