Jillian Du

Research Analyst, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Bio

As part of the Sustainable Cities Research team, Jillian Du primarily works on the World Resources Report with a focus on urban water and sanitation access by providing research support and data analysis.

Prior to joining WRI, Jillian worked as an environmental researcher and editor for The Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum and as an international educator in Taiwan and Vietnam for two years. She is currently finishing her master’s degree at American University in Global Environmental Policy, and holds a B.A. from University of California – San Diego in Environmental Systems and Policy.

Jillian currently resides in Washington D.C. In her free time, she enjoys chasing frisbees, hiking up mountains, and traveling to new places.

Blog Posts

Johannesburg Fights Inequality with Transit-Oriented Development
by Jillian Du and Valeria Lvovna Gelman - December 18, 2018
Like many other big, developing cities, South Africa's largest city struggles with spatial inequality, where good jobs and affordable housing are mismatched. To bridge the gap, they've turned to a new planning paradigm called transit-oriented development.
Informal Workers Make Cities Work For All: 3 Stories from Thailand, India and Colombia
by Valeria Lvovna Gelman and Jillian Du - May 29, 2018
More than 60 percent of workers are members of the informal economy. Instead of ignoring the informal economy, cities should plan for it; doing so will increase sustainability and productivity while protecting some of the world's least-advantaged.

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