Stuart Walker is Chair of Design for Sustainability at the Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University. He is also Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Canada where he was Director of Industrial Design, Associate Dean Academic and Associate Dean Research, and Professor Emeritus at Lancaster University, where he was co-founder/director of the ImaginationLancaster Design Research Centre. In addition, he is Visiting Professor of Sustainable Design at Kingston University, London. His research into design for sustainability has been published and exhibited internationally, and his many books include Sustainable by Design; Design Roots; Design Realities, and Design & Spirituality. His most recent book is Design for Resilience, published by The MIT Press.