Sarah Sangiovanni

Sarah SanGiovanni is an urban geographer with interests in equitable community development, urban sustainability transitions, and the politics of place-making. Through community-engaged teaching and research, she examines how the creation, use, and governance of urban places and spaces shape transitions to more just and sustainable urban development. Her dissertation engages a relational approach to place-making, scale, and community power to elucidate the transformative potential of community-based sustainability initiatives known as ecodistricts in the Pittsburgh, PA metro region. Professionally, she has worked for several organizations that link urban development and planning to critical thought leadership, including Sustainable Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA and the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities in Iowa City, IA. She holds a Master of Urban Planning from the State University of New York at Buffalo and is a PhD Candidate in Clark University’s Graduate School of Geography.