Dr Sina Shahab

2026

• Shahab, S. and Hengstermann, A. 2026. Property rights in planning theory: A critical review. Progress in Planning 203 (2) 101042. (10.1016/j.progress.2026.101042)
• Shahab, S. et al. 2026. Managing urban development for biodiversity: a cross-country analysis of local planning practices. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning 28 (4), pp.790-806. (10.1080/1523908X.2026.2618680)
• Dehghani, M. and Shahab, S. 2026. Reassessing the cluster approach to knowledge-based urban development. Urban Research & Practice (10.1080/17535069.2026.2694418)
• Shahab, S. 2026. Tiny houses: A housing solution or a planning problem?. In: Bell, K. , Foster, E. and Satheesh, S. eds. The Sage Handbook of Eco-Social Policy and Politics. Sage. , pp.288-300.
• Derkacz, A. J. and Shahab, S. 2026. Beyond affordability: a multifaceted index for rental housing availability. Journal of Urban Planning and Development 152 (1)(10.1061/JUPDDM.UPENG-6093)
• Havel, M. B. , Shahab, S. and Zaleczna, M. 2026. Coasian approaches to urban development: Establishing responsibilities and enhancing cooperation in urban governance. Planning Theory (10.1177/14730952261416508)
• Golubchikov, O. , Shahab, S. and Haupt, W. 2026. Unlikely climate pioneers? Net-zero governance and innovation in left behind places. Applied Geography 186 103824. (10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103824)
• Guelton, S. et al., 2026. Revisiting (neo)liberalism in land policy: Trends in property rights regimes across Europe. Land Use Policy 160 107843. (10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107843)
• Slaev, A. and Shahab, S. 2026. A theory of complex property rights: institutions for governing natural and built environments. Elgar Studies in Planning Theory, Policy and Practice Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
• Golubchikov, O. et al. 2026. The unlikely geographies of climate governance: what makes 'left-behind' areas lead?. Presented at: The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference London, UK 1-4 September 2026.
• Richmond, J. et al. 2026. What if urban parks were created with teenage girls and young women in mind?. Urban Design 179 , pp.12-14.
• Shahab, S. , Ay, D. and Hartmann, T. 2026. Understanding contemporary land questions across the globe: property rights, public interest, and land policy. Presented at: World Planning Schools Congress Helsinki, Finland 29 June - 3 July 2026.
• Shahab, S. and Hengstermann, A. 2026. How does planning theory engage with property rights? Revisiting ten planning paradigms. Presented at: UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference Cardiff. UK 7-9 September 2026.
• Shahab, S. and Hengstermann, A. 2026. Property rights in planning theory: a critical review. Presented at: The 20th Annual Conference of the Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) Atlanta, GA, USA 17-20 February 2026.
• Shahab, S. et al. 2026. Co-designing parks with teenage girls and young women: gendered experiences of space and strategies for inclusivity. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability

2025

• Zerei, M. and Shahab, S. 2025. Nature-Based Solutions in urban green infrastructure: A systematic review of success factors and implementation challenges. Land 14 (4) 818. (10.3390/land14040818)
• Falco, E. , Garda, E. and Shahab, S. 2025. Transaction costs of implementing the transfer of development rights program in Milan. Planning Practice and Research 40 (1), pp.103-121. (10.1080/02697459.2024.2413828)
• Ghaderian, M. , Hakimian, P. and Shahab, S. 2025. The trajectory of water sensitive urban design: integrating water management with urban planning and design. Australian Planner 61 (1), pp.29-42. (10.1080/07293682.2025.2526201)
• Falco, E. , Garda, E. and Shahab, S. 2025. Transaction costs of implementing the transfer of development rights program in Milan. Presented at: The 19th Annual Conference of the Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) Cardiff, UK 3-7 March 2025.
• Shahab, S. 2025. Beyond conformance: Evaluating policy side effects. Presented at: The 19th Annual Conference of the Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) Cardiff, UK 3-7 March 2025.

2024

• Shahab, S. and Claus, T. 2024. The 18th Annual Conference on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR), Munich, Germany, 18–22 March 2024. Town Planning Review 96 (1), pp.103-109. (10.3828/tpr.2024.33)
• James, M. and Shahab, S. 2024. Big costs for tiny houses: exploring the transaction costs of developing tiny houses in England. International Journal of Housing Policy 24 (3), pp.421-445. (10.1080/19491247.2024.2308725)
• Zarei, M. , Arasteh, M. and Shahab, S. 2024. Exploring port-city relationships: A bibliometric and content analysis. Sustainability 16 (11) 4341. (10.3390/su16114341)
• Shahab, S. and Lades, L. K. 2024. Sludge and transaction costs. Behavioural Public Policy 8 (2), pp.327-348. (10.1017/bpp.2021.12)
• Guelton, S. et al., 2024. Property rights regimes across Europe - A comparative survey-based overview [Abstract]. Presented at: 18th annual Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) conference Munich, Germany 18-22 March 2024. PLPR 2024 Book of Abstracts. , pp.76.
• Shahab, S. and Wenner, F. 2024. Biodiversity net gain as a developer obligation. Presented at: 18th annual Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) conference Munich, Germany 18-22 March 2024. PLPR 2024 Book of Abstracts.

