Wendy Steele
Co-Chair, Future Earth Australia Steering Committee
Wendy is a Professor of Sustainability and Urban Governance at RMIT University and co-chair of Future Earth Australia (FEA). Committed to the need for urgent action on climate change, her research focuses on the nature of cities and the role of urban citizens as planetary stewards with an emphasis on rethinking critical urban infrastructure, responsible practices and climate justice. Recent books include Planning Wild Cities: Human-Nature Relationships in the Urban Age (Routledge 2020), Quiet Activism: Climate action at the local scale (Palgrave 2021), The Sustainable development Goals and Higher Education (Palgrave 2022), Hot Cities: A Transdisciplinary Agenda (Edward Elgar 2023) and The Routledge Handbook on Grassroots Climate Activism(2024). Wendy is a founding member of the Planetary Civics Inquiry (PCI) working in collaboration with others to support and promote the governance of shared bioregions and more regenerative urban futures.