Cristina Maria NEARING
Title: Senior Research Assistant
Alumni: MSc in Urban Science, Policy and Planning, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Discipline/s: Urban Planning, Human Geography
E-mail: cristina_nearing@sutd.edu.sg
Contact: 64994053
Biography
Cristina is an urban researcher with a strong interest in applied research. Before LKYCIC, Cristina worked as an urban planner with the City of Toronto in Canada, supporting the development application process and analyzing the pandemic’s impact across neighbourhoods and land uses. Cristina has also collaborated with non-profit and community-based organizations in Toronto and Singapore to investigate the lived experiences of migrant and immigrant communities.
Her research interests are in the areas of belonging and inclusion in cities, sustainable development, placemaking, and participatory methods.
She is supporting Belinda and team on the "Cities Innovation & Transformation Assessment" project.
Education
- MSc in Urban Science, Policy and Planning, Singapore University of Technology and Design (2023)
- BA (Hons) in Environmental Geography, University of Toronto (2019)
Publications
- Chan, Felicity., Kwan, Ashley., Nearing, Cristina., Teo, Angela., Wang, Jiaxuan., & Wang, Yi Wen. (2024). Planning Education: Its Evolution and Relevance, Knowledge Project 1.0 Vol.2. Singapore Institute of Planners, Singapore.