Ambika P. Adhikari is a Principal Planner with the City of Tempe, Arizona, USA, where he heads its Long Range Planning Division. He has more than 35 years of experience in urban and environmental planning and international development including in the US, Canada, Nepal, India, Mexico, Fiji, and Kenya. He is a Distinguished Adjunct Fellow at the Institute of Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), Nepal. He obtained his Doctor of Design (DDes) degree from Harvard University and Master of Architecture from the University of Hawaii. He has authored one and coedited six books, and published widely in journals and newspapers.