Amir Gohar, PhD. FHEA. AMLI.

An urban and land use planner and sustainable development expert with nearly two decades of working experience with municipal governments, research institutes, international development agencies, private sector firms and local community organizations. Worked extensively in areas adjacent to national parks and coastal areas that are designated settlements, dense urban forms, and historic urban centers across the Middle East and Africa. Conducting research focusing on finding the appropriate balance between the trends of rapid urbanization and maintaining ecological integrity in both dense cities as well as remote nomadic towns. A senior lecturer with a doctorate degree in Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning at UC Berkeley.