Robert Gottlieb

Robert Gottlieb is a Professor Emeritus of Urban and Environmental Policy and the Founder and Former Director of the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College. He is the author and co-author of fourteen books, including his most recent book, Care-Centered Politics: From the Home to the Planet. 

He is the editor of two MIT Press series, "Urban and Industrial Environments" and “Food, Health, and Environment,” and the recipient of numerous prizes for his contributions to the fields of urban planning, environmental studies, environmental history, food studies, and urban policy, including the Carey McWilliams Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Studies Association.

 A long-time environmental and social justice activist, Bob has been engaged in researching, writing, and participating in social movements for nearly 60 years.