Department of City and Regional Planning

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Atiq ur Rahman

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Atiq ur Rahman
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Atiq ur Rahman

Professor/ Chairperson

Department of City and Regional Planning

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Experience   

  • January 2014 (current position)
    Professor, Chairperson
    City and Regional Planning Department, LCWU, Lahore
  • January 2014
    Associate Professor,
    City and Regional Planning Department, LCWU, Lahore
  • January 2014 (current position)
    Assistant Professor (TTS)
    Environmental Science Department, LCWU, Lahore
  • Sept. 2004-Aug. 06
    JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
    Institute of Geo-Resource and Environment (GREEN),
    Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST),Ministry of Economic Trade and Industry (METI), Tsukuba, Japan
  • 2006-2007
    Researcher
    Sakano Lab, Department of Social Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1998- Aug. 1999
    Research Associate
    Human Settlements Development Program,
    School of Environment and Resource Development,
    Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand 
  • 1998- Aug. 1999
    Researcher Fellow
    Regional Education Development Program (REDP), Government of Japan
    Dr. Hideharu Morishita,
    School of Environment and Resource Development,
    Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand 
  • 1993- December 1995
    Assistant Director (Town Planning)
    Housing and Physical Planning (HPP) Department,
    Ministry of Housing, Government of the Punjab
  • 1991 - 1993
    Town Planner
    Housing Development Agency (HDA) Pvt. Ltd.
    Gulberg, Lahore

Honor and Awards

  1. Asian Development Bank (ADB) Scholarship for Master Degree in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) (1996)

  2. Monbusho Scholarship, Government of Japan (1999) for doctoral studies at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

  3. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Government of Japan (2004-6)

  4. FUJIXEROX-JAPAN Research Grant for young Researchers, Japan.

  5. UNESCO Grant as “Young Planners” selected from participation in World Planning Congress held in Ogaki City, Japan (1997) organized by International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCAR)

Memberships

  1. Member, National Curriculum Review Committee (NCRC), City and Regional Planning (2012, 2016)
  2. Member, National Curriculum Review Committee (NCRC), Remote Sensing and GIS (2012).
  3. Bureau Member, International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP), Netherlands
  4. Life Member, Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP)
  5. Executive Member (Educational Nominee), Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) (2019-21).
  6. Executive Member, Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) (2017-19).
  7. Executive Member, Institute of Planners (IPP), Pakistan.
  8. Consultative Group member, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Prime Minister Secretariat, Islamabad

Graduate Students/Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/Honour Students

2009-2012           MS Environment Science

2012-2019           MS City and Regional Planning

2012-2019           BS City and Regional Planning

Service Activity

  • January 2014 (current position)
    Professor, Chairperson
    City and Regional Planning Department, LCWU, Lahore
  • January 2014
    Associate Professor,
    Chairperson, City and Regional Planning Department, LCWU, Lahore
  • January 2014 (current position)
    Assistant Professor (TTS)
    Environmental Science Department, LCWU, Lahore
  • Sept. 2004-Aug. 2006
    JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
    Institute of Geo-Resource and Environment (GREEN),
    Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ministry of Economic Trade and Industry (METI), Tsukuba, Japan.
  • 2006-2007
    Researcher
    Sakano Lab, Department of Social Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1998- Aug. 1999
    Research Associate
    Human Settlements Development Program,
    School of Environment and Resource Development,
    Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
  • 1997- Aug. 1998
    Researcher Fellow
    Regional Education Development Program (REDP), Government of Japan
    Japan Representative Faculty (JRF): Dr. Hideharu Morishita, School of Environment and Resource Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
  • 1993- December 1995
    Assistant Director (Town Planning)
    Housing and Physical Planning (HPP) Department,
    Ministry of Housing, Government of the Punjab
  • 1991 - 1993
    Town Planner
    Housing Development Agency (HDA) Pvt. Ltd.Gulberg, Lahore

