Mariana Birche

Urban and regional planner – independent researcher

Peer-reviewed Journals

  1. 2024: Birche, M. & Varela, L. Assessing the Design of Public Spaces: The Case of Camino Parque Centenario and Camino General Belgrano in La Plata. Revista Estudios Socioterritoriales (Argentina). Indexed in Web of Science (ESCI), DOAJ, QUALIS, REDIB, Scielo Argentina and Argentina's National Basic Core of Scientific Journals - Level 1. DOI
  2. 2023: Cortizo D.; Frediani J. & Birche, M. Land Use Planning in the Province of Buenos Aires: Methodological Approaches to Building Municipal Urban Codes. Revista Posición (Argentina). DOI
  3. 2022: Birche, M. The urban trees in public space and landscape of La Plata, Argentina. Revista de Arquitectura (Colombia). Indexed in Web of Science (ESCI), DOAJ; EBSCO; ProQuest; REDALYC; REDIB; LATINDEX; Dialnet. DOI
  4. Jensen, K. & Birche, M. The peri-urban area of La Plata as an interface between the urban and rural landscape: foreign population, environmental fragility and urban dysfunctions. Revista Universitaria de Geografía (Argentina). Indexed in DOAJ, Latindex. Link
  5. 2021: Birche, M. Quality and urban coverage of the Public Spaces System in La Plata. Analysis and proposals for its development from the landscape approach. Revista Estudios Socioterritoriales (Argentina). Indexed in QUALIS; DOAJ; LATINDEX; REDIB; Scielo; Argentina's National Basic Core of Scientific Journals - Level 1. DOI
  6. Birche, M. Diagnosis of design and use of the pedestrian road space. Contributions from the landscape approach for the city of La Plata. Revista Urbano (Chile). Indexed in Scopus; Web of Science (ESCI); SciELO Chile; DOAJ; ERIH Plus; Latindex Catalog; MIAR; REDIB; ROAD; Avery Index. DOI
  7. Cremaschi, M. E; Alessio, A.; Rodríguez Tarducci, R.; Jensen, K.; Birche, M.; Bilbao, P.; Ravella, O. Methodological criteria for the urban integration of informal areas with high environmental vulnerability: The case of the Gran La Plata. Cartografías del Sur (Argentina). DOI
  8. Birche, M.; Jensen K & Bilbao, P. The city of 15 minutes and the public space as a key element for the design of the post-pandemic city. Revista Quid 16 (Argentina). Indexed in ERIH PLUS, DOAJ, REDALYC, LATINDEX, Argentina’s National Basic Core of Scientific Journals: Level 1. Link
  9. Birche M.; Tarducci, R.; Jensen, K.; Cremaschi, M. E.; Ravella, O.; Bilbao, P. Towards new ways of thinking about the territory: A proposal for the development of La Plata. Cuaderno Urbano (Argentina). Indexed in ERIH PLUS; REDALYC; DOAJ; LATINDEX; REDIB; DIALNET; Scielo; Argentina’s National Basic Core of Scientific Journals: Level 1. Link
  10. Rodriguez Tarducci, R.; Birche, M. & Cortizo, D. Analysis of public space in an informal urbanization in Argentina confronting the pandemic. Revista de Urbanismo (Chile). Indexed in Scopus; Web of Science (ESCI); SciELO Chile; DOAJ; ERIH Plus; Latindex Catalog; MIAR; REDIB; ROAD; Avery Index. DOI
  11. Jensen, K. & Birche, M. The community perception of urban space. Revista Bitácora Urbano-Territorial (Colombia). Indexed in Scopus; Web of Science (ESCI); Latindex; REDALyC; SciELO. DOI
  12. 2020: Birche, M. The system of public spaces as a structuring factor of the quality of the landscape and the urban environment. The case of the city of La Plata. PhD in Architecture, National University of La Plata. Graduated with the highest grade (10/10). DOI / Video
  13. 2019: Birche, M. & Jensen, K. Strategies for urban and landscape integration in La Plata. Revista Arquisur (Argentina). Indexed in DOAJ; Latindex; QUALIS; ARLA; SNRD; Avery Index. Link
  14. Birche, M. & Jensen, K. Urban transformation in the periphery of La Plata. Revista Bitácora Urbano-Territorial (Colombia). Indexed in Scopus; Web of Science (ESCI); Latindex; REDALyC; SciELO. DOI / Video
  15. Jensen, K. & Birche, M. Levels of landscape fragility in the city of La Plata. Revista Ciudad y Territorio (Spain). Indexed in Scopus; Web of Science (ESCI); SCImago-SJR; ERIHPlus; Avery Index. Link
  16. Birche, M.; Ravella O. & Varela, L. Confrontations and contributions on the public space’s design in La Plata. Revista Investigación Joven. Indexed in Latindex. Link
  17. 2018: Jensen, K. & Birche, M. Reconfiguring the urban landscape of La Plata through a green network. Journal of Urban and Landscape Planning (Romania). Indexed in Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat, Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL), Index Copernicus International, Directory of Research Journals Indexing (DRJI). PDF
  18. Birche, M. & Jensen, K. Survey and cataloging of green spaces for public use in the city of La Plata, Argentina. Revista Urbano Nº 37 (Chile). Indexed in Scopus; Web of Science (ESCI); SciELO; EBSCO; REDALyC; Latindex; DOAJ; DIALNET; REDIB; Avery Index. DOI
  19. Birche, M. & Jensen, K. The landscape in public space as a means of integration between the city and water. Revista de Urbanismo (Chile). Indexed in Scopus; Web of Science (ESCI); ERIH PLUS; SciELO Chile; DOAJ; Latindex-Catálogo; MIAR; REDIB; ROAD; Avery Index; ARLA. DOI
  20. Jensen, K. & Birche, M. The recovery of environmental liabilities from the landscape project: The ecological route-stop. Revista Geograficando (Argentina). Indexed in Web of Science (ESCI), ERIH PLUS, DOAJ, Latindex-Catálogo, Argentina’s National Basic Core of Scientific Journals (Nivel 1). DOI
  21. 2017: Jensen, K. & Birche, M. Green space: key element in urban management. Revista Ciudades N° 115 (México). Indexed in Latindex.
  22. Jensen, K. & Birche, M. Vulnerability to climate change: the floods. Revista CIS (Chile). Indexed in Latindex.

