Profiles in "Urban Design and Sustainable Cities" Expertise Area

  • Driving circular economy, social impact & sustainability innovation in policy, operations & communications at ASU.
  • Estève Giraud oversees research projects at the Swette Center relating to organic and urban agriculture, policy interventions, food security, food sovereignty and food systems resilience.
  • Registered Architect in the State of AZ, NCARB and LEED accredited.
  • Meerow combines the disciplines of geography and urban planning as she researches how to make cities more resilient in the face of climate change as well as other social and environmental hazards.
  • Sara El-Sayed is the outreach coordinator for the Arizona Transition to Organic Partnership Program. She does research in Swette's two focal areas of "power of deliciousness" and "wisdom of Indigenous foodways".
  • Vanos is an associate professor who studies heat, health, and adaptation in urban areas. She is Director of ASU's Human Biometeorology Lab and HeatReady Schools Program and PI of the NSF Global Center for Heat Adaptation.
  • Sustainability innovator integrating AI, digital twins, and systems thinking to design regenerative solutions for communities, governments, and enterprises.