Cities Are Surprisingly Fragile – Scientific American
Stanford Social Innovation Review – China’s New Model of Blockchain-Driven Philanthropy
My co-authored article with Xiaofeng Wang was chosen as the cover story for the current issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review. Please click here for the article.
Spatial-Temporal Effect of Household Solid Waste on Illegal Dumping – Journal of Cleaner Production
Along with colleagues Wenting Yang and Bo Fan, at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, I have a paper accepted at Journal of Cleaner Production. Spatial-Temporal Effect of Household Solid Waste on Illegal Dumping Illegal dumping is an increasingly costly problem with profoundly negative consequences for the livability and sustainability of our communities. The problem of illegal […]
Università Bocconi – Another Wonderful Visit to Milano
I wrapped up another wonderful week at Università Bocconi co-teaching a class on Innovation and Big Data for the Public Sector with my colleague, Maria Cucineello.
Fragile Cities in the Developed World: A Conceptual Framework
J. David Selby (PhD Candidate, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University) and I have an article accepted in Cities. Abstract: Cities, like any complex adaptive systems, may become increasingly fragile if not properly managed. To date, the literature has focused primarily on the examination of cities within fragile countries. This has resulted in a dearth of […]
ICMA Research Fellow 2018-2019
ICMA Press Release (October 23, 2018) – “ICMA has selected its inaugural group of research fellows, recognizing outstanding action-oriented research approaches to deal with local governments’ most pressing issues. Fellowships will fund four thought leaders to study topics ranging from equity measures for managing urban performance to developing successful innovation training programs for local officials, adding […]
University of Pennsylvania – Democracy in the Crosshairs Conference
Heading to the University of Pennsylvania next week to attend the Democracy in the Crosshairs: Cyber Interference, Dark Money and Foreign Influence conference. The two-day event is a closed session. The conference is organized by the Center for Ethics & Rule of Law and the UPenn Law School. I co-authored a paper with Atif Ahmad […]
Case Study – AI, Ethics and Public Policy – Salzburg Global Forum
To read the news release on the case study and the event, please click here. To download and read Desouza, Watson and Bray’s case study in full, please click here.
First Arizona Innovation Roundtable
I am looking forward to speaking at the First Arizona Innovation Roundtable. Other speakers include State CIO Morgan Reed and Former Maricopa County CIO David Stevens.
Paper at 2017 Assoc. Budgeting & Financial Management Conference
Alfred Ho (University of Kansas) will be presenting our paper at the 2017 Assoc. Budgeting & Financial Management Conference in Washington, D.C. Performance Budgeting in U.S. cities: A Multi-Level Analysis Many past studies have documented different types of performance information usage in the budgetary process. Many also show that various organizational factors influence its usage. […]