Dr Emilio Costales
Research Associate
Social entrepreneurship and social innovation
University of Greenwich
Short bio
Emilio is an Associate Professor at Greenwich Business School and a Visiting Lecturer in Smart City Development at Edinburgh Napier University. He studies how social entrepreneurship can help make cities more inclusive and sustainable. His research examines how social ventures and public institutions respond to urban challenges and how people facing economic barriers can participate in decisions about their cities.
His research combines fieldwork with evidence synthesis to inform urban policy. He co-authored Social Entrepreneurship and Grand Challenges, which draws on UK and Dutch case studies to examine how social enterprises and policymakers respond to crises such as COVID-19.