Authors

Hannah Thonet is an environmental science and policy analyst and freelance writer on environmental and health care issues.

Marcelo Ebrard is the president of the United Nations’ Global Network on Safer Cities and was mayor of Mexico City from 2006 to 2012.

Ellis J. Juan is general coordinator of the IDB’s Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative.

Michael Sorkin is principal of Michael Sorkin Studio, president of Terreform, Distinguished Professor of Architecture and director of the Graduate Program in Urban Design at City College of New York.

Mariana Bueno is a Uruguayan freelance journalist and video editor. Follow her on Twitter at @MarianaBuen0.

Nicholas Brennan is a journalist and filmmaker currently based in New York City.

Alejandro Gutiérrez is legal associate at the New York-based Human Rights Foundation.

Nicole Etchart is co-founder and co-CEO of NESsT, which develops sustainable social enterprises that solve critical social problems in emerging market economies. She is based in Santiago, Chile.

Christine V. Gomes is a Program Associate at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Follow her on Twitter @cvidgomes.

Keith Madden is a researcher at Brown University with the Climate and Development Lab and is working towards a degree in environmental studies and international relations.

Lauren Eades is an emerging markets analyst at Ergo, an intelligence and advisory firm.

Kevin Lees is is an attorney in Washington, D.C. and editor of Suffragio, a website on world politics. Follow him on Twitter at @Suffragio.

Daniel Sachs is a Latin America analyst with Control Risks, a global risk consultancy.  

Mariana Rodríguez is a program coordinator for the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) at Vanderbilt University, where she recently received her PhD in political science. She can be contacted at mariana.rodriguez@vanderbilt.edu.

Timothy Bouldry photographs and reports stories about landfill-dependent communities to spread awareness about the treatment of the environment and to promote social change. Visit www.TimothyBouldry.com to learn more.