Professor Barbara Norman is the Foundation Chair of Urban and Regional Planning, and Director of Canberra Urban & Regional Futures (CURF) at the University of Canberra. She is a Life Fellow and past national president of the Planning Institute of Australia, Hon Life Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute (UK), Deputy Chair, Regional Development Australia (ACT). Barbara is a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (Australia) and was a contributing author to the IPCC 5 WG2 report. She has extensive experience in the public sector at all levels of government. Her research interests include coastal planning, sustainable cities, urban and regional planning, climate change adaptation; coastal and urban governance. Barbara was a recipient of an Australian Centenary Medal for her contribution to the community through urban and regional planning.