Elliott Sclar
Professor of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

An economist and urban planner, Elliott Sclar has published on topics ranging from transportation and land use to the health impacts of metropolitan sprawl. Outside the classroom, he has worked as a consultant to build grassroots institutions for community planning in Manhattan neighborhoods. He is currently co-coordinator of the Task Force on Improving the Lives of Slum Dwellers, one of eight task forces set up to aid in the implementation of the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals.