Member of the Graduate Faculty | Assistant Professor, Global Change - GIDP | Assistant Professor, School of Geography Development and Environment | Associate Professor, Planning | Assistant Professor, Arid Lands Resources Sciences - GIDP
Ladd Keith, Ph.D. is an interdisciplinary researcher working at the intersection of urban planning and climate change to create more sustainable and resilient cities. He has over a decade of experience working with diverse stakeholders to solve complex urban challenges in cities across the U.S. His current research explores urban heat governance and how cities can increase heat resilience through the mitigation and management of heat. He also founded and leads the Sustainable Built Environments degree program which is offered in-person, fully online, and at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima, Peru.