# Holly Caggiano [she/hers](https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/) PhD, Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers’ Bloustein School Assistant Professor, Climate Justice and Environmental Planning - Office: WMAX 235 - Email: - Bio - Research - Courses ##### Bio Dr. Holly Caggiano received her PhD in Planning & Public Policy from Rutgers’ Bloustein School, after which she was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton’s Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment in the Behavioral Science for Policy Lab. Dr. Caggiano has previously taught classes on consumerism and sustainability, as well as on population, resources, and the environment. In her life and work, she aims to center joy, care, and mutuality. ##### Research Caggiano’s research explores social dimensions of the renewable energy transition in the US and Canada. She is interested in how diverse stakeholder groups form coalitions to advocate for environmental change. This work connects patterns across decision-making scales, exploring the ways individual decision-making influences collective action and how collective action disrupts existing relations of power. Drawing from her interdisciplinary social science background, Caggiano’s work critically evaluates both top-down and bottom-up approaches that aim to advance equitable climate change mitigation & adaptation efforts. Her dissertation research explored social-behavioral drivers of household resource consumption at the food-energy-water nexus. ##### Courses ### PLAN 502 : Sustainability and Resilience in Planning **[Holly Caggiano](/directory/holly-caggiano)** How sustainability and resilience concepts shape planning practice, including planning’s successes and failures in addressing environmental problems. Policies and tools that communities can adopt and employ in response to climate change, loss of biodiversity, and related challenges. - Level - Master's - Eligibility - Enrolled in MCRP ### PLAN 548B : Current Issues in Planning: Planning for Just Energy **[Holly Caggiano](/directory/holly-caggiano)** - Level - Master's - Eligibility - Enrolled in MaP/MScP ![Woman in white button-up shirt](/sites/default/files/styles/square_200/public/profile-images/2024-10/Holly%20-%202024.jpg.webp?itok=JZc10fOG) ### Research and Specialties - Climate change - Environmental and Climate Justice - Equity - Governance - Participatory planning - Sustainability Planning [Publications](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mdp9wkoAAAAJ&hl=en) [Website](https://hollycaggiano.com/)