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Professor of Sociology, Temple University
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Emeritus Professor in Sustainable Urbanism, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Cape Town
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Building Performance Evaluation and net Zero Design, University of Strathclyde
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Strategic Sustainable Development, Blekinge Institute of Technology
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Lecturer, Kumasi Technical University
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Senior lecturer, Oxford Brookes University