Abigail Friendly is an Assistant Professor of Spatial Planning at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. She explores intersections between planning and governance and the potential of planning tools and community participation to address spatial inequality in cities. Her recent research investigates precarious forms of housing experienced by marginalized residents. Friendly is an international expert on the Brazilian experience in applying the right to the city. Her recent book is titled Claiming the Right to the City: Rethinking Urban Transformations in Brazil. She holds degrees in Urban Planning and Political Science.
Abigail Friendly
Visiting Professor; Assistant Professor, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University