BIOGRAPHY
Prof. Ir. Bakti (Bobi) Setiawan MA., PhD. is professor in urban planning, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. He graduated from master program in urban and regional planning, University of Waterloo, Canada and then PhD. Program in community and regional planning at the University of British Columbia, Canada in 1998. In 2001 he was appointed as the director for Centre for Environmental Studies, Gadjah Mada University. Subsequently he was elected as the director for the Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Architecture and Planning. In 2010, he got a promotion as professor in urban planning from Gadjah Mada University. Besides teaching, he serves also as ad hoc-advisory board in several ministry at the central government in Indonesia, including Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and also Ministry of Education and Culture. AT present, he serves as the President of the Asian Planning School Association/APSA. His research interest covers several areas such as: urban housing, sustainable city, urban land management, environmental management, and community development.