Plan Canada Summer 2025 Issue
Technology
Technology and its applications for planning are evolving, with innumerable implications for rural and urban places. Emerging technologies shape the everyday lives of people as they navigate the physical and virtual worlds. Throughout history, communities have evolved alongside, and in response to emerging technologies.
The Summer 2025 issue of Plan Canada is intended to discuss the applications and implications of technology in planning, as it relates to sustainability, public engagement, equity, and beyond.
How does technology relate to your work? Plan Canada is seeking articles that explore a range of technology-related issues, including but not limited to:
- Technology & sustainability
- Cloud-based permitting and development
- Privacy & Ethics
- Innovations in Building Material
- Modeling & Design
- Planning & generative artificial intelligence
- Equity & digital access
- Autonomous Mobility
- Spatial data & technologies
- Technology & public engagement
- Applications of location-based data
- Big data & smart cities
- Data & resource management
- Evolving tools across the planning discipline (including health, engagement, community development, among others)
The deadline for this issue is Friday, March 7, 2025.
The lead for this issue is Harrison Ellis RPP, MCIP who works for Dillon Consulting Limited..