Aliaa Elabd is currently an assistant professor of architectural engineering at Alfaisal University. Aliaa earned her bachelor degree in architectural engineering from Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. She is a licensed architect in Egypt, where she..
Aliaa Elabd is currently an assistant professor of architectural engineering at Alfaisal University. Aliaa earned her bachelor degree in architectural engineering from Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. She is a licensed architect in Egypt, where she had a 7-year work experience practicing architecture in both governmental and private sectors. Aliaa was awarded a fellowship from Ford Foundation to pursue my master’s degree in USA. Passionate to the field of urban design, she completed her master’s degree in Urban Design from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009. Aliaa's Ph.D. degree is acquired from North Carolina State University. Her Ph.D. research study focused on the factors involving the invigoration of central cities neighborhoods; particularly the relationship between physical factors such as neighborhood location and green spaces, and socio-psychological factors such as place identity and place attachment and the role they both play in the stability of urban neighborhoods.
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