Simin Davoudi
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Simin Davoudi is Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning at Newcastle University. She is Past President of the Association of European Schools of Planning
(AESOP
) and, as coordinator of the Planning Research Network, advised the Department of Communities and Local Government on its research priorities until 2007. Currently, she is a member of the DCLG Expert Panel on Housing market and Planning
, and is expert advisor for the DG Environment of European Commission
for Urban Environment.
At Newcastle University, she is affiliated with School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability, and Global Urban Research Unit
.
. In 1988, she completed M.Phil in Town and Country Planning at Newcastle University where she also worked as a Research Associate until 1996 while working as a part-time Planning Officer with Northumberland County Council
. She was subsequently appointed as Lecturer
at The Bartlett
, University College London
. In 2000, she became Professor of Planning and Environment, and Director of Centre for Urban Development and Environmental Management, at Leeds Metropolitan University
. In 2006 she moved to Newcastle.
(RTPI), The Regional Studies Association (RSA), and The Town and Country Planning Association
(TCPA). She is also the founding member of the Editorial team of the 21st Century Society: Journal of the Academy of Socials Sciences, at Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS).
Association of European Schools of Planning
The Association of European Schools of Planning is a network of European universities, their departments and affiliated schools that are engaged in teaching and research in the fields of urban and regional planning.- Foundation :...
(AESOP
Aesop
Aesop was a Greek writer credited with a number of popular fables. Older spellings of his name have included Esop and Isope. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a...
) and, as coordinator of the Planning Research Network, advised the Department of Communities and Local Government on its research priorities until 2007. Currently, she is a member of the DCLG Expert Panel on Housing market and Planning
Planning
Planning in organizations and public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired goal on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior...
, and is expert advisor for the DG Environment of European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
for Urban Environment.
At Newcastle University, she is affiliated with School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability, and Global Urban Research Unit
Global Urban Research Unit
Global Urban Research Unit is a research centre established in 2002 at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, England.- The formation :...
.
Career
Simin has a degree in Architecture (B.Arch, 1982) from Iran National University, TehranTehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. In 1988, she completed M.Phil in Town and Country Planning at Newcastle University where she also worked as a Research Associate until 1996 while working as a part-time Planning Officer with Northumberland County Council
Northumberland County Council
Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. It was originally formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of Northumberland and reformed in 1974 to cover a the newly formed non-metropolitan county of Northumberland...
. She was subsequently appointed as Lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
at The Bartlett
The Bartlett
The Bartlett is the Faculty of the Built Environment at University College London. University College London created the first chair of architecture in 1841, and the school is named after the original benefactor, Sir Herbert Bartlett.-External links:*...
, University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. In 2000, she became Professor of Planning and Environment, and Director of Centre for Urban Development and Environmental Management, at Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...
. In 2006 she moved to Newcastle.
Affiliations
She is member of The Royal Town Planning InstituteRoyal Town Planning Institute
The Royal Town Planning Institute is a body representing planning professionals in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1914.-Members:...
(RTPI), The Regional Studies Association (RSA), and The Town and Country Planning Association
Town and Country Planning Association
The Town and Country Planning Association is England's oldest environmental charity. It was founded as the Garden Cities Association in 1899 by Ebenezer Howard, initially to promote the development of Garden Cities...
(TCPA). She is also the founding member of the Editorial team of the 21st Century Society: Journal of the Academy of Socials Sciences, at Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS).
Distinguished positions
- Wibaut Visiting Professor, Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, 2007
- Senior Vice-President, Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOPAesopAesop was a Greek writer credited with a number of popular fables. Older spellings of his name have included Esop and Isope. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a...
) 2006-07 - President, AESOP 2004-06
- Co-ordinator, Planning Research Network, advising Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), 2003–07
Journal articles
- Evidence-Based Planning: Rhetoric and Reality. DISP 2006, 165(2), 14-24.
- The evidence - policy interface in strategic waste planning for urban environments: the `technical' and the `social' dimensions. Environment and Planning C: Government and PolicyEnvironment and PlanningThe Environment and Planning journals are four influential academic journals. They are described as "interdisciplinary", though they have a highly spatial focus, meaning that they are of most interest to human geographers...
2006, 24(5), 681-700.
- (with Neil Evans) The challenge of governance in regional waste planning. Environment and Planning C: Governance and Policy 2005, 23(4), 493-517.
- Polycentricity in European Spatial Planning: From an Analytical Tool to a Normative Agenda. European Planning Studies 2003, 11(8), 979-999.
Books and chapters
- (with Strange, I.) (eds.) Conceptions of Space and Place in Strategic Spatial Planning, The RTPI Library Series, London: Routledge, 2009.
- Territorial Cohesion, European social model and spatial policy research. In: Faludi, A, ed. Territorial cohesion and European model of society. Cambridge, Mass: Lincoln Institute for Land Policy, 2007, pp. 81–104.
- (with Layard, A and Batty, S.) (eds.). Planning for a Sustainable Future. London: Spon, 2001.
External links
- Simin Davoudi's profile on Newcastle University website
- Simin Davoudi's profile on DCLG's Planning Research Network website