John Gilderbloom

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About John Gilderbloom

John Ingram "Hans" Gilderbloom University of LouisvillJohn I. “Hans” Gilderbloom is considered a legendary figure in urban affairs. His finger prints are all over cities throughout the world. He has been credited as a major player in getting legislation passed at the local, state and federal level: fair rent ordinances passed in over 100 cities, eviction control legislation, Americans Disability Act, HOPE VI, calmer streets legislation, and protecting environmental protection laws. Dr. Gilderbloom is a Professor in the Graduate Planning, Public Administration, Sustainability, Public Health, and Urban Affairs program at the University of Louisville, where he also directs the highly lauded Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods (http://sunlouisville.org). In an international poll of thousands of Urbanists, planners and architects, Professor Gilderbloom was ranked one of the “top 100 urban thinkers in the world.” Since earning his Ph.D, Gilderbloom’s research in urban sustainability has appeared in eight co-authored or edited books, 60 scholarly peer-reviewed journals, 30 chapters in edited books, 11 monographs and 31 opinion pieces in newspapers and magazines including: Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Courier-Journal, and USA Today Magazine. The New York Times ran a Sunday feature of his work on renewing poor neighborhoods. He has consulted for National Geographic, Presidents (Bush, Clinton and Obama), Mayors (Jerry Abramson, Bernie Sanders), Senators (McConnell, Schumer); Governors ( Jerry Brown, Andrew Cuomo and Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development ( Cuomo, Cisneros). He has consulted with the Mayors of Moscow, Russia; Habana, Cuba; San Jose, Costa Rica, and over fifty US Mayors. He has brought in over $3.5 million dollars in federal, state and local grants and has won numerous awards including the University of Louisville medal for outstanding research and his pictured is backlit along University Avenue.e Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhood http://sun.louisville.edu Alma mater