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About the Future Cities Collaborative
Professor Edward Blakely
One of the world’s leading scholars and
practitioners of urban policy, Professor Edward
Blakely has been Dean of the School of Urban
Planning and Development at the University of
Southern California and Dean of the Robert J.
Milano Graduate School of Management and
Urban Policy, New School University in New
York City. He currently serves as an Honorary
Professor in Urban Policy at The United States
Studies Centre at The University of Sydney.
He is the Founder and Chair of the
Future Cities Collaborative. In addition to
Professor Blakely’s background
in academia, the Professor has an extensive
record of public service that includes advising
the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development, the city of New Orleans
after Hurrican Katrina, state and federal
governments in Australia and the United
States, as well as governments in Korea,
Japan, Sweden, Indonesia, New Zealand
and Vietnam. The Future Cities Collaborative
allows Professor Blakely to combine his
passion for sustainable urban design with his
expertise in teaching and fostering capacity
building in all levels of government.
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