social metabolism; water resources management; environmental justice; environmental conflicts

PhD Courses
2023. Thesis II (Research Design course); PhD in Territory, Space and Society, University of Chile
2019-2021 Thesis I & II (Research Design courses); PhD in Territory, Space and Society, University of Chile
2013 Territory, Environment, and Socio-spatial Segregation in cities; PhD in Social Sciences, University of Chile

MSc Courses
2019-2022 Environmental Geography; MSc in Geography, University of Chile
2018-2019 Thesis Workshop I; MSc in Geography, University of Chile
2017-2019 Water Governance as a Social and Political Product; Module 3 in the Governance of Resources course, Master of Science in Governance of Risk and Resources, Heidelberg
Center para América Latina
2019-2022 Urban metabolism; Masters in Geography, University of Chile
2015-2017 Water access, management, and conflicts; emerging themes in water studies; Masters in Geography, University of Chile
2016 Hydrosocial cycle in the Atacama Desert; Masters in Geography, University of Chile
2013 Urban sustainability: from the biophysical to its social dimensions; Masters in Geography, University of Chile
2011-2012 Seminar on Renewable Energy Sources: Energy Policies and Socio-Environmental Aspects; Masters in Geography, University of Chile

Undergraduate Courses
2019-2022 Environmental Geography; BSc Geography, University of Chile
2019-2022 A critical overview on water management in Chile and the world; BSc Geography, University of Chile.
2014-2017 Urban-regional relations; BSc Geography, University of Chile
2013-2015 Research methodology; BSc Geography, University of Chile
2013-2015 Natural resource management in urban ecosystems; BSc Geography, University of Chile
2011-2019 Environmental Analysis and Assessment; BSc Geography, University of Chile

For a full list of courses, please visit: https://uchile.cl/portafolio-academico/portafolio-academico/academico/99483

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Supervision of student thesis

PhD students (in course)
Science and policy interactions under climate change - Amigo, Catalina. PhD in Territory, Space and Society, University of Chile
Local forms of community care tactics of water under water insecurity - Zambra, Antonia. PhD in Territory, Space and Society, University of Chile

MSc & BSc students
Over 20 theses in the University of Chile’s MSc in Geography, and in MSc in Governance of Risk and Resources, Heidelberg Centre for Latin America
Over 35 theses in BSc Geography and BSc Natural Resources Engineering, and over 20 professional practices. I have also been invited as a member in 14 MSc and over 25 BSc final exam committees.
More information here: https://uchile.cl/portafolio-academico/portafolio-academico/academico/99483

Mass Media Presence (Opinion Columns)

Fragkou, M.C. (2022) Hagamos llover. The Clinic, 3 August 2022, https://www.theclinic.cl/2022/08/03/hagamos-llover/
Fragkou, M.C., Monsalve, T., Pereira, V., Bolados, M. (2022) Ni camiones aljibe, ni plantas desalinizadoras; la urgencia de garantizar agua continental para el consumo humano por sobre las industrias. FAU Opina, 13 abril 2022. http://www.fau.uchile.cl/noticias/185491/opinion-ni-camiones-aljibe-ni-plantas-desalinizadoras
Fragkou, M.C. (2022) El día después del agua. El Desconcierto. 22 marzo 202. https://www.eldesconcierto.cl/bienes-comunes/2022/03/22/opinion-el-dia-despues-del-agua.html
Fragkou, M.C. (2020) A pandemic of water privatization: Poverty and lack of water in Chile. Disponible en: https://toxicnews.org/2020/06/19/a-pandemic-of-water-privatization-poverty-and-lack-of-water-in-chile/
Fragkou, M.C. (2015) Columna FAU Opina: "La sal de la vida". Disponible en: http://www.fau.uchile.cl/noticias/112949/la-sal-de-la-vida-columna-de-la-profesora-maria-christina-fragkou
Fragkou, M. C. (2009) Esperar a la lluvia o aprovecharla? Buscando la solución de las sequías en el alcantarillado. Punt ambiental - Revista trimestral electrónica del Colegio de Ambientólogos de Cataluña, 2. Octubre -Enero 2009. (En catalán)

