PROFESSORS
Diego Quiroga
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. Anthropology
Office: N-319
Phone: (+593 2) 297-1700, Ext. 1812
E-mail: dquiroga@usfq.edu.ec
Interests
His research focus is Urban Ecology, Political Ecology and Medical Anthropology in the Galapagos, Amazon basin y the Andes. Diego has been working constantly in biodiversity and vulnerability research as well as traditional medicine in the region.
Publications
| Year | Title | Authors | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Challenges to Water Management in Ecuador: Legal Authorization, Quality Parameters, and Socio-Political Responses | Wingfield, S., Martínez, A. Quiroga, D. Ochoa, V. | Download |
| 2020 | Governance Mechanisms and Barriers for Achieving Water Quality Improvements in Galapagos | Mateus, C., Valencia, M., DiFrancesco, K., Ochoa, V., Gartner, T. & Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2021 | "Agua para Galápagos": un programa de monitoreo de la calidad del agua en las islas Galápagos | Vernaza, W., Pozo, R., Mateus, C., Quiroga, D., Stewart, J., Thompson, A., Raheem, N. and Ochoa-Herrera, V. | Download |
| 2021 | Household preferences for improved water services in the Galápagos Islands | Vásquez, W. F., Raheem, N., Quiroga, D., Ochoa-Herrera, V. | Download |
| 2020 | Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands: A Legacy of Human Occupation | Stahl, P., Astudillo, F., Jamieson, R., Quiroga, D., Delgado, F. | Download |
| 2020 | Threats to sustainability in the Galapagos Islands: a social–ecological perspective In book: The Elgar Companion to Geography, Transdisciplinarity and Sustainability | Mena, C.F., Quiroga, D., Walsh, S.J. | Download |
| 2019 | Drinking water quality in areas impacted by oil activities in Ecuador: Associated health risks and social perception of human exposure | Maurice, L., López, F., Becerra, S., Jamhoury, H., Le Menach, K., Dévier, M-H., Budzinski, H., Prunier, J., Juteau-Martineau, G., Ochoa-Herrera, V., Quiroga, D. and Schreck, E. | Download |
| 2019 | In the Footsteps of Darwin: Geoheritage, Geotourism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands | Kelley, D.F., Page, K.N., Quiroga, D., Salazar, R. | Download |
| 2019 | Scales and Transformative Change: Transitions in the Galapagos: Transition to Sustainability in Complex Adaptive Systems, In book: Urban Galapagos | De Haan, F.J., Quiroga, D., Walsh, S.J., Bettencourt, L.M.A. | Download |
| 2019 | Socioecological Systems and the Management of the Natural Resources in the Galapagos: Transition to Sustainability in Complex Adaptive Systems | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2019 | The Galapagos Urban Context: Transition to Sustainability in Complex Adaptive Systems | Lopez, J. Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2018 | Food supply system dynamics in the Galapagos Islands: Agriculture, livestock and imports | Sampedro, C., Pizzitutti, F., Quiroga, D., Walsh, S.J., Mena, C.F. | Download |
| 2018 | Health beliefs, healing practices and medico-ritual frameworks in the Ecuadorian Andes: the continuity of an ancient tradition | Currie, E., Schofield, J., Ortega, F., Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2018 | Indigenous concepts of health and healing in Andean populations. How to model health beliefs and practices for the development of equitable health policies relevant to refugee, migrant and First Nations peoples | Currie, E., Schofield, J., Ortega, F., Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2018 | Galapagos: A Microcosm of Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments, In book: Sustainable Energy Mix in Fragile Environments | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2018 | Preface: Growth Hormone IGF Research | Montúfar, C., Córdova, X., Gangotena, S., Quiroga, D., Grunauer, M. | Download |
| 2018 | Desafíos actuales y futuros posibles para el modelo petrolero ecuatoriano, In book: Nuestro vivir en la Amazonía ecuatoriana: entre la finca y el petróleo | Kephaliacos, C., Rivadeneira, M., Baby, P., Ochoa, V., Aldás, A., Ter, A., Juteau, G., Becerra, S., Maurice, L., Ruales, J., Orozco, L., Cales, M., Racines, D., & Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2018 | Vivir con las actividades petroleras en la Amazonía, entre vulnerabilidades y resiliencia, In book: Nuestro vivir en la Amazonía ecuatoriana: entre la finca y el petróleo | Quiroga, D., Becerra, S., Juteau, G., Lerigoleur, E., Bosque, S., Maestripieri, N., Gil, E., Saqalli, M., Morin, L., Orozco, L., Boyon, A., Cales, M., Racines, D., Larrea, C., Requier, D., Cano, L., Del Corso, J.P., Gallai, N., Balaine, L. & Cevallos, G. | Download |
| 2017 | Incentives for Galápagos protection | Gerber, L. & Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2017 | Darwin, Darwinism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands | Quiroga, D. & Sevilla, A. | Download |
| 2017 | Las huellas del dragón: la diplomacia petrolera de China y sus efectos en la política de desarrollo sostenible en Ecuador y Ghana | Aidoo, R., Martin, P., Ye, M. & Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2017 | The Dragon’s Footprints: China’s Oil Diplomacy and its Impacts on Sustainable Development Policy in Ecuador and Ghana | Aidoo, R., Martin, P., Ye, M. & Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2017 | Conflicts, Territories, and the Institutionalization of Post-Agrarian Economies on an Expanding Tourist Frontier in Quilotoa, Ecuador | Colloredo, R., Ordoñez, A., Paltán, H., Quick, J., Quiroga, D. & Williams, J. | Download |
