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I am a student of PhD in Sociology at the University of Coimbra in the program Cities and Urban Cultures. I have a joint M.sc in Regional Planning Development and Management from Technical University of Dortmund, Germany and University of Austral Chile and a bachelors degree in Architecture Design from the National College of Arts Lahore. Previously, I have conducted research on morphological urban form in Chile, and worked on projects related to socio-spatial community development, with a focus on housing, habitat and habitability in Pakistan and Nepal. My teaching experience includes developing and teaching courses called Design for Social Change, and Environment, Architecture and Identity alongside coordinating thesis year at the Architecture department at Indus Valley School for Arts and Architecture. I headed the research lab Architectural Design Research Lab(ADRL) from December 2021 till January 2024. I am an active part of the SIADP and Alumni portal Deutschland, and has participated in conferences that focus on inclusive, trans-formative, and adaptive planning procedures.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mehmooda Maqsood

Citation names

  • Maqsood, Mehmooda

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1516-FDCB-EF67
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5692-3141

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 913846062 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Number 8 Esqadas da Carqueja, 300-100, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Sociology
  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Urban Studies

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Urdu (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09/20 - 2026/09/20
Ongoing
 Doctoral Programme in Sociology Cities and Urban Cultures (Ensino básico 3º ciclo)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2019/08/08
Concluded
 Masters in Regional Development Planning and Management (Master)
Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany
"Assessing quality of life in mid-sized Social Housing Neighborhood in the South of Chile" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2008/03/01 - 2014/01/14
Concluded
 Bachelor's of Architecture (Bachelor)
Major in Architecture design
National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/08/16 - 2024/01/13 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Pakistan
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Pakistan
2015/06/30 - 2017/09/14 Lecturer (University Teacher) COMSATS Institute of Information Technology - Lahore Campus, Pakistan
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology - Lahore Campus, Pakistan

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/07/01 - 2022/10/30 Lead Researcher United Nations Development Programme Pakistan, Pakistan
Institute of Business Administration Karachi, Pakistan
2020/04/01 - 2021/07/01 Development Planner CIQAM, Pakistan
2014/01/02 - 2015/06/01 Urban Analyst AEDL , Pakistan
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Himanshu Shekhar; Malvika Rautela; Mehmooda Maqsood; Ricardo Paris; Rafael Maximiliano Flores de León; María Fernanda Romero-Aguirre; Marygrace Balinos; et al. "Are leading urban centers predisposed to global risks- An analysis of the global south from COVID-19 perspective". Habitat International (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102517.
    10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102517
  2. Mehmooda Maqsood; Antonio Zumelzu. "Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de forma urbana en conjuntos de Vivienda social". Revista de Urbanismo (2021): https://doi.org/10.5354/0717-5051.2021.54756.
    10.5354/0717-5051.2021.54756
Newspaper article
  1. Maqsood, Mehmooda. "Ghettoization of Karachi", PakObserver, 2022, https://pakobserver.net/ghettoisation-of-karachi-by-mehmooda-maqsood-khan/.
Report
  1. Maqsood, Mehmooda. 2022. Migration, Livelihoods and Resilience in Karachi - A study on Social Cohesion and Urban Informal Settlemebts. https://ibacity-my.sharepoint.com/personal/ajawed_iba_edu_pk/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fajawed%5Fiba%5Fedu%5Fpk%2FDocuments%2FUNDP%20REPORT%20OCT%202022%2FUNDP%20REPORT%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fajawed%5Fiba%5Fedu%5Fpk%2FDocuments%2FUNDP%20REPORT%20OCT%202022&ga=1.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/10/24 - 2020/10/26 Coordinated and spearheaded a three day online conference including workshops and dialogue sessions focusing on SDG 1, 2 ,3 ,4 & 11 in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, with the theme Inclusive and Resilient Future Planning. https://springalumnichile.com/spring-conference-2020/ (2020/10/24 - 2020/10/26)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 SIADP, Chile

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/11/16 - 2023/11/17 I was the moderator of 1 of the 2 workshop sessions called "DATA-DRIVEN CO-DESIGN FOR EQUITABLE PLANNING IN URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES" on 17 November as part of the digital conference of the Alumni portal Deutschland "Sustainable Cities: From Challenges to Solutions". Sustainable Cities: From Challenges to Solutions
Alumniportal Deutschland, Germany
2023/07/10 - 2023/07/17 I participated in a 7 day intensive summer school related to the Healthy Corridor Project by the URBINAT focused on Nature Based Solutions and participatory methods connecting three neighbourhoods (Relvinha, Ingote and Monte Formoso) with the natural park Choupal. Helathy Homes CASA - URBINAT Summer School, Coimbra, Portugal
URBINAT, Portugal
2019/07/09 - 2019/07/13 Workshop titled “Regional Development Planning and the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) at the local level in Latin American and the Caribbean” in Valdivia Chile
Workshop
 DAAD SPRING Alumni Winter School, Valdivia, Chile
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Germany
Distinctions

Award

2018 Scholarship Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (for foreign applicants), 2018 (57252260)
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Germany
2017 Scholarship Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (for foreign applicants), 2017 (57252260)
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Germany

Title

2014 Passed with distinction in Bachelors of Architecture
National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan