Professor of Environmental Policy
Simin has a degree in Architecture (Bachelor of Architecture, 1982) from Iran National University, Tehran. In 1988, she completed The Master of Philosophy in Town and Country Planning at Newcastle University where she also worked as a Research Associate until 1996 while working as a part-time Planning Officer with Northumberland County Council.
She is Past President of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) and, as coordinator of the Planning Research Network, advised the Department of Communities and Local Government on its research priorities until 2007. At Newcastle University, she is affiliated with School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability, and Global Urban Research Unit. She was subsequently appointed as Lecturer at The Bartlett, University College London.
In 2000, she became Professor of Planning and Environment, and Director of Centre for Urban Development and Environmental Management, at Leeds Metropolitan University.
In 2006 she moved to Newcastle. Affiliations
Distinguished positions
Wibaut Visiting Professor, Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, 2007
Senior Vice-President, Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) 2006-2007
President, AESOP 2004-2006
Company-ordinator, Planning Research Network, advising Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), 2003-2007.
Currently, she is a member of the DCLG Expert Panel on Housing market and Planning, and is expert advisor for the Directorate General Environment of European Commission for Urban Environment. She is member of The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), The Regional Studies Association (Republic of South Africa ), and The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA). She is also the founding member of the Editorial team of the 21st Century Society: Journal of the Academy of Socials Sciences, at Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS).
