José Freitas
He is an architect and holds a Master’s degree in Land Management and Urban Development from the Universidad de la República de Uruguay.
A specialist in management, planning and sustainable land use planning, he has been a guest lecturer in undergraduate and graduate courses, has given numerous presentations at different seminars and congresses and has participated in publications and research work on these topics.
Between 2016 and February 2020, he was the National Director of Land Management of Uruguay; between 2011 and 2015, he had been the Director of Planning, Territorial Management and Urban Development of the Department of Canelones of Uruguay.
He has been responsible coordinator and/or co-author in different instruments of Land Management and Sustainable Development at national, departmental and local levels: Law of National Land Management Guidelines; Law of National Land Management Guidelines for the Coastal Space of the Río de la Planta and the Atlantic Ocean; National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change in Cities and Infrastructure; Departmental Land Management Guidelines of Canelones; Departmental System of Environmental Protection Areas, among others. He was also coordinator and/or co-author of multiple urban projects, as well as of several international cooperation initiatives on urban development and housing issues with Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Costa Rica.