Uses social innovation, complexity, and community-engaged research to examine governance, co-design, and collective action in resilient communities.
Studies urbanization, food security, and migration in cities of the Global South, with emphasis on how social systems adapt to shocks.
Research on SDG 11, cross-sector partnerships, and municipal net-zero action supports pathways to more resilient, low-carbon communities.
Works at the interface of economic and environmental policy on low-carbon pathways, natural capital accounting, and sustainability strategy relevant to urban resilience.