Professor Emeritus:Sahar Abdel Moneim Attia
Architectural Engineering
 Chairman 
Email :sahar.attia***gmail.com
Mobile :00201282157151
Work Phone :002 0227922209
Fax :0020227963631
Home Page :www.ac-eg.com
 
Qualifications
imgB.Sc. (1979) "Architectural Engineering" Cairo University (Egypt)
imgM.Sc. (1984) "Architecture" Cairo (Egypt)
imgDiploma (1986) "Urbanism" paris 12 (France)
imgPh.D. (1988) "Urban Planning" Paris 12 (France)
imgOthers (20013-2017) "Former Head of Department" Cairo University (Egypt)
 
Fields of Interest :
imgsustainable urban design
imgUrban Regeneration
imgTraining and Capacity Building
imgCommunity Design & development
imgEducation
imgPublic space
imgArchitecture
imgInformal areas
imgcultural heritage
 
Recent Publications :
img-2022-Smart Cities or Smart People: The Role of Stakeholders to Achieve Integrative Vision,Sahar Attia, Asmaa Ibrahim, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7410-5
img-2021- Changing use of public spaces in Cairo during COVID-19 November 2021Urban Research & Practice 14(1):1-18 DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2021.2006897 Reem Bakir-Sahar Attia
img-2021-Re-enterprising the unplanned urban areas of Greater Cairo- a social innovation perspective May 2021, Open House International DOI: 10.1108/OHI-06-2020-0063 Katerina Nicolopoulou,Ashraf M. Salama,Sahar Attia,Asser Bakhaty Bakhaty
img-2020-“Quality Of Urban Indexes ,Analysis to initiate Socio-Urban Based Criteria”, S. A. attia A. N. ElKhouly, M. A. Zayed, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology(IJERT)
img-2019-Sahar Attia and Costis Toregas, “Moving the Capital to Promote Sustainability Innovations: Analyzing Cairo’s Future Plans “, in Capital Cities and Urban Sustainability, edited by Robert Orttung, Routledge
img-2017.-Accessible and inclusive public space: The regeneration of waterfront in informal areas”, S Attia, AAAM Ibrahim - Urban Research & Practice,
img-2017--“The Waterfront”: A Fundamental Component for the regeneration of Downtown Cairo” Stryker, Beth and Omar Nagati. Eds. Creative Cities: Reframing Downtown Cairo. Cairo: CLUSTER
img-2017-Quality of Life of Children in the Egyptian Communities: Investigating Current Situations, Cairo as a Case Study,” A Elkhouly, S Attia, M Zayed, 1st International Conference on Towards a Better Quality of Life, El Gouna
img-2017--“Investigating The Evolution Of Informal Urban Pockets In Greater Cairo Region”, A Almalt, S Attia, HA Khalil, Journal of Engineering Research, Faculty of Engineering in Mataria, Helwan University, vol.154
img-2017-“Challenges of Sustainable Urban Development and the Phenomenon of Densification in Cairo”, S Attia – in Revitalizing City Districts, pp 115-126 ,Springer International
img-2017--“City's Environmental Performance Assessment”, S El Gouhary, A Abdin, Sahar Attia, H Khalil, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Towards a Better Quality of Life, El Gouna
img-2016--“Urban regeneration of public space - Al-Alfi Street- Down Town Cairo”,co author, 11th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability Sustainable City 2016,Alicante, Spain
img-2016-Urban regeneration of public space - Al-Alfi Street- Down Town Cairo”,co author, 11th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability Sustainable City 2016,Alicante, Spain
img-2015--“Urban Metabolism and Quality of Life in Informal Areas”,20th International Conference on Urban planning and Regional Development in the Information society,
img-2015-Aldon, Luc, Serge Allou, Sahar Attia, Brigitte Bariol-Mathais, Kathryn Bryk Friedman, Wayne J. Caldwell, Ronald Chimowa, Irena F Creed, Alexis Doucet, Michael Elliott, Sara Hoeflich, Alexey Kozmin, Yvonne Lynch and Josep Maria Llop. “INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES ON URBAN AND TERRITORIAL PLANNING Towards a Compendium of Inspiring Practices.”
img-2012- “Revitalization of Downtown as center for social democracy And sustainable growth”, Ecocity Builders Summit Book,
img-2011-Rethinking Public Space in Cairo: The Appropriated Tahrir Square
Recent Books :
img-2020-Ecocities Now, Springer
img-2019. -“Cultural Sustainable Tourism”, Co-Editor, Springer,
img-2018--“New Cities and Community Extensions in Egypt and the Middle East”, Co Editor, Springer,
img-2016--“Dynamics and Resilience of Informal Areas - International Perspectives.” Co-Editor, Springer,
img-2009-“Shared Mediterranean Heritage, concept, management and collective memory”, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, 2009.
Awards :
img-2020-Women Award for Social Responsibility
img-2014-Award Women and Architecture - 2nd Arc Vision prize awarded by the Society of Egyptian Architects and Suez Cement-Italcement Group
img-1996-The certificate of the Hubert Humphrey Fellow Ship Professional Program
img-1988-The Honored Price of “John Jaffe” from the Chancellery of Paris Academy, For Best Thesis submitted during 1988 in Human Sciences
Membership in Scientific Societies :
img-2011-Urban Design Group, UK
Professional Activities :
img-2019-present-Member of the Stakeholders Advisory Group Entreprise (SAGE) UN Habitat.
img-2018-present-member in the social housing/habitat committee UIA
img-2013-2014-Member of the Expert Group for International Urban and territorial Planning Guidelines, UN Habitat.
img-2011-present-Member , and chair of the Steering committee of the UN Habitat University network Initiative (UNI)