Dr. Eric Gielen is a Assistrant Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Department of Urbanism, with a PhD in Urbanism, Territory and Sustainability (2016). His research activity spans more than 20 years, with a strong focus on territorial planning, sustainable urban development, spatial analysis, and green infrastructure. He has participated in over 10 competitive research projects at the national and international levels, including EU Horizon Europe programs and grants from the Spanish Ministry of Science and the Generalitat Valenciana. He has served as principal investigator in several projects, addressing urban resilience, mobility, territorial vulnerability, and ecosystem-based approaches to spatial planning. Dr. Gielen has authored or co-authored more than 30 scientific contributions, including journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has presented his research at over 20 international conferences, disseminating applied methodologies in spatial analysis, planning tools, and territorial diagnostics. He has supervised over 120 master theses and final projects, many of them related to applied territorial planning and sustainability, with case studies across Spain, Latin America, and Europe. His work bridges academic research and applied planning, often through collaborative contracts with public institutions. His research combines GIS-based methodologies, multicriteria evaluation, and strategic planning