Name and Surname

Atefeh Soleimani Roudi (atefeh.soleimani.r@gmail.com)

  Educational Background

• PhD candidate in Urbanism- Iran University of Science and Technology (2012- ND)
• Visiting researcher at François Rabelais University, CITERES-IPAPE, Tours, France (2015-2016)
• Master of Regional Planning- Iran University of Science and Technology (2010 - 2012)
• Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (2005 - 2009)

Recent Publications and Conferences

• "Metastatic Spread of Luxury Holiday Homes in Rural Areas: A New Type of Spatial Development in Tehran Metropolitan Region- A Study of Damavand County, Iran." Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 2015.
• "Developing a New Model for Risk Assessment- Combining Critical Infrastructure Studies and Spatial Planning Criteria", Journal of Emergency Management, 2015: 47-56.
• "Critical assement of assests and areas in the city using interdependency analysis – An urbun planning approach", Journal of Emergency Management , 2014: 33-41.
• "Self-organization gone wrong? Study of Residential Mobility Trends in Tehran Metropolitan Region", Jane Jacobs 100: Her legacy and relevance in the 21st Century, TU-Delft, May 24-25, 2016.
• "A study in decision-making processes in residential constructions of the new town of Pardis in Tehran metropolitan region", Article accepted for presentation, Re-Imagining the city – The (Im)possibility of Design Forum, University of British Columbia Vancouver, March 10-11, 2016
• "The impact of heritage and tourism in regional development of Tehran metropolis", Beyond the Great Beauty Rescaling Heritage and Tourism, Rimini, Italy, February 10-12m 2016
• "Developing a risk assessment model combining the territorial and infrastructural approaches", 1st national conference of Risk Assessment in Infrastructure, May 25-26, 2015
• “Assessing the effects of governing thoughts on the form of the cities, A comparison of Damascus, Cairo and Tehran from the emergence of Islam to the contemporary period”, Article accepted for presentation, International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF), July 3-6, 2014.

Professional Experience

• Teaching Assistant, Iran University of Science and Technology, Master level courses: Regional planning workshops 1 and 2, Regional Design workshop 1, Analysis of Urban Spaces, 2013- ongoing.
• Teaching, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Bachelor course: Urban planning workshop: Land development projects, 2014.
• Researcher in Crisis Management Research Center, Malek Ashtar University, 2012- ongoing.
• Researcher in a number of urban planning projects

Language and Computer skills

• English level: Proficient (TOEFL iBT score:112)
• Intermidiate knowledge of applications of GIS in Urban Planning in addition to intermediate knowledge of Model Builder, Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst,3D Analyst, and Scenario 360 extensions.
• Intermediate knowledge of ArcScene, ArcGlobe, AutoCad, Autodesk Impression, PhotoShop and SPSS softwares.

Research Interests

• Urban metropolitan dynamics, Risk and disaster assessment, management and mitigation, Complexity studies, Cartography and geographic information science