Dr. Carrie Mitchell is a specialist in environmental planning in cities. After completing her PhD in geography at the University of Toronto, she worked as a senior program officer at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), funding and managing a portfolio of projects on adaptation to climate change in South and Southeast Asia. Dr. Mitchell’s current research program focuses on urban services provision (waste, water, sanitation), climate change adaptation, and urban resilience planning. She is an associate professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo.