William Solecki is a Professor at Hunter College and Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities.  Professor Solecki’s research focuses on urban environmental change, and urban spatial development. He has served on several U.S. National Research Councils committees including the Special Committee on Problems in the Environment (SCOPE). He currently is a member of the International Geographical Union (IGU) Megacity Study Group and the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP), Urbanization and Global Environmental Change Scientific Steering Committee. He also serves as the co-leader of several climate impacts in the greater New York and New Jersey region.  Read more here.