Authors
Carl Steinitz
Harvard University
Robert Faris
Michael Flaxman
Juan Carlos Vargas-Moreno
Guoping Huang
Shiau-Yun Lu
Tess Canfield
Óscar Arizpe
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Manuel Angeles
Micheline Cariño
Fausto Santiago
Tom Maddock III University of Arizona
Carolyn Lambert
Kathryn Baird
Lucio Godínez Centro
Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas
In cooperation with the Municipality of La Paz, B.C.S. and the State of Baja
California Sur.
Carl Steinitz is the Alexander and
Victoria Wiley Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at Harvard
University Graduate School of Design. He received a Ph.D. degree in City and
Regional Planning from M.I.T., and M. Arch. from M.I.T., and a B. Arch. from
Cornell.
Robert Faris is a Research Associate at the Harvard University Graduate School
of Design. Faris holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in
Law and Diplomacy and a Ph.D. in International Relations from Tufts University.
Michael Flaxman serves as ESRI’s Industry Manager for Design. Michael received
his Doctorate in Design from Harvard in 2001, and also holds a Masters in
Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon, and a Bachelor’s
in Biology from Reed College.
Juan Carlos Vargas-Moreno is a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Design
at Harvard University, where he also received a Masters degree in Landscape
Planning and Ecology. He holds a professional diploma in Architecture from
University of Costa Rica.
Guoping Huang is a Doctor of Design candidate at the Graduate School of Design
at Harvard University.
Shiau-Yun Lu is a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard
University.
Tess Canfield works primarily as a researcher in the fields of landscape,
architectural and civil engineering history. She is a registered Landscape
Architect in the State of Georgia, a Member of the Landscape Institute (UK) and
of the Society of Archivists (UK).
Oscar Arizpe C. is Titular Professor of Population Dynamics at the University of
Baja California Sur. He holds a B.A. in Biology from the National University of
Mexico, an M.S, and Ph D. from the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico.
Manuel Angeles is a Professor and Researcher at the Economics Department at the
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur. He holds a B.A. from Columbia
University, an M.A. from the New School for Social Research in New York and
carried out doctoral studies at Cambridge University.
Micheline Cariño is a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de
Baja California Sur, in the Department of Humanities. Cariño holds a B.A. in
History and a B.A. in Planning from the University of Paris, an MA in History
and in Planning from the same University and a Ph.D. in History of Civilizations
from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales de Paris.
Fausto Santiago is a student in the Ph.D. Program at the Universidad de Baja
California Sur in Ciencias Marinas y Costeras. He received his B.S. in
Engineering in Instituto Tecnologico del Mar in Guaymas, Sonora and his M.S. in
Management of Ecosystem in arid lands in Faculty of Science, Universidad
Autonoma de Baja California.
Thomas Maddock III is Professor and Head of the Department of Hydrology and
Water Resources at the University of Arizona and co-director of the Research
Laboratory for Riparian Studies. He received his B.S. in Mathematics from the
University of Houston and his M.S. in Applied Mathematics and his Pd.D. in
Environmental Engineering from Harvard University.
Carolyn Lambert, now at Errol Montgomery and Associates, specializes in
applications of GIS to groundwater and surface water interaction. She has a
Master’s degree from the University of Arizona.
Kate Baird is a hydroecologist and Research Associate at the University of
Arizona. She received her B.A. in Biology from Coe College, her M.S. in Ecology
from San Diego State University and her PhD in Hydrology from the University of
Arizona.
Lucio Godinez is a Profesor of Coastal Processes and Geological Oceanography at
Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN). He has taught
marine geology, physical oceanography, coastal processes and coastal lagoons
ecosystems.
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Acknowledgements
The study has been made possible with the support the
Fundación Mexicana para la Educación Ambiental A.C. and the International
Community Foundation and its donors.
It has benefited from the institutional support of the following organizations:
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
University of Arizona
Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas
Municipality of La Paz
This study relies upon the compilation of data from many institutions, including
the Municipal Government of La Paz, the State Government of Baja California Sur,
the Delegation of the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources for
Baja California Sur and the Federal Delegation for Environmental Protection, the
National Water Commission, and the Sistema de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de
La Paz, among others.
Special thanks are owed to the following individuals for their participation and
contribution to the study:
Gael Almeida
Cinthya Castro
Noe Diaz
Emigdio Flores
Alba Gamez
Monserratt Garcia
Irma Gonzalez
Antonina Ivanona
Angel Jimenez
Kimberly Karish
Anne McEnany
Tim Means
Paola Rodriguez
Teresa Reyes
Shivanni Velazquez
Saul Verdugo
We thank the many people who participated in public meetings, responded to
surveys, and provided information and advice, and Hotel Los Arcos and Baja
Expeditions for providing logistic support.
We especially thank Rodolfo Ogarrio, Executive President of Fundación Mexicana
para la Educación Ambiental A.C., and Richard Kiy, Executive Director of the
International Community Foundation, without whose efforts this study would not
have been possible.
We are deeply grateful to Fernando Ortíz Monasterio for his support and efforts
in the implementation of the study and this publication.
The authors of the study are solely responsible for any errors or omissions in
the study and for its conclusions.
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Photography
Óscar Arizpe
Michael Calderwood
Tess Canfield
Robert Faris
Fernando Ortiz Monasterio
Bárbara Pons-Giner
Phoebe Schenker
Fausto Santiago
Juan Carlos Vargas-Moreno