Assist. Prof. Dr. Maryam Daneshvar, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Iran
👩🏫 Assist. Prof. Dr. Maryam Daneshvar is an esteemed academic in Urban Planning at Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. 🎓 She earned her Ph.D. in Urban Planning from IAU, Tehran, with a focus on strategic structural plans. Her research interests span urban sustainability, informal settlements, and qualitative urban development. 🏙️ She has led several funded research projects and won awards, including “Best Research Project” at the National IAU Festival. 🏆 Dr. Daneshvar is highly commended for her contributions to Mashhad’s master plan and urban policy reforms. 📊 She remains actively involved in mentoring and promoting sustainable, inclusive city planning.
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🎓 Educational Background
Assist. Prof. Dr. Maryam Daneshvar holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning (2012–2015) from the Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, with a thesis on Iran’s urban planning system under strategic structural theory (Grade: 19.5/20) 🏙️. She earned her M.A. in Urban Planning and Design (2008–2011) from IAU Central Tehran Branch with top honors, focusing on adapting new master plans in Iran (Grade: 19.5/20) 📐. She completed her B.Sc. in Urban Planning (2004–2008) at IAU Mashhad Branch with an excellent thesis on improving urban development plan services
🔬 Research Interests
Assist. Prof. Dr. Maryam Daneshvar’s research spans key areas in urban planning and development. Her interests include Planning Theory and Urban Development 🏗️, exploring the frameworks that shape sustainable city growth. She focuses on Urban Sustainability and Transportation Networks 🚉, aiming to enhance mobility and environmental resilience in urban areas. Dr. Daneshvar also investigates Informal Settlements and Just Cities 🏚️⚖️, advocating for inclusive urban policies that uplift marginalized communities. Additionally, she employs Qualitative Analysis 📊 to deepen understanding of spatial dynamics, citizen behavior, and policy impacts, contributing to evidence-based and socially equitable urban planning solutions.
📚 Teaching Experience
Assist. Prof. Dr. Maryam Daneshvar brings extensive teaching experience across Ph.D., Master’s, and Bachelor’s levels in urban planning and architecture 🎓. At Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, she has taught advanced research methods, planning theories, housing policies, aesthetics in urbanism 🎨, and evaluation methods. Her Master’s courses include strategic planning, urban theories, and land use planning 🏙️. At Khayyam and Eqbal Lahoori Institutes, she covered urban economics, rural architecture 🏡, city planning history, and physical planning basics. She also delivered in-service training on urban development and contemporary arts 🧠, promoting knowledge integration and planning excellence across Iran’s academic and municipal sectors.
🎯 Research Focus
Assist. Prof. Dr. Maryam Daneshvar’s research primarily focuses on strategic urban planning, urban regeneration, self-organization in neighborhoods, and urban sustainability 🏙️🌱. Her studies cover structural-strategic planning, institutionalism in urban policy, housing and social equity, tourism carrying capacity, and climate change impacts 🌍📊. She often applies grounded theory, meta-synthesis, and fuzzy modeling to explore planning efficiency and collective urban action. Dr. Daneshvar’s work is rooted in both theoretical frameworks and practical applications, particularly in Iranian cities like Mashhad and Sabzevar, enhancing urban livability, sustainability, and citizen participation 🧩👥🗺️. Her interdisciplinary approach links urban studies, geography, and social sciences.
Conclusion
Dr. Maryam Daneshvar fully meets and exceeds the eligibility and merit criteria for the Research for Women Researcher Award. Her academic credentials, funded research, honors, and professional service reflect her as a distinguished woman in urban planning research who is creating both scholarly and social impact.
🏅 Recommended: Yes, highly suitable candidate for the award.
Publication Top Notes
📚 Identification of the urban self-organization’s dimensions and components using the meta-synthesis method – 🔢 Cited by: 5 – 📅 2020
📚 Social events and investigating their role in culture-led urban regeneration… (Arg neighborhood) – 🔢 Cited by: 4 – 📅 2020
📚 Determine the carrying capacity… natural areas of Mashhad metropolis – 🔢 Cited by: 4 – 📅 2019
📚 Strategic planning in the context of institutionalism, a theory for practice – 🔢 Cited by: 4 – 📅 2019
📚 A Grounded Theory Approach to the Application of Structural-Strategic Plans in Iran’s Urban Planning System – 🔢 Cited by: 2 – 📅 2019
📚 Evaluating and Measuring the Rate of Access to Public Services Using Fuzzy Model… Mashhad – 🔢 Cited by: 2 – 📅 2019
📚 Urban Planning Knowledge (duplicate entry) – 🔢 Cited by: 2 – 📅 Unknown
📚 An Analysis of the Application of the Concept of Urban Self-Organization… Sabzevar City – 🔢 Cited by: 1 – 📅 2022
📚 Urban self-organization in practice… Sabzevar City – 🔢 Cited by: 1 – 📅 2021
📚 Evaluation of the Impact of Urban Development on the Climate Change in Mashhad Metropolis – 🔢 Cited by: 1 – 📅 2021
📚 Designing a Model for Controlling… Urban Planning Process (Mashhad) – 🔢 Cited by: 1 – 📅 2019
📚 Institutionalism in Strategic Structural Plans (A Grounded Theory Approach) – 🔢 Cited by: 1 – 📅 2016
📚 Evaluation of Building Density Criteria in Urban Development Plans; Mashhad – 🔢 Cited by: 0 – 📅 2025
📚 Evaluation of building density criteria… District No. 9 of Mashhad city – 🔢 Cited by: 0 – 📅 2025
📚 Analyzing the Effects of Elite Engagement Indicators on Creative City Planning (Qom City) – 🔢 Cited by: 0 – 📅 2024
📚 Effect of Urban Planning Components of Social Housing on Social Sustainability – 🔢 Cited by: 0 – 📅 2024