hi, i'm emma.
I'm an urban planner, researcher, and designer at Happy Cities, a planning and design consultancy based in Vancouver, Canada. I lead communications and research projects, translating evidence and best practices into compelling stories that show the power of urban design in influencing human wellbeing.
My prior research with the New Cities Lab at McGill University examined the environmental and sociocultural impacts of new cities urban mega-developments in Johor, Malaysia, drawing on my multi-disciplinary background in urban planning, anthropology, and journalism.
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