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Isabel B. Franco Isabel B. Franco, PhD, is an international leader in sustainability
science, policy and practice interested in exploring the role of industry in fostering
sustainable, inclusive development. She does this through the development, refinement and application of sustainability assessment, methods and techniques. She has
applied those tools to various industries such as extractives (mining, oil and gas),
higher education, finance and banking, public sector and international development
in Australia, Japan, Thailand, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Angola and Zambia. She
has been an international advisor for various international organisations, namely,
UNDP, UNESCAP, UNU and British Council. She has authored various peerreviewed publications and has co-authored UN Books Socially Responsible
Business: A Model for a Sustainable Future and The Corporate Agenda of
Sustainable Development. With a PhD in Governance and Sustainability from the
University of Queensland, Australia, she has managed large multilingual research
and consulting projects globally. She has also held academic appointments at the
United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
(Japan), Keio University (Japan), The University of Queensland (Australia),
University of Zambia (Zambia) and Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Colombia).
She is the Founder of eWisely (Exceptional Women in Sustainability), the fastestgrowing connector of women in sustainability, globally. Her work can be consulted
on her Lab DrIsabelFranco.com.
Tathagata Chatterji Tathagata Chatterji is a Professor of Urban Management and
Governance at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar. His research interests are: urban
sustainability and the political economy of urbanization in developing countries. He
had authored two books – Local Mediation of Global Forces in Transformation of
the Urban Fringe and Citadels of Glass – India’s New Suburban Landscape. He
received the Gerd Albers Award from the ISOCARP for his research on comparative
governance. He graduated in Architecture from Calcutta University, holds a postgraduate qualification in Urban Design from Kent State University, and a PhD in
Urban Governance and Planning from the University of Queensland. He is a member
of the Planning Institute of Australia and a Fellow of the Institute of Urban Designers.
About the Editors
Isabel B. Franco Isabel B. Franco, PhD, is an international leader in sustainability
science, policy and practice interested in exploring the role of industry in fostering
sustainable, inclusive development. She does this through the development, refinement and application of sustainability assessment, methods and techniques. She has
applied those tools to various industries such as extractives (mining, oil and gas),
higher education, finance and banking, public sector and international development
in Australia, Japan, Thailand, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Angola and Zambia. She
has been an international advisor for various international organisations, namely,
UNDP, UNESCAP, UNU and British Council. She has authored various peerreviewed publications and has co-authored UN Books Socially Responsible
Business: A Model for a Sustainable Future and The Corporate Agenda of
Sustainable Development. With a PhD in Governance and Sustainability from the
University of Queensland, Australia, she has managed large multilingual research
and consulting projects globally. She has also held academic appointments at the
United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
(Japan), Keio University (Japan), The University of Queensland (Australia),
University of Zambia (Zambia) and Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Colombia).
She is the Founder of eWisely (Exceptional Women in Sustainability), the fastestgrowing connector of women in sustainability, globally. Her work can be consulted
on her Lab DrIsabelFranco.com.
Tathagata Chatterji Tathagata Chatterji is a Professor of Urban Management and
Governance at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar. His research interests are: urban
sustainability and the political economy of urbanization in developing countries. He
had authored two books – Local Mediation of Global Forces in Transformation of
the Urban Fringe and Citadels of Glass – India’s New Suburban Landscape. He
received the Gerd Albers Award from the ISOCARP for his research on comparative
governance. He graduated in Architecture from Calcutta University, holds a postgraduate qualification in Urban Design from Kent State University, and a PhD in
Urban Governance and Planning from the University of Queensland. He is a member
of the Planning Institute of Australia and a Fellow of the Institute of Urban Designers.
About the Editors