Dr. Jorge Iván Euán-Avila,
Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory
Department of Marine Resources, CINVESTAV-IPN Campus Mérida.
Postal Box 73 Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
Tel. (99) 81-2903 Exts. 521 and 527
email : euan@mda.conacyt.mx
1. Current Position
Researcher and Associated Professor 2C, Department of Marine Resources, CINVESTAV IPN.
2. Education
Michigan State University, Department of Resource Development, Ph. D. Environmental Policy and Law 1997.
External areas of specialization Geography and Computer Science.
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), College of Science and Humanities, Institute of Investigations
in Applied Mathematics and Systems. Master in Computer Science 1986.
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), College of Engineer, Bachelor in Electric and Mechanical
Engineer, 1976.
Recent journal articles, proceedings and book chapters
1. Flores Nava, Alejandro y Euán-Avila, Jorge (en prensa). La Acuacultura en el marco del Manejo Integral
de la Zona Costera: Reflexiones Generales, capitulo de libro, MIZC serie EPOMEX.
2. Euán-Ávila, Jorge I., Silvia Salas Márquez y Julia Fraga Verdusco (en prensa) Educación y Entrenamiento
Interdiciplinario para el Manejo Integral Costero, capitulo de libro, MIZC serie EPOMEX.
3. Euán-Ávila, Jorge I, Liceaga-Correa, M. A. and Rodríguez-Sánchez, H. 2004. "GIS for Coastal Zone
Management" by Darius Bartlett and Jennifer L. Smith. CRC.
4. Chuenpagdee, R., Fraga, J. and Euan-Avila, J. I. 2004. Progressing Toward Comanagement Through
Participatory Research. Society of Natural Resources, 17:147-161.
5. Euan-Avila Jorge I and Witter Scott G. 2002. Promoting Integrated Coastal Management in the Yucatan
Peninsula, Mexico. Journal of Policy Studies 12, 1-16.
6. Tran, K. C., Valdes, D. and Euan, J. 2002. Coastal Pollution Study in Holbox, Mexico. Journal of Policy
Studies 12, 45-54.
7. Liceaga-Correa M. A. and J. I. Euan-Avila, 2002. Assessment of coral reef bathimetric mapping using
Visible Landsat TM data. IJRS 23(1), 3-14.
8. Ratana Chuenpagdee, Julia Fraga and Jorge I Euan-Avila. 2002 Community Perspectives Toward a Marine
Reserve: A case Study of San Felipe, Yucatán, México. Coastal Management 30,183-191.
9. Kim Chi Tran, David Valdes, Jorge Euan, Elizabeth Real and Eloy Gil, Preliminary Baseline Study of
Coastal-Marine Pollution in Holbox Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico. Aceptado por la revista Aquatic
Ecosystem Health and Management.
10. Liceaga-Correa M. A. and J. I. Euan-Avila. 2001. Assessment of coral reef bathimetric mapping using
visible Landsat TM data. Intenational Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 23 no.1, pages 3-14.
11. Ratana Chuenpagdee, Julia Fraga and Jorge Euan, Importance of Marine protected Areas and their
benefits: the local community´s perspective. Sent to Coastal Management.
12. Kim Chi Tran, David Valdes, Jorge Euan, Elizabeth Real and Eloy Gil, Preliminary Baseline Study of
Coastal-Marine Pollution in Holbox Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico. Sent to Aquatic Ecosystem Health
and Management.
13. Chuenpagdee, Ratana, Julia Fraga, Ricardo Torres, and J. I. Euán-Avila, 2000. Economic importance of
MPAs: the local community's perspectives. Paper presented at the MPA Conference in Vancouver, B.C.,
July 6-7.
4. Course Lecture
1. Introduction to Remote Sensisng , graduate course at the Marine Resources Department of CINVESTAV
years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
2. Satellite Oceanogrphy as part of the General Oceanography graduate course at Marine Resources
Department of CINVESTAV, 5 hours, years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
3. Geographic Information Systems, Sustainable Development, Integrated coastal Zone Management at
Bachelor level, School of Natural Resources, CEMAES, years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
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6. Otros
Coastal Geomorphology in the central area of the Yucatan (FOMIX-2004-2005)
Damage assessment of the Isidore hurricane in the coastal areas of the Yucatan peninsula (SISIERRACONACYT 2002-2003)
Coastal evolution of the western littoral of the Yucatan peninsula: erosion and water quality (CONACYT
2000-2005)
Ecological indicators for the conservation of the costal ecosystems in the Yucatan state (FOMIX 20042005)
Community base management in an natural protected area (IDRC 2000-2004)
Integrated coastal zone management in the Yucatan (POET-SEMARNAT 2004)
Member of the LTER-MEXICO initiative (submitted proposal)
Member of the GOOS-México initiative
Member of the technical committee for the Ordenamiento del Territorio del Estado de Yucatán (SEMARNAT)
Faculty in the school of natural resources administration in the Marist University
Member of the rehabilitation group for the strategic plan in the municipality of Merida, Yucatan.