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Line 1: {{Short description\|British professor (born 1958)}} {{Infobox academic \| name = Julian Agyeman \| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country= GBR\|FRSA \|FRGS\|size=100%}} \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1958\|11\|20}} \| birth_place = ~~United~~[[Beverley]], ~~Kingdom~~England \| occupation = Professor of Urban ~~and~~& Environmental Policy ~~and~~& Planning at, [[Tufts University]] \| website = {{official website}} ~~\| website = [http://www.julianagyeman.com/ www.julianagyeman.com]~~ \| alma_mater = \| alma_mater = [[University of Durham]] <br /> [[University of London]]▼ \| discipline = {{hlist\|[[Urban planning ~~and~~ ]]\|[[environmental social science]]}} \| notable_ideas = Just sustainabilities ([[social justice]] =and ~~Just~~[[environmental ~~sustainabilities~~sustainability]]) ▲\| ~~alma_mater~~ education = {{ubl\|[[University of Durham]] ~~<br~~(BSc)\|[[Middlesex />University]] (MA)\|[[University of London]] (PhD)}} }} '''Julian K. Agyeman''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|FRSA\|FRGS}} is a professor of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning and Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate at [[Tufts University]].<ref name="UEP">{{Cite web \|title=Julian Agyeman \|url=https://as.tufts.edu/uep/people/faculty/julian-agyeman \|access-date=2024-09-15 \|website=Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning \|publisher=[[Tufts University]]}}</ref> He is a co-founder and the editor-in-chief of the journal ''[[Local Environment]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Julian Agyeman \|url=https://facultyprofiles.tufts.edu/julian-agyeman \|access-date=2024-09-15 \|publisher=[[Tufts University]] \|type=Profile}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=About this journal \|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cloe20/about-this-journal \|access-date=2024-09-14 \|website=[[Local Environment]]}}</ref> During his career, Agyeman has developed the concept of ''just sustainabilities'', defined as "the need to ensure a better quality of life for all, now, and into the future, in a just and equitable manner, whilst living within the limits of supporting ecosystems."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-04-15 \|title=Biography and Expertise in Just Sustainabilities \|url=https://julianagyeman.com/bio/ \|access-date=2024-09-15 \|publisher=Professor Julian Agyeman \|language=en-US}}</ref> '''Julian Agyeman''' is Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at [[Tufts University]],<ref>[http://as.tufts.edu/UEP/ Official web page atTufts University]</ref> and co-founder and editor-in-chief of ''[[Local Environment\|Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Local Environment \|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=cloe20 \|website=Taylor and Francis Online \|publisher=Taylor and Francis \|accessdate=8 October 2018}}</ref> He is a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of the Arts]] and the [[Royal Geographical Society]]. ==Personal life and education== In the early 2000s, Agyeman developed the concept of ''just sustainabilities'', defined as “the need to ensure a better quality of life for all, now, and into the future, in a just and equitable manner, whilst living within the limits of supporting ecosystems”.<ref name=Agyeman2018>{{cite web \|url=https://julianagyeman.com/biography/ \|title=Biography \|website=Julian Agyeman Official Website \|accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> His book on the subject, ''Introducing Just Sustainabilities: Policy, Planning, and Practice'', is widely used at universities.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Introducing just sustainabilities : policy, planning, and practice \|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/introducing-just-sustainabilities-policy-planning-and-practice/oclc/844519738&referer=brief_results \|website=WorldCat \|publisher=OCLC \|accessdate=8 October 2018}}</ref> Agyeman was born on November 20, 1958,<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors \|date=March 23, 2007 \|publisher=[[Gale (publisher)\|Gale]] \|isbn=978-0-7876-3995-2 \|chapter=Julian K. Agyeman \|id={{Gale\|H1000170067}}}}</ref> in [[Beverley]], East Riding of Yorkshire.