Dr Amir Gohar

Qualifications:

BSc. Dip. MA. PhD. FHEA. PGCERT. AMLI.

Position:

Programme Leader

Department:

FET - Geography and Environmental ManagementSchool of Architecture and Environment

Telephone:

+441173282780

Email:

Amir.Gohar@uwe.ac.uk

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About me

Dr. Gohar is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the MSc Planning & Urban Leadership at the University of the West of England, where he teaches graduate courses in planning, urbanisation, and environmental planning. Previously, he taught design and planning at the University of Huddersfield, Kansas State University, San Francisco State University, and the University of California, Berkeley.
With nearly two decades of professional experience, Dr. Gohar has worked as an urban planner, landscape architect, and sustainable urbanism expert with governments, international development agencies, research institutions, and the private sector. His work focuses on public spaces, coastal settlements, dense urban environments, and historic cities across the Middle East and Africa.
Dr. Gohar holds a PhD in Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning from UC Berkeley. His research explores the intersection of urbanisation, environmental sustainability, and community engagement, with a particular focus on balancing urban growth and ecological integrity. He teaches design studios alongside urban and environmental planning seminars.

In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Gohar strives to connect academia with practice. He is a co-founding member of "AMAKEN Placemaking," a non-profit network dedicated to transforming public spaces into vibrant places. He is an academic member of the Landscape Institute (AMLI), a co-founder of the Egyptian Society of Landscape Architects (ESLA), and an active researcher at Berkeley's Tourism Studies Working Group (TSWG). He is the founder of the initiative: Celebrate Your Local Jane Jacobs, an initiative aiming to recognise women with contribution in sustainable urbanism. His recent book is titled: Tourism Governance: A Critical Discourse on a Global Industry and can be found here.

Dr. Gohar holds a BSc in urban planning from Cairo University, an MA in urban design from Oxford Brookes University, and a diploma in Land Management from Erasmus University.

To know more about Gohar's work, research, vulanteering, and community service, visit: www.amirgohar.com

Area of expertise

Urban Planning  |  Urban Design  |  Placemaking  |  Landscape Planning  |  Tourism Planning  |  Tourism Sustainability  |  Tourism Governance  |  Ecotourism  |  Land Use Planning    

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