New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities

Tēnā Koutou

Ko Hereweka tōku maunga

Ko Otakou tōku tai

No Ōtepoti ahau

Ko Anna Star tōku ingoa

My undergraduate degree was in social geography and anthropology, looking at how people and cultures understand, interact with and make sense of their physical world. I have studied a range of society and culture, development, health, sustainability and planning papers at Otago University in Dunedin, and Uppsala University in Sweden.

My areas of interest are: community resilience (and empowerment), resource use (especially food), waste reduction, alternative transport, and the role of planning practice in the sustainability of our societies, especially urban areas. I have also spent a year involved with Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA), volunteering at a legal education centre in Cambodia, working with land and labour law issues. This has helped to nurture an interest in development, human rights and advocacy.

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