Charles Montgomery (born 1968 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian writer and urbanist.
Primarily known for his books The Last Heathen (2004) and Happy City (2013), Montgomery has advised and lectured planners, students, and decision-makers across Canada, the US and England.
In 2007 the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society awarded him a Citation of Merit for his outstanding contribution towards public awareness of climate change science.
[2] It includes encounters with cargo cults, pagan ancestor-worshippers and militants in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.
[3] Prize jurors called it "an irresistible adventure in discovery, a journey into rough terrain and a revelation of the power of ancestral stories across cultural divides."