Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Dr. Rohit T. Aggarwala, also known as Rit, is an American environmental policy advisor, transportation planner, and historian. He currently serves as the Special Advisor to the Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and leads the environmental program at Bloomberg Philanthropies. He also teaches urban studies at Stanford University.Aggarwala is best known for his work as the Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability for New York City from 2006 until June 2010. In this role, he led the development and implementation of PlaNYC, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s long-term sustainability plan for New York City.Although PlaNYC was not without critics—who considered it a top-down planning approach—it was widely credited with being an important effort that included a wide range of organizations and significantly changed the way New York City’s government and population considered the environment. A large portion of its success was attributed to Aggarwala’s analytical ability and his willingness to take multiple perspectives into account, winning over a diverse group of stakeholders.. }
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- Rohit_Aggarwala abstract "Dr. Rohit T. Aggarwala, also known as Rit, is an American environmental policy advisor, transportation planner, and historian. He currently serves as the Special Advisor to the Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and leads the environmental program at Bloomberg Philanthropies. He also teaches urban studies at Stanford University.Aggarwala is best known for his work as the Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability for New York City from 2006 until June 2010. In this role, he led the development and implementation of PlaNYC, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s long-term sustainability plan for New York City.Although PlaNYC was not without critics—who considered it a top-down planning approach—it was widely credited with being an important effort that included a wide range of organizations and significantly changed the way New York City’s government and population considered the environment. A large portion of its success was attributed to Aggarwala’s analytical ability and his willingness to take multiple perspectives into account, winning over a diverse group of stakeholders.".