Alexandra Linden has been working as Urban/Regional Planner and Consultant for the private and public sector, NGOs, research institutions and international organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Her assignments dealt with urban development, infrastructure and resource management, urban upgrading, institutional capacity development, civil participation, professional networks, decentralisation and multi-level policy advice. As a visiting professor, Alexandra covers the subject of urban economics at the German University of Technology Oman / RWTH Aachen. She is currently advising the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on sustainable development of metropolitan regions on behalf of the German Development Cooperation (GIZ GmbH).