Loughborough University’s recently launched TOWN Observatory has led to two of its leadership team being invited to contribute their expertise to the Steering Committee of the UN-Habitat Global Urban Observatory Network (GUO-Net).
Given the roles they have played in establishing and overseeing the TOWN Observatory, Dr Robert Harland, Reader in Urban Graphic Heritage, will serve as the named committee member, with Dr Taimaz Larimian, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, deputising.
Together, they will support the purpose of the Global Urban Observatory Unit, working with a team of Loughborough researchers dedicated to advancing knowledge in this growing field of urban governance.
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Below is the full list of the newly appointed steering committee members:
1. Chairperson, Dr. Carla-Leanne Washbourne: University of Warwick
2. Vice-Chairperson, Mr. Rashid Seedat: Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO)
3. Mr. Dennis Mwaniki: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
4. Dr. Aref Attia Alshamandy: Qassim Urban Observatory & Egypt Urban Observatory
5. Dr. María Eugenia Goicoechea: Observatorio Urbano Local Buenos Aires Metropolitana (OULBAM)
6. Dr. Karol Janas: Obserwatorium Polityki Miejskiej IRMiR (Urban Policy Observatory IURD)
7. Dr. Dalila Ghodbane: Perspective Brussels
8. Dr. Aseel Almansour: King Abdulaziz University
9. Prof. Nausheen H. Anwar: Karachi Urban Lab (KUL)
10. Eng.Passant Hamza: Egyptian Urban Observatory – Urban Development Fund
11. Mr.Mohamed Alahmri: Royal Commission for Riyadh City – Riyadh Observatory
12. Mr. Saleck Ahmed Cherif: L’Observatoire des Services et du Patrimoine Urbains de Nouakchott (OSPUN)
13. Ms. Gisela Labrador: Metropolitan Region Bogotá – Cundinamarca (Deputy Director)
14. Dr Robert Harland: Loughborough University – TOWN Observatory