WCCP Coordinators
In addition to building a research team, the WCCP Coordinator will serve as the liaison to the WCCP, coordinate the research within their city, and report progress and findings to the network. WCCP Coordinators are thought leaders who seek positive social change and the WCCP is a network that unites such individuals around the world to identify and share best practices and to create such social impact globally.
WCCP Coordinators:
Barcelona: Anna Garcia i Hom
Faculty Member and Senior Researcher at The Research Center of Risk Governance (GRISC)
Boston: Councilor Tito Jackson
City Councilor, District 7, City of Boston
-Chair of the Post Audit and Oversight Committee
-Vice Chair of the Education Committee
-Serves on the Committees of Arts, Film, Humanities and Tourism, City and Neighborhood Services and Veteran Affairs, Government Operations, Ways and Means, and Women & Healthy Communities
-Click Here to watch a video of Councilor Jackson speaking at the WCCP’s 2012 Chatham Forum
Dublin: Dr. Brendan Williams, University College Dublin
-Lecturer in Urban Development and Urban Economics at the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy
-Director of the Urban Environment Project at the Urban Institute Ireland
-Visiting Professor to the School of Public policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University
-Click Here to watch a short video featuring Dr. Williams’ research on Urban Sprawl, Urban planning, and issues of Sustainability in Dublin
Guadalajara: Thomas Watkin, Tecnológico de Monterrey
-Assistant Professor, Urban Theory and Urban Planning, Tecnológico de Monterrey
-Founding director of Center on Architecture and Urbanism (CCAU) based in Guadalajara
Haifa: Shaul D’Angeli
Development Department, City of Haifa
Hamburg: Dr. Joerg Knieling
, HafenCity University
-Vice-president of the HafenCity University, Department of Research
-Head of the Department of Urban, Regional and Environmental Planning
-Professor for Urban Planning and Regional Development
Lisbon: Paulo Carvalho
Lyon:
Vancouver: John Tylee,
Vancouver Economic Development Commission
Director of Policy and Communications