2023

• Shahab, S. and Webb, B. 2023. How are the UK Core Cities responding to retail-related challenges in city centres?. Local Economy 38 (7), pp.650-671. (10.1177/02690942241258138)
• Bruno, E. et al., 2023. Integrating ecosystem services in transfer of development rights: a literature review. Land Use Policy 131 106694. (10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106694)
• Shahab, S. and Webb, B. 2023. How are the UK Core Cities responding to retail-related challenges in city centres?. Presented at: Symposium on Repurposing City Centres London, UK 14 July 2023.
• Morgan, J. and Shahab, S. 2023. Impact of land value tax on the equity of planning outcomes.. Land 12 (6) 1152. (10.3390/land12061152)
• Cassarino, M. et al., 2023. Gender experiences of active travel and psychological wellbeing: a scoping review of key factors and outcomes. Presented at: Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference Cork, Ireland 8-10 November 2023.

2022

• Vejchodska, E. , Shahab, S. and Hartmann, T. 2022. Revisiting the purpose of land policy: efficiency and equity. Journal of Planning Literature 37 (4), pp.575-588. (10.1177/08854122221112667)
• Friel, A. , Potts, R. and Shahab, S. 2022. Smarter cities, smarter planning: an exploration into the role of planners within the smart city movement. In: Allam, Z. et al., Resilient and Sustainable Cities: Research, Policy and Practice.. Elsevier. , pp.150-166.
• Aram, F. , Shahab, S. and Solgi, E. 2022. Editorial: Impacts of urban green spaces on environmental perceptions and social life.. Frontiers in Environmental Science 1050597. (10.3389/fenvs.2022.1050597)
• Lashgari, Y. S. and Shahab, S. 2022. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on retail in city centres. Sustainability 14 (18) 11463. (10.3390/su141811463)
• Shahab, S. 2022. Transaction costs in planning literature: a systematic review. Journal of Planning Literature 37 (3), pp.403-414. (10.1177/08854122211062085)
• Shahab, S. 2022. Reducing the hidden costs of building your own house in England and Wales. Presented at: Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress Tartu, Estonia 25-29 July 2022.
• Shahab, S. 2022. Strategies of municipal land policies: housing development in Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands. Presented at: International Conference on Public Value Capture across Europe ? International Experience Warsaw, Poland 23 June 2022.

2021

• Atri, M. et al., 2021. The effects of thermal-spatial behaviours of land covers on urban heat islands in semi-arid climates. Sustainability 13 (24) 13824.
• Cassarino, M. , Biscaya, S. and Shahab, S. 2021. Understanding the impact of transformations in urban planning and design on the wellbeing of vulnerable groups: a systematic review of happy places for all [Abstract]. Presented at: International Conference on Environmental Psychology (ICEP) 2021 Siracusa, Italy 5-8 October 2021.
• Shahab, S. , Bagheri, B. and Potts, R. 2021. Barriers to employing e-participation in the Iranian planning system. Cities 116 103281. (10.1016/j.cities.2021.103281)
• Cassarino, M. , Shahab, S. and Biscaya, S. 2021. Envisioning happy places for all: a systematic review of the impact of transformations in the urban environment on the wellbeing of vulnerable groups. Sustainability 13 (14) 8086. (10.3390/su13148086)
• Shahab, S. and Potts, R. 2021. e-participation in developing countries: an Iranian case study. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Urban E-Planning Lisbon, Portugal 7 - 10 September 2021.
• Shahab, S. 2021. Improving the post planning-decision process to deliver high-quality developments. Presented at: Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress 2021 Virtual 12-14 July 2021.
• Sadler, G. and Shahab, S. 2021. Self‐build and custom housebuilding registers in England: a transaction‐cost and effectiveness analysis. Sustainability 13 (9) 4912. (10.3390/su13094912)
• Shahab, S. , Hartmann, T. and Jonkman, A. 2021. Strategies of municipal land policies: housing development in Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands. European Planning Studies 29 (6), pp.1132-1150. (10.1080/09654313.2020.1817867)
• Gingell, A. H. and Shahab, S. 2021. An analysis of self‐build and custom housebuilding in the south west of England.. Urban Science 5 (1) 9. (10.3390/urbansci5010009)
• Shahab, S. and Viallon, F. 2021. Swiss land improvement syndicates: 'Impure' Coasian solutions?. Planning Theory 20 (1), pp.44-62. (10.1177/1473095220923629)
• Dickinson, D. and Shahab, S. 2021. Post planning-decision process: ensuring the delivery of high-quality developments in Cardiff. Land Use Policy 100 105114. (10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105114)
• Ahmadpoor, N. and Shahab, S. 2021. Realising the value of greenspace: a planners' perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic. Town Planning Review 92 (1), pp.49-56. (10.3828/tpr.2020.37)
• Sadler, G. and Shahab, S. 2021. Perceived effectiveness and transaction costs of self-build and custom housebuilding registers in England. Presented at: International Scientific and Practical Conference 2021 Kyiv, Ukraine 20-21 May 2021.
• Shahab, S. , Hartmann, T. and Jonkman, A. 2021. Strategies of municipal land policies: proposing an alternative to the passive-active dichotomy. Presented at: Annual Conference of the Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights 2021 (PLPR) Virtual 1-25 February 2021.

