Jaime Lerner - Post-political Career

Post-political Career

At the General Assembly of the International Union of Architects in July 2002, Lerner was elected president for a period of three years. Lerner is also a professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the Universidade Federal do ParanĂ¡, his graduated university, and has been a guest professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

In April 2005, Jaime Lerner participated in the Symposium of China Bus Rapid Transit Initiative (Shanghai) to promote the BRT project in some larger cities. He was specially interviewed which made an impact on mayors and urban planners across China.

Lerner is a member of the Board of Directors of World Resources Institute.

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