Bio
Alex Schafran is a lecturer in geography at the University of Leeds. A planner by training, he worked for a decade as an organizer, advocate, policy analyst, and planner for a variety of social justice organizations in New York and California.
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DEC 21, 2015 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Can the University Help Make Better Cities?
We need 21st-century institutions for 21st-century urbanization and cities. If we have the courage to reimagine and remake them, universities can be at the heart ...