Marcel Bursztyn

Marcel Bursztyn holds a B.A. in Economics (1973) and a M.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planning (1976), from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He also holds a Diploma in Planning Studies from the University of Edinburgh (1977), a doctorate in Social and Economic Development, from Université de Paris I (1982) and a doctorate in Economics, from Université de Picardie, France (1988). He is a full professor in the Center for Sustainable Development at the University of Brasília. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2007-2008) and a Visiting Professor at Université de Paris 3 (2012).
He has 30 years experience including extensive work in the design and evaluation of environmental projects in the Brazilian Amazon and North-east regions. His work includes evaluation of public policies, environmental management, science and technology policy, the state and planning, agriculture and development, economics and regional development, urban and regional planning.