We provide consulting services for international agencies; national, state and local governments;  the private sector; foundations; non-profit organizations; and academic institutions and research centers; and provide content for television, radio, online and print media.

Contact Us

We have been asked to consult on:

  • urban/metropolitan planning, programs and practices
  • public policy
  • strategic planning
  • building reality-based partnerships among mutually distrustful groups
  • conduct risk assessments
  • provide ideas and input into playing out of alternative scenarios
  • network building across cities and countries
  • creating community outreach strategies
  • producing written products

We have consulted for

  • International Agencies
    • World Bank
    • Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
    • United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
    • UN-HABITAT
    • Millennium Development Goals Task Force on Slums
    • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
    • World Health Organization
    • UN Women
    • Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
    • Bilateral Agencies
  • National, State and Local Governments  
    • US-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability
    • Inter-Agency Task Force on National Urban Policy, USA
    • Brazilian Ministry for Cities
    • Rio de Janeiro State and City government, Brazil
    • S. General Consul’s Office in Rio de Janeiro
    • Havana, Cuba
    • Singapore World Awards for Model Cities
    • Toronto, Canada
    • Kingston, Jamaica – USAID
    • US Department of Housing and Urban Development
    • Cali, Colombia
    • Masdar City, Abu Dhabi
  • Businesses
    • GOOGLE
    • GOJO
    • Louis Berger: Solutions for a Better World
    • NYC Partnership
    • Shell Oil
    • JP Morgan
  • Foundations and Non-Profit Organizations
    • INCLUDED, Beijing, China
    • S. Peace Institute on Urban Conflict and Violence in Cities
    • Buckminster Fuller Awards
    • Rockefeller Foundation
    • Kellogg Foundation
    • New York Women’s Foundation
    • Economic Opportunity Studies
    • South African Cities Network
    • Keep Rockland Beautiful
    • Asia Society
    • ICLEI, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
    • Proyecto Cities
    • Overseas Development Council (ODC)
    • Politecnico Milano
  • Universities and Research Centers
    • The Earth Institute, Columbia University
    • New York Hall of Science
    • New York Academy of Medicine
    • Tufts University Global Leadership Program
    • New  York University Urban Research Center
    • New School for Social Research
  • Media

    • Screenscope
    • Canal Futura, Brazil
    • Fantástico, Rede Globo, Brazil
    • Retro Report
    • Scientific American
    • Time Magazine