Gladiola Camacho Díaz, in Urban oases on sidewalks, we are invited to reflect on the importance of micro-gardens in a context dominated by harsh urban landscapes. These spaces represent small-scale interventions that evoke the appropriation and lived experience of the urban environment by its inhabitants. 

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In The oasis as a methodology: reading the territorial intelligence of Yucatán, Joseline Sierra Montero and Marwa Ridoini invite us on a journey through the history of the “oasis” concept to discover how the ancient Maya created spaces of balance and life that still defy time—teaching us an ancestral lesson in design and community that is more relevant today than ever.

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The pedestrian crossing at Plaza Mega Izcalli: An urban oasis between concrete and roots, shows how Laura Heredi Lagos Bueno’s intervention transforms a car-dominated commercial setting into a small urban oasis. A gesture that turns a parking lot into a space where movement and lingering coexist, shade gains presence, and the pedestrian regains prominence.

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