Rosa
Brian
Ad-Hoc Expert
Generic Skills
B.1. Understanding of integrated and sustainable urban development:
I have an MRP in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University, one of the top planning programs in the world. My Masters thesis was focused on the built environment of New Orleans and how it impacted rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina. After working as a research fellow in Mexico City looking at historic urban infrastructures in Mexico City and as an educator at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, I began a PhD in Human Geography at the University of Manchester. My PhD thesis was focused on the impact of Victorian-era elevated railways in the shaping of urban redevelopment in Manchester since the 1980s. Later, after becoming a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Urban Studies, I expanded this research to London, and I also completed a book looking at the local and global impacts of the High Line park in New York. Lastly, I have experience teaching in sustainable urban development, most recently through teaching the course Geography, Environment, and Sustainability at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.
B.2. Understanding of exchange and learning processes at transnational level:
As a scholar, I have conducted research in various cities in the United States, Mexico, England, Scotland, and Spain. Furthermore, I have participated in a number of research networks and conferences that have taken me around North America, Europe, and Asia as a presenter and/or participant. I myself have organized a number of symposia in the United Kingdom and in New York City. I have also published research in academic journals in both English and Spanish.
B.3. Proficiency in English:
English is my mother tongue, as I am from the United States who has recently become a permanent resident of Spain.
Thematic expertise:
Theme / Policy:
Integrated Urban Renewal
Summary Thematic expertise:
As a researcher with training as an urban planner and geographer, and international teaching experience, I have made critical contributions to the study of urban transformation related to urban infrastructure, heritage, social inequality, and residential and commercial displacement. This has resulted in a number of peer-reviewed publications, reports, writing and exhibitions for a broader audience, and significant public engagement and collaboration.
Theme / Policy:
Urban Strategic Planning
Informations
Residence location:
Spain
Languages:
English - Mother tongue
Foreign Languages level:
Foreign languages:
Email:
brian.t.rosa@gmail.com