Leela Viswanathan
Adjunct Associate Professor
FCIP; RPP; PhD, MES Planning (York University); BA (McGill University)
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Geography and Planning
Queen's University
Research Interests
Dr. Viswanathan’s ongoing research interests address planning and systems change, equity, and inclusion. She frequently collaborates with community-based and academic researchers to address both technical and adaptive planning problems at local and regional geographic scales. Dr. Viswanathan is Principal Investigator with the Planning with Indigenous Peoples (PWIP) Research Group, a multi-year (2014-2022) SSHRC-funded collaborative research project examining ways to enhance Indigenous-municipal relations in the context of land use planning in Southern Ontario and to seek relevant connections and applications to other jurisdictions.
Biography
Dr. Leela Viswanathan is Principal and Founder of Viswali Consulting, a planning and advisory firm that inspires planning with purpose and systems change.
Links
Planning With Indigenous Peoples (PWIP) Research Group