Introduction
I am Assistant Clinical Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service and Director of the Urban Planning program at NYU Wagner. My research and practice centers on the political economy of disasters, primarily in small island developing states. I recently won the 2021-2022 Outstanding Decentralization Paper Award for Latin America and the Caribbean recognizing my novel in-depth analysis of Haiti's institutional challenges over the past three decades.
Expert
Dr. Vanessa L. Deane is Assistant Clinical Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service and Director of the Urban Planning program at NYU Wagner. Dr. Deane's research and practice centers on the political economy of disasters, primarily in small island developing states. She recently won the 2021-2022 Outstanding Decentralization Paper Award for Latin America and the Caribbean recognizing her novel in-depth analysis of Haiti's institutional challenges over the past three decades. In light of a changing climate and rising instances of natural hazards, her current work interrogates the role of climate justice in addressing post-colonial urban development challenges, along with the adaptive capacity, of select francophone nations given current and imminent disaster threats.
Fields of expertise: Participation, Policy design and delivery, Strategic planning, Urban development