Dr. Sergio Montero

Biography

Sergio Montero is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. He is the inaugural director of the Institute for Inclusive Economies and Sustainable Livelihoods. His research interests focus on place-based inclusive approaches to local economic development and urban and regional planning, particularly emphasizing the dynamics of economic development in the Global South. His recent investigations highlight the politics of governance surrounding urban and regional planning, exploring mechanisms of South-South and South-North policy mobility, and strategies for local and regional economic development in Latin America. Montero has contributed to various academic journals such as Environment and Planning, Economy and Space, Urban Studies, and Latin American Studies, and edited volumes on local economic development. He serves as an associate editor for the journal Regional Studies and is an international corresponding editor for Urban Studies. Montero holds both a Master’s and a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Universidad de Granada in Spain. Before joining the University of Toronto, he was a professor of urban and regional development at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.

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