With academic training and extensive professional experience in wildlife ecology, landscape architecture, and urban design Ken provides a diverse collection of experiences and expertise in understanding urban ecological principles and practices. He is the author and contributor of numerous peer-reviewed articles, the co-author of Ecological Design (Bloomsbury, 2012) and a co-editor for NOW Urbanism (Routledge, 2015), a collection of essays that embrace the rich complexities of contemporary global cities while seeking opportunities to unleash the potential for the cities of the future.