Brief Statement of Research Interest

City and Regional Planning, Disability and Development, Environment, Social Engineering for sustainable development

Publications

List Of Selected Publications in HEC/PCATP Recognized Journals

& International Conferences
1    Title of Research Paper/Article    
MAPPING HISTORIC AND CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF MARBLED TEAL (Marmaronetta angustirostris) IN PAKISTAN
Author(s)    
H. Chaudhry, Z. Ahmad, H. Ali, M. Atiq-ur-Rahman, N. Nisar and A. Tahir.
Name of Journal    
The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 29(1): 2019, Page: 316-324
ISSN: 1018-7081
Impact Factor    
0.407JCR 2017
Date of Publication 2019
Pages    316-324
Reference Number    The J. Anim. Plant Sci. 29(1):2019
2    Title of Research Paper/Article    
Determination of Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality under different ventilation conditions in a residential area of Lahore, Pakistan
Author(s)    
Moneeza Abbas, S. Razzaq, R. Shahzadi, A. Rahman, F. Manzoor and Z. Ali
Name of Journal    The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences
Date of Publication    2015
Pages    672-677
Reference Number    
The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 25(3 Supp. 2) 2015 Special Issue Page: 672-676
ISSN: 1018-7081
3    Title of Research Paper/Article    
IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROL REGULATIONS IN LAHORE –PAKISTAN; A STEP TOWARDS HEALTHY BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Author(s)    I. Ahmad, S. M. Mayo, A. Aziz, A. Rahman, M. Hussain
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Science
Date of Publication    June, 2013
Pages    252-255
Reference Number    Vol. 65 No. 2 June, 2013
4    Title of Research Paper/Article    
URBAN AIR QUALITY AND UNRELENTING PERIL OF VEHICULAR EMISSION  (POLICY AND PRIORITIES OF CITY DISTRICT GOVERNMENT LAHORE)
Author(s)    A. Aziz, I.U. Bajwa, I. Ahmad, S. M. Mayo and A. Rahman
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Science
Date of Publication    June, 2013
Pages    287-291
Reference Number    Vol. 65 No. 2 June, 2013
5    Title of Research Paper/Article    
GROWING NEEDSOF PLANNERS IN PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF PUNJAB PROVINCE
Author(s)    I. Ahmad, S. M. Mayo, A. Aziz, M. B. Sharif and A. Rahman
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Science
Date of Publication    June, 2013
Pages    234-238
Reference Number    Vol. 65 No. 2 June, 2013
6    Title of Research Paper/Article    
ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN NEW PARADIGM TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF LAHORE)
Author(s)    A. Aziz, I.U. Bajwa, I. Ahmad, S. M. Mayo, A. Rahman
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Science
Date of Publication    June, 2013
Pages    277-280
Reference Number    Vol. 65 No. 2 June, 2013
7    Title of Research Paper/Article    
INDICATOR BASED PLANNING OF A HOUSING SCHEME USING GEO-SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY: A CASE STUDY OF KAHNA STATION IN THE LAHORE METROPOLITAN AREA
Author(s)    S. Dar, A. Rahman, I. Ahmad
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Science
Date of Publication    September, 2013
Pages    379-386
Reference Number    Vol. 65 No. 3
8    Title of Research Paper/Article    
ENVISIONING HUMAN SETTLEMENTS IN THE INFORMATION AGE AND THE UNDERLYING OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS FOR SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION
Author(s)    S. M. Mayo, Dr. Ali Iqtadar Mirza, I.Ahmad, A. Aziz, A. Rahman and M.B. Sharif
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Science  365
Date of Publication    September, 2013
Pages    365-370
Reference Number    Vol. 65 No. 3
9    Title of Research Paper/Article    
ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION:
A CASE STUDY OF PUNJAB PROVINCE IN PAKISTAN