2020

• Kelly, J. A. et al., 2020. Enabling a just transition: a composite indicator for assessing home heating energy-poverty risk and the impact of environmental policy measures. Energy Policy 146 111791. (10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111791)
• Gao, Y. , Shahab, S. and Ahmadpoor, N. 2020. Morphology of urban villages in China: a case study of Dayuan Village in Guangzhou. Urban Science 4 (2) 23. (10.3390/urbansci4020023)
• Hou, J. et al., 2020. Implementation analysis of transfer of development rights for conserving privately-owned built heritage in Hong Kong: A transaction costs perspective. Growth and Change 51 (1), pp.530-550. (10.1111/grow.12350)
• Shahab, S. and Allam, Z. 2020. Reducing transaction costs of tradable permit schemes using blockchain smart contracts. Growth and Change 51 (1), pp.302-308. (10.1111/grow.12342)
• Ralphs, E. , Shahab, S. and Ahmadpoor, N. 2020. Access to small airports and the impact on regional growth in the UK. Current Urban Studies 8 (1), pp.24-56. (10.4236/cus.2020.81002)
• Shahab, S. and Hartmann, T. 2020. Land policy in Germany: shifting from a passive to an active strategy?. Presented at: The 14th annual conference of the Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic 17–21 February 2020.

2019

• Viallon, F. and Shahab, S. 2019. Understanding the design and implementation of Land Improvement Syndicates (LIS): A transaction costs analysis framework. Presented at: REAL CORP 2019: 24th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society GeoMultimedia 2019 Karlsruhe, Germany 2-4 April 2019.
• Ahmadpoor, N. and Shahab, S. 2019. Spatial knowledge acquisition in the process of navigation: A review. Current Urban Studies 7 (1), pp.1-19. (10.4236/cus.2019.71001)
• Shahab, S. , Clinch, J. P. and O'Neill, E. 2019. Impact-based planning evaluation : Advancing nomative criteria for policy analysis.. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 46 (3), pp.534-550. (10.1177/2399808317720446)
• Shahab, S. , Clinch, J. P. and O'Neill, E. 2019. An analysis of the factors influencing transaction costs in Transferable Development Rights programmes.. Ecological Economics 156 , pp.409-419. (10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.05.018)
• Shahab, S. and Viallon, F. 2019. Land improvement syndicates: A coasian analysis of a Swiss land policy instrument. Presented at: 2019 RSA Annual Conference: Pushing Regions beyond their Borders Santiago de Compostela, Spain 5-7 June 2019.
• Shahab, S. and Viallon, F. 2019. Swiss majority-based land improvement syndicates: A transaction-costs story. Presented at: the 4th International Conference on CHANGING CITIES: Spatial, Design, Landscape & Socio-economic Dimensions Chania, Crete Island, Greece 24-29 June 2019.
• Shahab, S. and Viallon, F. 2019. A transaction cost analysis of Swiss land improvement syndicates. Town Planning Review 90 (5), pp.545-565. (10.3828/tpr.2019.34)

2018

• Shahab, S. , Clinch, J. and O'Neill, E. 2018. Timing and distributional aspects of transaction costs in Transferable Development Rights programmes. Habitat International 75 , pp.131-138. (10.1016/j.habitatint.2018.03.006)
• Shahab, S. , Clinch, J. P. and O'Neill, E. 2018. Estimates of transaction costs in transfer of development rights programs.. Journal of the American Planning Association 84 (1), pp.61-75. (10.1080/01944363.2017.1406816)
• Shahab, S. , Clinch, J. P. and O'Neill, E. 2018. Accounting for transaction costs in planning policy evaluation.. Land Use Policy 70 , pp.263-272. (10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.028)
• Shahab, S. 2018. Revealing some of the hidden costs of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) programmes. Presented at: Real Estate & Land Planning (RELAND) International Conference Mykonos, Greece 4-8 September 2018.
• Shahab, S. 2018. Uncovering the hidden costs of Transferable Development Rights (TDR) programmes. Presented at: Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress Gothenburg, Sweden 10-14 July.

2017

• Shahab, S. 2017. Factors influencing transaction costs in TDR programs. Presented at: Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress Lisbon, Portugal 11-14 July 2017.
• Shahab, S. 2017. Taking transaction costs into account in evaluating planning policy instruments. Presented at: Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress Lisbon, Portugal 11-14 July 2017.