Mass Media Presence (Documentaries)
The Intercept. In Chile, even water is privatised. Ben Derico and Jocelyn Tabancay. Interviewed as an expert, 2022 https://theintercept.com/2022/08/12/chile-drought-water-constitution/
Deutche Welle Español. Should water prices be raised to combat drought? Interviewed as an expert, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaVxqelmZRY
Deutche Welle Español. To the rescue of water in Chile. Interviewed as an expert, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruBWcg1Te_4

Mass Media Presence (Podcasts)
Global Development Institute podcast. The University of Manchester. Urban metabolism, water scarcity & seawater desalination in Chile. ‘Red Talks: on the Politics of Resources, Environment and Development’. May 2022. https://soundcloud.com/globaldevinst/urban-metabolism-water-scarcity-and-seawater-desalination-in-chile-with-maria-christina-fragkou
University of Chile Podcast; Chapter 55: The closing of Ventanas industrial zone. July 2022. https://tantaku.cl/universidad-de-chile-podcast-54/
La voz de los que sobran. Expert interview, 7 December 2021. https://www.ivoox.com/07-diciembre-2021-la-voz-de-los-audios-mp3_rf_79845133_1.html
Huilo Huilo Foundation podcast. Drought and climate change. August 2021. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3V1JLuNXY1m6gnjKKElztD?si=428714629d7e4c65
University of Chile Podcast; Chapter 13: The mountain range is water. June 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSfalNQMKLQ
Txs Radio.com. Rockstar programme, Interviewed by Gabriel León. 23 March 2022. https://txsplus.com/rockstars/

Selected Panel Invitations (2019-2023)
2023 Panel on Space and gender; Seminar DOcta Spes: Women Architects have always been always here; Laboratory of Environmental Communication and Audiovisual
Documentation (LECAD), Department of Architecture of the University of Thessaly, Greece. 15 february 2023
2022 Panel on Desalination: Social And Environmental Regulatory Challenges. Centre for Environmental Law. Faculty of Law, University of Chile. 13 October 2022
2022 Commentator on the “Secas” documentary projection. Festival of Sciences. Organised by the Chilean Ministry of Science. 7 October 2022
2022 Keynote speaker on Just Water Transitions. Closing ceremony of the ENEAS Spring school - The University of Chile’s Transdisciplinary Network on Energy, Water and Sustainability. 7 October 2022
2022 Seminar on Women's role in water management. UN Water and Peace Chair, 14 September 2022. https://canal.uned.es/series/6322e38a6f3c00085803f375
2022 Panel on Feminism, Nature, and Territory. V Latin American Seminar on Geography, Gender and Sexualities; 8 September 2022, Santiago, Chile
2020 Urban metabolism, water scarcity & seawater desalination in Chile. ‘Red Talks: on the Politics of Resources, Environment and Development’. Resources, Environment, and Development research group. Global Development Institute. The University of Manchester. May 2022
2022 Seawater desalination for human consumption in Chile. Lessons from a multi-scale analysis of Antofagasta. Seminar “Water: Development, Sustainability and Technology”. The University of Chile’s Vice-rectory and the Advanced Centre for Water Technologies (CAPTA). May 2021
2021 Citizen monitoring of water quantity and quality. Web seminar on Citizen Control: The importance of public control and oversight. General Comptroller of the Republic of Chile. 21 October 2021
2021 Water security under climate change; a look at human water consumption. Working seminar on "Water security in the scenario of climate change". UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (CONAPHI-UNESCO-CHILE). 8 October 2021
2021 Desalination of seawater for human consumption; a hydro-social perspective on its incorporation in the Atacama Desert. Panel on Drought and new water sources. XXIII Conference on Water Law and Management. Centre for Water Law and Management, Pontifical Catholic University. August 2021
2020 Water crisis in Chile: causes, solutions, and its impact on our daily lives. Third Seminar on Poverty and the Environment. Environmental education department of the Chilean Ministry of Environment and the Solidarity and Social Investment Fund (FOSIS). 2 December 2021, online event
2019 Launch of the study "Water Scarcity in Chile: Challenges for human consumption and perspectives in comparative models", prepared by the Newenko Foundation. Heidelberg center for Latin America, 29 April.
2019 Main speaker; (Des)veladas por el agua, presenting the topic: "Desalination of water as a response to scarcity". Organised by Fundación Newenko and Colegio de Ingenieros en Recursos Naturales (CIRN). Café Palermo, Santiago, Chile. 30 January.