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Urban Resilience & Inclusive Planning • Research & Program Management
Urban Resilience & Inclusive Planning • Research & Program Management
I am an urban planner and consultant experienced in strategy, research and project management working on climate, migration, and urbanization. I have spent the past 15 years working with local governments, international institutions, NGOs, grassroots movements, and consulting firms across East Africa, Latin America and the US. My work focuses on integrated & inclusive urban planning, urban resilience and locally-led adaptation, urban upgrading, local integration of displaced people in cities, stakeholder engagement, and community-led research & planning. I excel at managing complex research projects and development programs, building strategic partnerships, and connecting the dots from the big picture to the details.
Through my consulting practice Integral Urban, I provide advisory, research and project management services.
Three common threads tie my interests together: (1) rapid urbanization, displacement, migration, and inclusive climate action; (2) cities as frontline actors confronting spatial inequalities and climate change; and (3) the opportunity for cities to serve as centers for collaboration and innovation in governance and the co-production of knowledge and policy by local governments, civil society, academia, and grassroots social movements.
Expertise at a glance
Expertise at a glance
4 years in East Africa ⬦ 5 years in Latin America ⬦ 8 years in USA
integrated, interdisciplinary & pro-poor planning • urban resilience & locally-led adaptation • urban upgrading & informality • displacement, urban migration & local integration • housing, community development & land use • local & multilevel governance • institutional & grassroots capacity building • urban social movements and community-led research & planning • NbS • climate finance
program management • stakeholder engagement • partnership building • project development • field research • qualitative & participatory methods • GIS, data science & analytics • multi-stakeholder dialogues • knowledge product development • policy analysis • workshop design & facilitation • event organization • strategic communications • writing, storytelling and multimedia • user research & UX design
Check out a selection of my work samples...
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