Dr. Tim Beatley is the “Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities” at the University of Virginia, School of Architecture, and the coiner of the term “green urbanism”. He received a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1986, and is the founder and executive director of the Biophilic Cities Project. Tim is the author of numerous books and research articles, most notably Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature Into Urban Design and Planning. Tim’s work concerns sustainable living and practices, creative strategies to build green communities, and living practices that reduce humanity’s ecological footprint and increase equitability.