Jerold Kayden

Jerold Kayden

Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design
Co-Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design and Director of the Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Jerold S. Kayden’s scholarship focuses on land use law and environmental law, public-private real estate development, public space in cities, and urban disaster resilience. His numerous books include Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience. As urban planner and lawyer, Professor Kayden has advised governments, non-governmental organizations, and private developers around the world. Since 1991, he has served as principal constitutional counsel to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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