Author(s)    A. Rahman, I. Ahmad, S. M. Mayo, A. I. Mirza and M.B. Sharif
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Science
Date of Publication    December 2013
Pages    523-526
Reference Number    Vol. 65 No. 4
10    Title of Research Paper/Article    
ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES IN MANAGING SPATIAL URBAN GROWTH; A CASE STUDY OF LAHORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PAKISTAN
Author(s)    I.U. Bajwa, I. Ahmad, S. M. Mayo, A. Rahman, and M.B. Sharif
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Science
Date of Publication    December 2013
Pages    546-549
Reference Number    Vol. 65 No. 4
11    Title of Research Paper/Article    
Detection of Heavy Metals Concentration Due to Leather Tanning Industry and Prevalent Disease Pattern in Kasur, Pakistan
Author(s)    Moneeza Abbas, Muhammad Atiq ur Rahman and Asma Safdar
Name of Book/Journal    Environment and Urbanization Asia   
Date of Publication    September 2012
Pages    375-384
Reference Number    Journal Code:Y0894A  VOL.;NO.578  ISSN:1340-4210
12    Title of Research Paper/Article    
On Collective Actions, Social Capital and Institutional Setting in the Context of Low Trust Situation (Book Chapter)
Author(s)    Tatsuro Sakano and Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman
Name of Book/Journal    Development Studies
Editors    Robin Ghosh, Kulwant Rai Gupta, P. Maiti (edt)
Date of Publication    2008
Pages    Vol# 3, Volume 3
Reference Number    ISBN 978-81-269-1007-6 (Vol.3)
13    Title of Research Paper/Article    
Arsenic Pollution of groundwater in Lahore City, Pakistan
Author(s)    K. A. Hudson – Edwards, K.J. Cheema, M. R. Abbas, and M. A. ur Rahman  
Name of Journal    Goldschmidt Conference Abstract
http://goldschmidtabstracts.info/2010/434.pdf
Date of Publication    2010
Pages    A434
14    Title of Research Paper/Article    
A Quantitative Analysis and Comparison of Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus in Rice Husk and Wheat Bran Samples
Author(s)    Moneeza Abbas, Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman, Farkhanda Manzoor, Afshan Farooq
Name of Journal    Pakistan Journal of Pure and Applied Biology
Date of Publication    June 2012
Pages    14-15
Reference Number    Pure Appl. Bio. 1(1): 14-15, June -2012
15    Title of Research Paper/Article    
Health Hazards of Arsenic-contaminated Water in Pakistan: the Case of Chahklalanwala Village, District Kasur
Author(s)    Dr. M. Atiq ur Rahman & Dr. Takeshi Komai
Name of Journal    Japanese Society of Geo-Pollution Science,  Medical Geology and Urban Geology (PMUG) cooperated by Japan Branch of Commission on Geo-science for Environmental Management (GEM), IUGS, Japan
Date of Publication    August, 2006
Pages    17-22
Reference Number    Vol. 2, No. 1, 2006
ISSN-1880-4829
16    Title of Research Paper/Article    
Establishing Trustworthy Relationship between Government and Community for Sustainable Environmental Infrastructure in Developing Countries: Comparison of three Participatory Experiences in Pakistan
Author(s)    Dr. Tatsuro Sakano and Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman
Name of Journal    City Planning Review: The City Planning Institute of Japan
Date of Publication    2004
Pages    39 / 1; 20-25
Reference Number    ISSN 0916-0647
17    Title of Research Paper/Article    
Evaluation of Equitable Partnership of Communities and Government Agencies for Environmental Infrastructure and Education Projects in Pakistan: A Case study of Faisalabad Area Upgrading Project (FAUP), Faisalabad
Author(s)    Dr. Tatsuro Sakano and Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman
Name of Journal    City Planning Review: The City Planning Institute of Japan
Date of Publication    November 2002
Pages    1111-1116
Reference Number    2002:37
ISSN 0916-0647

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