Ben Stanley

Ben Stanley received a PhD from the School of Sustainability in 2013, and previously earned an MA from ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences and a B.A. in Urban Studies from Columbia University. He pursues a highly interdisciplinary array of research surrounding urban studies and sustainability, and has published thirteen peer-reviewed books, articles and book volumes on topics including the political economy of urban property development, suburban retrofitting and sustainable design, and the comparative urban history of segregated populations, urban open spaces, and equity in access to services. He is also an urban photographer and explorer who has exhibited his photography in museum and gallery settings, including on Roosevelt Row. A native of New York, he lived in Phoenix for ten years before moving to Port Angeles, WA with his partner and daughters in 2015.