The PortCityFutures team is deeply saddened by the recent news of the passing of Stephen Ramos, a beloved colleague and friend. He remains a significant source of inspiration, and will be missed greatly.
Stephen J. Ramos was an Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Design in the College of Environment + Design at the University of Georgia. He authored Dubai Amplified: The Engineering of a Port Geography (Ashgate 2010; Routledge 2016), was co-editor of Infrastructure Sustainability and Design (Routledge 2012), and a founding editor of New Geographies (GSD/Harvard University Press). He was Editor for the Americas for Planning Perspectives. In 2018 to 2019, he was a visiting professor in the History of Architecture and Urban Planning Chair at TU Delft, the Netherlands. His professional practice includes work with Fundación Metrópoli, the International Society of City and Regional Planners, and work with NGOs throughout Latin America. He was a member of the International Advisory Board for the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) Port City Futures initiative. Stephen was with us during our December PCF Talk to discuss interdisciplinary humanities research on shoreline transformation in the Baltimore Harbour.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.