Dr Farahani is a Research Fellow at Centre for Urban Research working as a member of the Clean Air and Urban Landscape Hub. She conducts industry and government funded research in monitoring and evaluating public and green spaces, with a particular focus on how the built environment and physical structure of neighbourhoods impact residents.
She holds a PhD in urban studies from Deakin University and has a Masters Degree in Architecture from University of Tehran. She has also practised as an architect and urban designer for several years.
Her research interests include greening, public life studies, liveability, sustainable urban development, socio-cultural studies and environmental psychology. She is currently working on a number of projects which are based upon monitoring and evaluating neighbourhood public and green spaces, liveability, sense of community and social life.
Experience
–present
Research Officer in Urban Studies, RMIT University
Education
2017
Deakin University, PhD in Urban Studies
2012
University of Tehran, Master Degree in Architecture
Publications
2017
The need for diversity of uses in suburban neighbourhood centres,
2016
Persian Gardens: Meanings, Symbolism, and Design,
2016
The value of the sense of community and neighbouring,
2016
Measuring human experiences of public spaces: A methodology in the making,
2015
The social life of historical neighbourhoods: case study of a Middle Eastern city, Shiraz,
2015
Investigating the Sustainability of a Vernacular Village,
2015
Contextualizing palimpsest of collective memory in an urban heritage site: Case Study of Chahar Bagh, Shiraz-Iran,
2015
Investigating The Issue Of Pollution In The Micro-Scale Design Of Mega-Cities: A Case Study Of Enghelab Street, Tehran,
2014
A Framework for Exploring the Sense of Community and Social Life in Residential Environments,