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Julian Agyeman Profile \|url=https://www.placemakingx.org/people/julian-agyeman \|access-date=2024-09-15 \|publisher=[[PlacemakingX]]}}</ref> He received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree with [[joint honours\|joint honors]] in geography and botany from [[Durham University]] in 1980, a [[Master of Arts]] in conservation policy from [[Middlesex University]] in 1987, and a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in urban studies from the [[University of London]] in 1996.<ref name="UEP" /> ~~==Education==~~ Agyeman received a B.Sc. with Joint Honors in Geography and Botany from [[Durham University]] in 1980, an M.A. in Conservation Policy from [[Middlesex University]] in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Environmental Education/Urban Studies from the [[University of London]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Julian Agyeman Faculty Page \|url=http://as.tufts.edu/uep/faculty/agyeman \|website=Tufts Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning \|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> ==Publications== Including his books and journal articles, Agyeman has over 150 publications in his field.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Otto \|first1=Beth \|title=Defining Sustainability: Takeaways from Dr. Julian Agyeman \|url=~~http~~https://elgl.org~~/2014/06/07~~/defining-sustainability-takeaways-dr-julian-agyeman/ \|website=ELGL \|date=7 June 2014 \|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> His article, ''Mind the Gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior?'', published in ''Environmental Education Research'', is the most cited journal article by a North American urban planning scholar.<ref name=Sanchez>{{cite web \|last1=Sanchez \|first1=Tom \|title=2018 Urban Planning Faculty Citation Analysis \|url=http://tomwsanchez.com/2018-urban-planning-faculty-citation-analysis/ \|website=Tom Sanchez \|accessdate=26 July 2018\|date=January 2018 }}</ref> His publications have led him to be ranked as one of the top 1510 most highly cited urban planning faculty in North America.<ref>{{cite ~~name~~web \|last1=Sanchez \|first1=Tom \|title=Summer 2023 Urban Planning Faculty Citation Update \|url=http://tomwsanchez.com/summer-2023-urban-planning-faculty-citation-update/ \|website=Tom Sanchez\|date=24 July 2023 \|accessdate=15 August 2023}}</ref> His work integrates multiple academic disciplines, including geography, sociology, urban ~~policy~~planning and ~~planning~~policy, [[environmental justice]], and sustainability.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Monani \|first1=Salma \|title=An Interview with Julian Agyeman: Just Sustainability and Ecopedagogy \|url=https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1000&context=esfac \|website=The Cupola \|publisher=Gettysburg College \|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> <big>'''Books'''</big> Line 29: <big>'''Co-edited books'''</big> ''Just Sustainabilities: Development in an Unequal World'' ([[MIT Press]], 2003) ''The New Countryside?: Ethnicity, Nation and Exclusion in Contemporary Rural Britain'' ([[Policy Press]], 2006) ''Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union'' (MIT Press, 2009) ''Speaking for Ourselves: Environmental Justice in Canada'' ([[UBC Press]], 2010) Line 36: ''Incomplete Streets: Processes, Practices, and Possibilities'' ([[Routledge]], 2014) ''Food Trucks, Cultural Identity, and Social Justice: From Loncheras to Lobsta Love'' (MIT Press, 2017) ''The Immigrant-Food Nexus: Borders, Labor, and Identity in North America'' (MIT Press, 2020) ''Sacred Civics: Building Seven Generation Cities'' (Routledge, 2022) == Career == Line 41 ⟶ 43: === Editorships === Co-founder (1996) and Editor-in-Chief of ''[[Local Environment]]: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability]]'' Co-Editor of the [[Routledge]] ''Equity, Justice and the Sustainable City'' Series Co-Editor of the Bristol University/Policy Press Series ''Smart Sharing Cities: Technology, Sustainability, Ethics and Politics'' Contributing Editor to ''Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development'' Member of the ~~Editorial~~editorial ~~Board~~board of the ''Australian Journal of Environmental Education'' Series Editor of ''Just Sustainabilities: Policy, Planning and Practice'' published by [[Zed Books]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Renowned Urban Planning Professor Julian Agyeman Joins Shareable's Advisory Board \|url=https://www.shareable.net/blog/renowned-urban-planning-professor-julian-agyeman-joins-shareables-advisory-board \|website=Shareable \|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> ===Awards === He is a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of ~~the~~ Arts]] (1996) and the [[Royal Geographical Society]] (2016). He received the Benton H. Box Award from [[Clemson University]] Institute for Parks in 2015<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Shuff \|first1=Danielle \|title=Agyeman receives Clemson University Institute for Parks award \|url=http://newsstand.clemson.edu/agyeman-receives-clemson-university-institute-for-parks-award/ \|website=The Newsstand \|accessdate=24 July 2018}}</ref> and the Athena City Accolade from the KTH [[Royal Institute of Technology]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Athena City Accolade Award \|url=https://www.cfp.abe.kth.se/nyheter/athena-city-accolade-award-1.831308 \|website=Center for the Future of Places \|publisher=KTH Royal Institute of Technology \|accessdate=29 January 2019}}</ref> In 2023, he became Hedersdoktorer (Honorary Doctor) at KTH Royal institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Honorary doctors at KTH \|url=https://www.kth.se/en/om/mot/priser/hedersdoktorer/hedersdoktorer-vid-kth-1.3974 \|website=KTH \|accessdate=15 August 2023 \|date=4 August 2023}}</ref> ===Visiting professorships=== Agyeman has been a visiting professor at [[University of South Australia]] (2008–13), [[Northumbria University]] (2010-14), [[University of British Columbia]] (April–May 2011) and [[McGill University]] (2017-18); he also held the Walker Ames Visiting Professorship at the [[University of Washington]] (2017). He is currently the TD Walter Bean Visiting professor at the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada (2020–21). He ~~also~~ held a Visiting Fellowship at The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, hosted by the [[University of Victoria]] (2011). Agyeman was a Senior Scholar at ~~The~~the [[Center for Humans and Nature]] (2013–16) and a Fellow of the McConnell Foundation's Cities for People program in Montréal (2017).<ref name="Agyeman2018">{{cite web \|title=Biography \|url=https://julianagyeman.com/bio/ \|accessdate=22 July 2018 \|website=Julian Agyeman Official Website}}</ref> ===Advisory positions=== Agyeman currently sits on the Academic Board of The Centre for the Future of Places (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm) and the Board of Directors of EcoDistricts. He is also on the Advisory Boards of Shareable, Boston University Initiative on Cities, Institute for Transportation & Development Policy - US, Participatory City, Urban Sharing, Equiticity and Sharecity,<ref>{{cite web \|title=Renowned Urban Planning Professor Julian Agyeman Joins Shareable's Advisory Board \|url=https://www.shareable.net/blog/renowned-urban-planning-professor-julian-agyeman-joins-shareables-advisory-board \|website=Shareable \|date=30 May 2017 \|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> and the McConnell Foundation's Cities for People Future Cities Canada programs.<ref name=Agyeman2018 /> In November 2021, he was an advisor on [[Michelle Wu]]'s Transition Committee for her transition into the office of [[mayor of Boston]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Meet our Transition Committee \|url=https://www.allaboardboston.com/transition-committee \|website=www.allaboardboston.com \|publisher=All Aboard Boston (Michelle Wu Transition Website) \|access-date=10 November 2022 \|language=en \|date=2021}}</ref> Additionally, he is a Founding Senior Advisor/Thought Leader at PlacemakingX. ==References== Line 60 ⟶ 66: [http://www.julianagyeman.com/ Official Julian Agyeman Website] [http://as.tufts.edu/uep/faculty/agyeman/ Julian Agyeman’s Tufts Faculty Page] [https://julianagyeman.com/~~just-sustainabilities-~~blog/ Just Sustainabilities Blog] [http://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2016/01/15/sharing-cities/ Interview with WBUR] {{authority control}} Line 66 ⟶ 72: {{DEFAULTSORT:Agyeman, Julian}} [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society]] ~~[[Category:Alumni of Durham University]]~~ [[Category:Alumni of Van Mildert College, Durham]] [[Category:Alumni of Middlesex University]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of London]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:~~Academic~~British academic journal editors]] [[Category:Tufts University faculty]] [[Category:British expatriate academics in the United States]] [[Category:21st-century British geographers]] [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts]]