Urban Sustainability Laboratory
Since 1991, the Urban Sustainability Laboratory has advanced solutions to urban challenges—such as poverty, exclusion, insecurity, and environmental degradation—by promoting evidence-based research to support sustainable, equitable and peaceful cities.
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Why Cities Matter
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Coronavirus Shifts Car-Free Policy into High Gear
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Why Secondary Cities Deserve More Attention
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Staff & Experts
Lauren Herzer Risi
Program Director, Environmental Change and Security Program
Amanda King
Former Program Associate, Environmental Change and Security Program
Blair A. Ruble
Distinguished Fellow;
Former Wilson Center Vice President for Programs (2014-2017); Director of the Comparative Urban Studies Program/Urban Sustainability Laboratory (1992-2017); Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (1989-2012) and Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Resilience (2012-2014)
Former Wilson Center Vice President for Programs (2014-2017); Director of the Comparative Urban Studies Program/Urban Sustainability Laboratory (1992-2017); Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (1989-2012) and Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Resilience (2012-2014)
Fitz Nicholas
Contractor, Environmental Change and Security Program
Tim Campbell
Global Fellow;
Consultant, Urban Affairs
Consultant, Urban Affairs
Gordon Feller
Global Fellow;
Founder, Meeting of the Minds
Founder, Meeting of the Minds
Caroline Wanjiku Kihato
Global Fellow;
Visiting Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Visiting Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Bessy Kong
Global Fellow, Former Public Policy Scholar;
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Housing and Urban Development
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Housing and Urban Development
Willow Lung-Amam
Fellow;
Associate Professor, University of Maryland at College Park
Associate Professor, University of Maryland at College Park
Robert H. McNulty
Global Fellow;
President, Partners for Livable Communities
President, Partners for Livable Communities
Hank Savitch
Global Fellow;
Brown & Williamson Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Louisville
Brown & Williamson Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Louisville
Richard Tomlinson
Former Fellow;
Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne; Visiting Professor, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne; Visiting Professor, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg