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Hugo Sarmiento

Hugo Sarmiento is an Assistant Professor in the Urban Planning Program at Columbia GSAPP and a faculty affiliate at the Climate School. His research critically examines the political economy of urban climate adaptation and its relationship to spatial injustices, such as racial segregation and housing inequality. He draws on urban critical theory and political ecology to challenge the dominant paradigms and discursive practices associated with resilience theory. His research agenda centers the social movements, insurgent planning, and grassroots activism that shape adaptation strategies and our understanding of climate justice.

Currently, his research focuses on climate displacement and urban development in Latin America and the United States, particularly the relocation of communities vulnerable to flooding in Colombia and community-based adaptation efforts in Chile. Hugo’s work has been published in journals such as Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, Journal for Planning Education and Research, and Journal of Urban Affairs. He received his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Department of Urban Planning.

Courses

Course	Semester	Title	Student Work	Instructor	Syllabus	Requirements & Sequence	Location & Time	Session & Points	Call No.
PLA6036‑1	Spring 2025	Urban Political Ecology and the Climate Crisis		Hugo Sarmiento		Built Environment International	204 FAYERWEATHER M 3PM-5PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	13331
PLA6805‑1	Spring 2025	Advanced Planning History (Ph.D. Only)		Hugo Sarmiento		Required PHD 2	204 FAY TH 1 PM - 3 PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	10955
Pla8929‑1	Spring 2025	Advanced Planning Theory (Ph.D Only)		Hugo Sarmiento			204 FAYERWEATHER TH 1-3PM	FULL SEMESTER 3 Points	10955

Recent News

Faculty Hugo Sarmiento publishes new article, "A Double Displacement: Climate Resettlements and Bogota's Desplazados" in the Journal of Planning Education and Research

Faculty Hugo Sarmiento published the article "Insurgent climate adaptation in Santiago de Cali: Resisting and reshaping flood-risk resettlements" in Environment and Planning: Politics and Space

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Article from the Columbia Climate School, “The Case for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure” features faculty Thaddeus Pawlowski and Hugo Sarmiento on the subjects of infrastructure and housing

GSAPP Conference "Migrant 'Crisis' in NYC" organized by Associate Professor Hiba Bou Akar with Assistant Professor Hugo Sarmiento is featured in Columbia Spectator

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Columbia News profiles Assistant Professor Hugo Sarmiento's work on Climate Change and Social Justice

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GSAPP Faculty Deborah Helaine Morris, Thaddeus Pawlowski and Hugo Sarmiento publish op-ed "New York’s Climate Crisis is a Housing Crisis" in City Limits

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Hugo Sarmiento appointed Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP

Hugo Sarmiento joins the GSAPP faculty as Assistant Professor beginning Summer 2021. His appointment is the outcome of a faculty search in Urban Planning with a focus on land use, environmental conditions and resilience, and scholars who engaged global conditions such as climate change, transnational mobility, and 21st century urbanization. Sarmiento’s research considers the political and economic dimensions of emerging housing and land use strategies for climate change adaptation, post-disaster recovery, and resilience planning. His research critically examines the relationship between planning for climate change and spatial inequalities such as poor infrastructure, informality, and racialized segregation.