Dr. Mikhail Chester hosts Dr. Stephanie Pincetl, whose work engages a multitude of disciplines (from engineers to urban planners to economists) to advance urban sustainability science and decision-making for water, energy, transportation, and land use systems. She explores how understanding and synthesizing these diverse systems surrounding our complex urban systems opens opportunities for future alternatives.This episode is part of a continuing series: Infrastructure and the Anthropocene Forum. Follow our hosts:Dr. Mikhail Chester (@mikhailchester)Dr. Stephanie Pincetl (@SPincetl)Recommended Readings:Transforming California: A Political History of Land Use and DevelopmentThe Nutmeg's CurseEnvisioning Real UtopiasDesigns for the Pluriverse---If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, e-mail us at futurecitiespodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @FutureCitiesPod. Learn more about the NATURA project at natura-net.org.