P-ISSN: 1996-983X
E-ISSN: 2960-1908
Editorial Team
The Editorial Team of Journal of Planner and Development (JPD) includes scholars and specialists in urban and regional planning, urban design, architecture, built environment studies, sustainability, spatial development, geoinformatics, and socio-spatial development. Editorial roles are assigned according to academic expertise, editorial responsibility, and relevance to the journal’s aims and scope.
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Amer Shakir Alkinani
Editor-in-Chief
Urban and Regional Planning Center for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Specialization: Urban and Regional Planning; Urban Design; Urban Resilience; Heritage-led Urban Regeneration
Managing Editor
Assist. Prof. Dr. Suaad Jaber Laffta
Managing Editor
Urban and Regional Planning Center for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Specialization: Urban Planning; Environmental Planning; GIS and Spatial Analysis; Sustainable Urban Development
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem
Editorial Board Member
Chair in Architecture & Founding Director of Research, York School of Architecture, University of York, United Kingdom
Specialization: Architecture; Architectural History and Theory; Urban Heritage; Socio-Spatial Practice; Digital and Virtual Heritage
Prof. Dr. Ghada Farouk Hassan Saad
Editorial Board Member
Department of Urban Design and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Specialization: Urban Design; Urban Planning; Urban Ecology; Participatory Planning; Informal Settlement Upgrading
Dr. Husam Al Waer
Editorial Board Member
Chair of Urban Design, Architecture and Urban Planning, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee, United Kingdom
Specialization: Urban Design; Placemaking; Sustainable Urbanism; Masterplanning; 20-Minute Neighbourhoods
Prof. Dr. Mustafa A. Ebreheem
Editorial Board Member
Urban and Regional Planning Center for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Specialization: Urban and Regional Planning; GIS; Spatial Planning; Urban Management; Masterplan Review
Prof. Dr. Mahmood Ahmed Bakr Khayat
Editorial Board Member
Architecture Programme / Architectural Engineering & Sustainability, School of Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewlêr, Iraq
Specialization: Architecture; Sustainable Architecture; Built Heritage; Architectural Theory; Environmental Design
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rania Ibrahim Nasreldin
Editorial Board Member
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt
Specialization: Architecture; Housing Studies; Urban Design; Walkability and Public Space; Socio-Spatial Analysis
Prof. Dr. Hussain Ahmed S. Al-Shadidi
Editorial Board Member
Urban and Regional Planning Center for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Specialization: Regional Planning; Spatial Development; Mixed Land Use; Urban Expansion; Spatial Justice
Assist. Prof. Dr. Hussein Turki Attia
Editorial Board Member
Department of Architecture, College of Engineering, University of Kerbala, Iraq
Specialization: Architecture; Geomatics; Urban Planning; City Modeling; Photogrammetry and LiDAR
Lect. Dr. Abd Al-Wahab Ahmed Jameel
Editorial Board Member
Urban and Regional Planning Center for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Specialization: Urban and Regional Planning; Smart Cities; Environmental Planning
