Urban Economy Forum 2021
Pamela RobinsonDirector and Professor, School of Urban And Regional Planning, University of Ryerson
Dr. Pamela Robinson MCIP RPP is a professor and the Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson. Throughout her career as a planner her research and practice have focused on complex, emergent challenges that Canadian communities face. Her current research focuses on the question: who is planning the Canadian smart city? Since 2010, Pamela has written a regular column for Spacing Magazine where she writes about technology and civic engagement in Canadian cities. Robinson recently served as a member of Waterfront Toronto’s Digital Strategy Advisory Panel and was an inaugural member of the Multi-Stakeholder Forum for the Government of Canada’s Open Government Partnership work. In 2020 Pamela received the inaugural Canadian Institute of Planners President’s Award: Academic. She is an Advisor on the Toronto Public Library’s Innovation Council and serves on the Board of Directors for the Metcalf Foundation.
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