The Advisory Board is composed of researchers with substantial human settlements expertise. Its main objective is to channel expert advice to UN-HABITAT on the substantive contents and organization of the Global Report on Human Settlements. Members are appointed every two years by the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT. To ensure global representation, the Board includes members from various world regions.

The following are the members of the current (2011-2013) Advisory Board:

Africa

• Dr. Debra Roberts, EThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa
• Professor Vanessa Watson, School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Prof. Ali Huzzayin, Transportation Programme, Development Research and Technological Planning Center,  Cairo University, Egypt
• Mrs. Asteria Leon Mlambo, Dar Rapid Transit Agency, United Republic of Tanzania

Asia and the Pacific

• Prof. Mee Kam Ng, Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, University of Hong Kong, PRC
• Dr. Paul Barter,Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
• Dr. Won Bae Kim, Gyeonggi Research Institute, South Korea
• Prof. Darshini Mahadevia,  Faculty of Planning and Public Policy of Center for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad, India

Europe

• Dr. Ivan Tosics, Metropolitan Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary
• Dr. Gordon McGranahan, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), UK
• Dr. David Maunder, Transport Research Laboratory, UK
• Dr. Xavier Godard, adviser, CODATU Mediterranean Region and Africa
• Prof. Francesc Robusté, Center for Innovation in Transport, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

Latin America and the Caribbean

• Dr. Eduardo Vasconcellos,  Urban transport expert, Brazil

North America

• Prof. Pamela Robinson, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University, Canada

Advisory Board Members (2009 -2011)

Advisory Board Members (2007 -2009)

Advisory Board Members (2004 -2007)

The Advisory Board holds annual meetings to deliberate on the Global Report on Human Settlements