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