| 2016 | Scenario planning for tourism management: a participatory and system dynamics model applied to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador | Pizzitutti, F., Walsh, S.J., Rindfuss, R., Quiroga, D., Tippett, R. & Mena, C.F. | Download |
| 2015 | Kings for Three Days: The Play of Race and Gender in an Afro-Ecuadorian Festival by Jean Muteba Rahier | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2014 | The Emergence of Recreational Fishing in the Galápagos Marine Reserve: Adaptation and Complexities, In book: The Galapagos Marine Reserve | Engie, K. & Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2014 | Morfometría de la cuenca del río Avilés, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Aportes al conocimiento de las condiciones de escurrimiento en territorios semiáridos | Gil, V., Quiroga, D. & Coronato, A. | Download |
| 2014 | Governance is Critical to Managing Coastal and Marine Resources: Effects of Marine Management Areas (In Press), In book: Handbook on the Economics of Ecosystem Services and BiodiversityChapter: GovernanceEditors: Nunes P, Kumar P and Dedeurwaerdere T | Samonte, G., Suman, D., Mate, J., Quiroga, D., Mena, C.F., Catzim-Sanchez, A., Fong, P. & Wang Xuanwen | Download |
| 2014 | Assessing Human– Wildlife Conflicts and Benefits of Galapagos Sea Lions on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, In book: Galapagos Marine Reserve. A Dynamic Social-Ecological System Chapter: 13 | Denkinger, J., Quiroga, D., & Murillo, J.C. | Download |
| 2014 | Examining Threats to Iconic National Parks through Modeling Global Change, Biocomplexity, and Human Dynamics | Stephen, J. Walsh, R.W. (Bill) Carter, Lieske, S., Quiroga, D. & Mena, C.F. | Download |
| 2014 | Ecotourism in the Galapagos: Management of a Dynamic Emergent System. | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2014 | Darwin and the Conservation of Galapagos Ecosystems. In G Trueba (eds). Why does Evolution Matter? The importance of Understanding Evolution. | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2013 | Sobre razas y esencialismos | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2012 | Changing views of the Galapagos, In book: Science and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2011 | Biodiversidad de Galápagos: Amenazas y Oportunidades Para La Conservación Echeverría, Hugo et al. Manual De Aplicación Del Derecho Penal Ambiental Como Instrumento De Protección De Las Áreas Naturales En Galápagos. | Quiroga, D. et.al. | Download |
| 2010 | El Relojero Ciego y su Mano Invisible. | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2010 | Dealing with Climate Change in the Galápagos: Adaptability of the Tourism and Fishing Sectors. In Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Galápagos Islands | Quiroga, D., Mena, C.F., Karrer, L., Suzuki, H., Guevara, A., Murillo, J.C. | Download |
| 2009 | Ciencia para Galápagos: una propuesta de estrategia y agenda de investigaciones prioritarias para la sustentabilidad del archipiélago | Tapia, W., Ospina, P., Quiroga, D., González, J.A. & Montes, C. | Download |
| 2009 | Crafting nature: the Galapagos and the making and unmaking of a "natural laboratory" | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2009 | Galápagos: Visiones Contrastantes de la Naturaleza. | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2008 | Hacia una visión compartida de Galápagos: el archipiélago como un sistema socioecológico. Informe Galápagos 2007- 2008 Fundación Científica Charles Darwin. | Quiroga, D. et.al. | Download |
| 2006 | Centro de Acopio GALAPEZ: Promoviendo Vínculos Comerciales Entre los Sectores Turísticos y Pesqueros de Galápagos. Pasos Hacia la Sustentabilidad de la Reserva Marina de Galápagos. | Quiroga, D. et.al. | |
| 2005 | Service Learning in the Context of Ecuador in Knowing and Doing: The Theory and Practice of Service Learning Edited by Linda Chilsholm. | Quiroga, D. | |
| 2004 | A Qualitative Approach to the Assessment of International Service-Learning | Tonkin, H. & Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 2004 | Beyond the Comfort Zone in Humphrey Tomkin Ed. Service Learning Across Cultures: Promises and Achievements a Report for the Ford Foundation. | Quiroga, D. | |
| 2003 | "The Devil and Development in Esmeraldas: Cosmology as a System of Critical Thought. In N. Whitten ed. Millennial Ecuador: Critical Essays on Cultural Transformation and Social Dynamics. | Quiroga, D. | Download |
| 1999 | “Sobre razas, esencialismo y salud,” in: Ecuador Racista. E. Cervone and F. Rivera (eds.) Quito. | Quiroga, D. | |
| 1999 | “Los Promotores de Salud y los Discursos Médicos” | Quiroga, D. | |
| 1999 | “Production Systems, Population, Health and Consumption in the Upper Amazon” | Quiroga, D. & N. Zabala | |
| 1998 | “To Rescue National Dignity: Blackness as a Quality of National Creativity in Ecuador,” in: Blackness in Latin America and the Caribbean. N.E. Whitten and T. Arlene (eds.). | Quiroga, D. & N. Whitten | |
| 1997 | “Narrativas Sobre el Diablo” | Quiroga, D. | |
| 1996 | “Afro-Latin Americans” | Quiroga, D. & N. Whitten | |
| 1994 | “Afro-Hispanic Culture of the Pacific Lowlands” | Quiroga, D. & Whitten, N. | |
| 1992 | Introduction, Transformaciones Culturales en la Sierra Ecuatoriana. Ed. Norman E. Whitten. | Quiroga, D. | |
| 1991 | Preface, Cambios Tecnológicos, Organización Social y Actividades Productivas en Dos Areas de la Costa Pacífica Colombiana. | Quiroga, D. & N. Whitten | |
| 1986 | Introduction to the second edition, Black Frontiersmen: A South American Case. | Quiroga, D. & N. Whitten |