Conference Proceedings

  1. 2020: Birche, M., Cortizo, D. & Rodriguez, R. Analysis of the role of public space in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in La Plata. XIIIII International Congress for Research in Urban Policies, Conflicts and Movements. Ibero-American Network, ESP. PDF
  2. 2019: Birche, M., & Jensen, K. New Urban Centralities in the Periphery of La Plata. XIII Conference on Sociology. National University of Buenos Aires, ARG. PDF
  3. 2018: Birche, M., & Jensen, K. The landscape and form of expansion in the city of La Plata: guidelines and strategies for urban growth planning. International Research Seminar in Urbanism. Polytechnic University of Catalonia, ESP. ISSN 2604-7756 - DOI 10.5821/siiu.9114. Link
  4. 2014: Birche, M., Jensen, K. & Varela, L. The Landscape as a Factor of Integration: The Case of Greater La Plata. CoLCA Conference. National University of General Sarmiento. ISBN 978-987-33-6718-2. Link
  5. Varela, L., Birche, M. & Jensen, K. Remediating Environmental Liabilities: The Proposal of the Ecological Roadside Stop. CoLCA Conference. National University of General Sarmiento. ISBN 978-987-33-6718-2. Link
  6. Birche, M. & Varela, L. The Landscape Theoretical-Conceptual Framework as a Key Integrator for the Design Development of the Ecological Roadside Stop in Brandsen. The International Urban Planning and Environment Association – IUPEA. ISBN 978-950-34-1133-9. Link
  7. 2013: Varela, L., Jensen, K. & Birche, M. The Ecological Roadside Stop: La Posada. XXXI Meeting and XVII Congress Habitar la Ciudad, Tiempo y Espacio. ARQUISUR. Link

E-books & Other Contributions

  1. 2021: Informe técnico: Planificación urbana para cincuenta distritos de Buenos Aires. Consejo Federal de Inversiones [Autora y editora]. PDF / Drive
  2. 2020: Methodological Guide in the Project: Urban planning for fiy districts of Buenos Aires. Federal Investment Council [Author & Editor]. PDF / Drive
  3. 2019: Theories in the body of the project. National University of La Plata [Collaborator]. ISBN 978-987-86-2998-8. Enlace
  4. 2018: E-book: Master Plan for San Patricio Argentina. Federal Investment Council [Author & Editor]. Enlace
  5. 2018: Technical report: Master Plan for San Patricio Argentina. Federal Investment Council [Author & Editor]. Enlace
  6. 2017: E-book: Master Plan for Fernández Oro, Argentina. Federal Investment Council.. Enlace
  7. 2017: Technical report: Master Plan for Fernández Oro, Argentina. Federal Investment Council. Enlace