Stephen M. Wheeler, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Human Ecology at UC Davis and Chair of the Community Development Graduate Group. His books include The Sustainable Urban Development Reader (Fourth Edition, Routledge,  2023); Reimagining Sustainable Cities (UC Press, 2021), Planning for Sustainability (Second Edition 2013); and Climate Change and Social Ecology (2012). He was UCD’s 2022 Faculty Sustainability Champion, and has received the 2015 Academic Leadership Award from the California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN), the 2009 William R. and June Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning, and a Switzer Fellowship for environmental leadership.