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Samaneh Niazkhani

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Role in Center:

SMUS Doctoral Student
Discipline:

Urban and Regional Planning
University:

University of Tehran
Country:

Iran

Contact Details:
- Phone number: +98 213 327 4864
- Mobile number: +98 912 693 3587
- Email address: samane.niazkhani@gmail.com
- Skype: Samaneh Niazkhani
Social Media Links:
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Biography: Samaneh Niazkhani was born on August 29th 1987, in Tehran, Iran. She received her BSc degree in electrical engineering but later changed her field of interest to urban and regional planning due to her concerns about socio-economic issues and their impact on land, reflected through her master’s degree in regional development planning from Allameh Tabatabai University. After her master’s degree, she continued working in this field, in which she is currently pursuing a PhD as a student at Tehran University. In this period of time, she has cooperated with the Plan & Budget Organisation (PBO) as a planning and budgeting expert and main collaborator, and applies her knowledge regularly in her work. She has passed 18 units so far and now wants to develop her PhD thesis proposal to accommodate her knowledge and career experience. Furthermore, she has cooperated with UNESCO in completing the annual questionnaires of education expenditure and change in ISCED in Iran between 2015 and 2017.

Research Topic: Sustainable Settlements Achievement Framework through the Spatial Inequalities Reduction in Less Developed Regions

Selected Publications:

AminZadeh, B./Niazkhani, S. (2021): Assessment of Islamic-Iranian model of progress from the approach of the principles of today cities organization; Emphasizing the ideas of urban sociologist: “Janet Abu-Lughod “. The 6th International Conference on Religious Studies and Humanities in the Islamic World. http://www.fconf.ir/fa/
Niazkhani, S./AminZadeh, B. (2021): Discourse Analysis of Sustainable Development in Iran’s Fifth and Sixth Development Plans. 6th International Conference on Management, Psychology and Humanities with Sustainable Development Approach. https://mph.sdcongress.ir/fa/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ads
Ahmadi, S./Niazkhani, S. /Latifi, Gh. (2020): Recognition of the idea of modern utopia in fiction in the last two decades before the Islamic Revolution. In: Journal of Cultural Studies and Communication, 57. www.noormags.ir/view/en/creator/259297/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C
Niazkhani, S./Kazemian, Gh. (2015): Strategic model for improving the business environment in Tehran with emphasis on strategic management of innovation in the field of business. In: Journal of Social Welfare Research, 6. http://dl.islamicdoc.com/site/catalogue/595437
Niazkahni, S./Allahyar, T.A. (2014): An attempt to implement the higher education planning process in order to achieve educational justice in the Sixth Development Plan of the country using the combined Delphi-cartography method in GIS. In: Journal of Social Welfare Research, 4. https://www.noormags.ir/view/en/creator/259297/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C
Niazkhani, S./Latifi, Gh. (2012): Comparative evaluation of educational use with emphasis on social justice in Tehran and optimal location of new schools using cartography. In: Journal of Society, Culture and Media, 2. https://www.noormags.ir/view/en/creator/259297/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C
Khaksari, A./Niazkhani, S./Ghorbanpour, Z. (2012): Optimization of freight transport route between the centers of Iran province, using genetic algorithm (GA). In: Transportation Engineering, 3 (3). https://www.sid.ir/fa/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=185237
Shamsipour, A./Niazkhani, S./ Bayat. M. (2011): Modeling and explaining the position of tourism industry in the development of Qeshm desert in Hormozgan province. Qeshm National Conference and Future Perspective. https://civilica.com/doc/163109/

Areas of Expertise:

Sustainable Development in Regional and Spatial Planning
Education (Basic, Technical & Vocational and Higher) and Community-based Empowerment in Urban and Regional Planning
Modelling (Quantitative and Qualitative) in Urban and Regional Planning

Current Position(s):

Since 2021: SMUS Doctoral Student, University of Tehran, Iran

Past Position(s)

2020–2021: Instructor, Quantitative Models in Urban and Regional Planning, Noor Toobi Higher Education Institute, Iran
2014–2021: Expert of Educational Planning and Budgeting, Management and Planning Organization, Iran

Prizes & Awards:

2021–2024: Three year DAAD-funded Research Scholarship from the Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (GCSMUS)
September 2020–February 2021: Six month Research Stay at the Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (GCSMUS) at the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany as part of the GCSMUS Action 3, Step 1 “Developing a Ph.D. proposal”
June 2016: Invitation to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Regional Workshop on Education Finance for South and West Asia, Bangkok, Thailand
2012: Best Student in Regional Development Planning, Allameh Tabataba’I University, Iran

Memberships & Networks:

Since 2020: Member of Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (GCSMUS) Network
2015–2017, Collaborating partner for UNESCO in completing the annual questionnaires of education expenditure and change in ISCED in Iran