urban parks

Vicente F. Zárate‐Flores is a PhD student in the Departamento de Ecología Humana, Cinvestav del IPN—Unidad Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico. He received a bachelor of architecture degree from Universidad LaSalle in Mexico City and a master’s degree in architecture with an urban design concentration from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He has over 15 years of experience working as a professional in the architecture field and has taught courses related to urban design theories and principles as well as sustainable architecture and urban design at various universities. His current research focuses on the development and application of transdisciplinary tools for urban‐landscape research and problem‐solving.

Lane F. Fargher‐Navarro received a PhD in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2004 and completed a postdoc at Purdue University (2004–2005). Since 2010 he has been a researcher in the Department of Human Ecology at Cinvestav del IPN, in Merida, Mexico, where he is currently investigador titular c. Fargher‐Navarro’s research includes archaeology, historical ecology, ethnographic studies, and biogeochemistry. This research has been funded by NSF, NGS, FAMSI, and Mexico’s CONAHCYT, among others. He has authored or coauthored over 40 peer‐reviewed journal articles and book chapters, as well as two books, including Collective Action in the Formation of Premodern States.