Arlindo Philippi Jr.

Arlindo Philippi Jr. is currently Full Professor of Environmental Policy, Planning and Management at University of São Paulo, where he is Scientific Coordinator of the USP Environmental Health Interdisciplinary Group. He was Chairman of the Public Health Graduate Council at the School of Public Health; Deputy  and Provost for Post-Graduate Studies at USP; Mayor of  The USP Campus of São Paulo. He is Head of The Department of Environmental Health; member of The INCLINE-Interdisciplinary Investigation Center on Climate Change Deliberative Council; and currently is in a sabatic year at USP Institute of Advanced Studies, running a Project on Urban Experiences aiming new ideas and sustainable solutions for cities. At CAPES, The Brazilian Foundation on Education, Science and Technology, he was Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Area, and of the Environmental Sciences Graduate Programs Area. Formerly, he was member of CAPES Higher Council and Head of Evaluation. He was formerly Head of IBAMA, The Brazilian Environmental Protection Agency; Head of Department at CETESB, the State of São Paulo Environmental Protection Agency; Head of The City of São Paulo SVMA Environmental Planning and Education Department; Head of Brazilian MCT Science and Technology Program on Environmental Sciences. He was also Member of the ICLEI Executive Committee and President of the Institute of Science and Technology on Sustainable Development. Dr. Philippi is a Civil, Sanitary and Environmental Engineer, he holds a Master Degree on Public Health, a PhD on Environmental Health, a Post-Doctorate on Urban Studies and Planning. He completed his studies and expertise on waste management; industrial environmental pollution control and prevention; business and environment; and urban environmental planning and management, in several courses in USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Japan. He is also author and editor of books (49), book chapters (120) and published scientific papers (72) on environmental policy, planning and management, urban and regional planning, environmental sanitation, and sustainable indicators. He was finalist six times and has gotten three Jabuti Prizes from CBL-Brazilian Chamber of BooK. Updated on May, 2017.