Participant Info
- First Name
- Anna Mae
- Last Name
- Lamentillo
- Country
- United Kingdom
- State
- a.lamentillo@lse.ac.uk
- Affiliation
- London School of Economics
- Website URL
- https://www.annamaeyulamentillo.com
- Keywords
- City Design, Walkability, Transit-oriented Development, Complete Streets, Sustainable Urban Mobility, Public Space Design, Multi-Modal Transportation, Carbon Financing, Philippines, Bicycle Lanes, Pedestrian Friendly Cities, Public Transportation
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- anime@nightowl.ink
- PhD
- other credentials
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo is an academic specializing in urban planning and sustainable transportation systems with a particular focus on the Philippines. Her research expertise encompasses cities, carbon pricing, multi-modal transportation, complete streets, transit-oriented development, and pedestrian infrastructure within the unique context of the Philippines’ urban landscape.
Lamentillo graduated cum laude at the University of the Philippines Los Banos in 2012 with a degree of Development Communications, where she garnered the highest General Weighted Average for Development Journalism Majors and received the Faculty Medal for Academic Excellence. She completed her Executive Education in Economic Development at Harvard Kennedy School in 2018 and her Juris Doctor program at the UP College of Law in 2020. At present, she is actively engaged in the pursuit of an Executive MsC in Cities at the London School of Economics.
Her work is driven by a deep commitment to addressing the challenges of sustainable urban development in the country, with a focus on reducing carbon emissions, promoting multi-modal transportation options, and enhancing pedestrian infrastructure to create vibrant, livable cities.
She has served in the Philippine Government for a span of nine years under four different administrations.
- Recent Publications
Lamentillo, A.M. (2024) ‘Retracing the Routes: The Renaissance of Pedestrian and Railway Systems in Metro Manila’a Intermodal Future’, LSE International Development Review, 1(1), p. 1-12. Available at: https://idr.lse.ac.uk/articles/78
Lamentillo, A.M. (2024) ‘A Price Tag on Pollution: The Case on Carbon Pricing’, LSE International Development Review, 1(1), p. 21-32. Available at: https://idr.lse.ac.uk/articles/80
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- Country Focus
- Philippines
- Expertise by Geography
- Asia, Southeast Asia, United Kingdom
- Expertise by Chronology
- 21st century
- Expertise by Topic
- Environment, Government, Law, Urban History, Women
