About Ana Walker
I examine the role of participatory institutions in fostering socially and environmentally just cities. My action research identifies systems of oppression that limit marginalized communities' engagement in governance, focusing on amplifying the voices of informal dwellers and migrants in the Americas through community organizing, capacity building, and access to justice.Selected Publications
Pimentel Walker, A. P., Arquero de Alarcón, M., Friendly, A., Barbosa, B. R., Ribeiro de Souza, M., & Nobre, S. C. S. (2024). Activist Co-production for the Right to Occupy, Hold Ground, and Upgrade. Planning Theory, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14730952231213952, Pimentel Walker, A. P., & Friendly, A. (2024). Master planning ‘as a verb’: enforcing participatory planning through the Brazilian courts. Planning Practice & Research, 39(6), 1056–1087. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2024.2402127, Pimentel Walker, A. P., Arquero de Alarcón, M., Penha Machado, M. F., & Avanci, J. L. (2024). The Judicialization of the Planning Process in São Paulo’s Informal Settlements: Enforcing Housing and Environmental Rights through the Courts? Journal of Planning Education and Research, 44(1), 115-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X20935168, Gonzalez Benson, O., Pimentel Walker, A. P., Ellis, J. M., Yoshihama, M., Usui, M., & Chang, S.-y. (2022). Piloting participatory action research: Community as intermediary to education pathways of Congolese refugee youth. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28(3), 316–324. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000425
Ana Walker
Associate Professor