Igor Tempels Moreno Pessoa

Igor Tempels Moreno Pessoa serves as an Assistant Professor at the Digital Society Institute and in the Department of Public Administration at Delft University of Technology. His academic work centers on urban governance, energy justice, and spatial justice, with a strong emphasis on civic initiatives and co-creation processes within the framework of just transitions in cities.

His research explores critical urban challenges through interdisciplinary lenses. He investigates how municipal governments can foster self-organisation and commoning practices to achieve equitable energy transitions, as demonstrated in his Amsterdam heat transition study. His spatial justice game methodology addresses urban slum dynamics and participatory decision-making, while his AI trust research examines human-technology interactions in governance contexts. These interconnected themes reflect his commitment to democratizing urban policy processes.

Analysis of his publication trajectory reveals consistent focus on practical governance tools for social justice. The 2024 energy justice article synthesizes urban political ecology with community-driven transition models, while the 2020 outputs demonstrate methodological innovation through serious games and AI trust frameworks. Collectively, his work bridges theoretical governance concepts with actionable community solutions in rapidly evolving urban environments.