SCCS-NY 2024 Plenary
Nina-Marie Lister
Thursday, October 10th at 9:30 AM EDT
Nina-Marie Lister is a Professor in the School of Urban & Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and a Visiting Professor of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. At TMU, Professor Lister founded and directs the Ecological Design Lab, a collaborative incubator for ecological design research and practice. Her lab connects people and nature in cities through designed infrastructures—by testing strategies, developing evidence-based next-generation practices, and finding tangible solutions to sustainability and resilience. Professor Lister's work integrates ecological science with planning and design, focusing on the intersection of landscape infrastructure and ecological processes in cities. She is a Registered Professional Planner (MCIP, RPP) trained in systems ecology, environmental science, and landscape planning. Professor Lister was recently awarded the Margolese National Design for Living Prize for her work in ecological design.
