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Dr Sina Shahab
Senior Lecturer in Planning and Land Policy
School of Geography and Planning
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
- Senior Lecturer in Planning and Land Policy at the Cardiff School of Geography and Planning
- Course Director for the MSc Spatial Planning and Development programme
- Course Director for the Postgraduate Certificate in Planning Practice programme
- Member of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
News
Principal Investigator - ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) 2023-2025
Have been awarded an ESRC IAA grant to work with the Cardiff Council on the project 'Making Neighbourhood Parks Inclusive for Teenage Girls and Young Women in Cardiff'. Through directly engaging with teenage girls and young women (TGYW) in Cardiff, this project aims to map the current use of park facilities by TGYW, develop a greater understanding of TGYW’s needs and aspirations for park use, build capacity for TGYW, and guide decision-makers on how to (re)design neighbourhood parks and their facilities in a gender-inclusive manner.
Principal Investigator - ESRC UK and South Korea Connections Grants 2022-2023
Have been awarded an ESRC grant to collaborate with a team of UK and South Korean researchers on the project 'Creating Prosperous City Centres Post-Pandemic Through Repurposing Retail Space'. This project will bring together researchers from six different universities (Cardiff University, University of Glasgow, Nottingham Trent University, University of Seoul, Hanbat National University, and Seoul National University) to share knowledge and experience of practice and research on the planning and regeneration of retail spaces in city centres in the UK and South Korea to identify future challenges and develop solutions.
The RTPI Award for Research Excellence 2018
One of my papers, ‘‘Estimates of Transaction Costs in Transfer of Development Rights Programs’’, which is published in the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA), was selected as the winner of the prestigious Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Research Excellence Award 2018 - Early Career Category.
The JAPA Article of the Year Award 2019
The paper ‘‘Estimates of Transaction Costs in Transfer of Development Rights Programs’’, was selected as the winner of the JAPA Article of the Year Award 2019.
Publication
2024
- Falco, E., Garda, E. and Shahab, S. 2024. Transaction costs of implementing the transfer of development rights program in Milan. Planning Practice and Research (10.1080/02697459.2024.2413828)
- 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), article number: 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., Havel, M. B., Hengstermann, A., Karadimitriou, N., Shahab, S., Maliene, V. and Tunaer, M. 2024. Property rights regimes across Europe - A comparative survey-based overview. Presented at: 18th annual Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) conference, Munich, Germany, 18-22 March 2024PLPR 2024 Book of Abstracts.
- 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 2024PLPR 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., Falco, E., Shahab, S. and Geneletti, D. 2023. Integrating ecosystem services in transfer of development rights: a literature review. Land Use Policy 131, article number: 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), article number: 1152. (10.3390/land12061152)
- Cassarino, M., Calabrese, L., Biscaya, S. and Shahab, S. 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. eds. 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, article number: 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), article number: 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., Tousi, S., Shahab, S. and Solgi, E. 2021. The effects of thermal-spatial behaviours of land covers on urban heat islands in semi-arid climates. Sustainability 13(24), article number: 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, article number: 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), article number: 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.
- 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)
- Sadler, G. and Shahab, S. 2021. Self‐build and custom housebuilding registers in England: a transaction‐cost and effectiveness analysis. Sustainability 13(9), article number: 4912. (10.3390/su13094912)
- 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), article number: 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, article number: 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)
- 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.
- 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.
2020
- Kelly, J. A., Clinch, J. P., Kelleher, L. and Shahab, S. 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, article number: 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), article number: 23. (10.3390/urbansci4020023)
- Hou, J., Gu, D., Shahab, S. and Chan, E. H. 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, 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.
- 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)
- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Articles
- Falco, E., Garda, E. and Shahab, S. 2024. Transaction costs of implementing the transfer of development rights program in Milan. Planning Practice and Research (10.1080/02697459.2024.2413828)
- 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), article number: 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)
- 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., Falco, E., Shahab, S. and Geneletti, D. 2023. Integrating ecosystem services in transfer of development rights: a literature review. Land Use Policy 131, article number: 106694. (10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106694)
- Morgan, J. and Shahab, S. 2023. Impact of land value tax on the equity of planning outcomes.. Land 12(6), article number: 1152. (10.3390/land12061152)
- 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)
- Aram, F., Shahab, S. and Solgi, E. 2022. Editorial: Impacts of urban green spaces on environmental perceptions and social life.. Frontiers in Environmental Science, article number: 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), article number: 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)
- Atri, M., Tousi, S., Shahab, S. and Solgi, E. 2021. The effects of thermal-spatial behaviours of land covers on urban heat islands in semi-arid climates. Sustainability 13(24), article number: 13824.
- Shahab, S., Bagheri, B. and Potts, R. 2021. Barriers to employing e-participation in the Iranian planning system. Cities 116, article number: 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), article number: 8086. (10.3390/su13148086)
- 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)
- Sadler, G. and Shahab, S. 2021. Self‐build and custom housebuilding registers in England: a transaction‐cost and effectiveness analysis. Sustainability 13(9), article number: 4912. (10.3390/su13094912)
- 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), article number: 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, article number: 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)
- Kelly, J. A., Clinch, J. P., Kelleher, L. and Shahab, S. 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, article number: 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), article number: 23. (10.3390/urbansci4020023)
- Hou, J., Gu, D., Shahab, S. and Chan, E. H. 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., 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)
- 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. 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. A transaction cost analysis of Swiss land improvement syndicates. Town Planning Review 90(5), pp. 545-565. (10.3828/tpr.2019.34)
- 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)
Book sections
- 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. eds. Resilient and Sustainable Cities: Research, Policy and Practice.. Elsevier, pp. 150-166.
Conferences
- Guelton, S., Havel, M. B., Hengstermann, A., Karadimitriou, N., Shahab, S., Maliene, V. and Tunaer, M. 2024. Property rights regimes across Europe - A comparative survey-based overview. Presented at: 18th annual Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights (PLPR) conference, Munich, Germany, 18-22 March 2024PLPR 2024 Book of Abstracts.
- 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 2024PLPR 2024 Book of Abstracts.
- 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.
- Cassarino, M., Calabrese, L., Biscaya, S. and Shahab, S. 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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, 17–21 February 2020.
- 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.
- 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. 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. 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.
- 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.
Research
Informed by various economic theories, including New Institutional Economics and Behavioural Economics, my research explores the ways in which decision-makers can design land, housing, and planning policies that are more effective, efficient, and equitable. My policy research and practice experiences have been in an international context, involving projects in the USA, UK, Switzerland, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain, China, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Iran, and Mauritania.
My recent published works focus on the self-build and custom housebuilding sector in the UK, land policy in Switzerland, and housing development in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Previously, I examined the extent, drivers, and distribution of transaction costs in transferable development rights (TDR) programmes in the US state of Maryland. My research is highly regarded by experts in the field. I have been the winner of two prestigious awards: The Royal Town Planning Institute Award for Research Excellence 2018 and the Journal of the American Planning Association Article of the Year Award 2019.
Teaching
Course Director
I am currently the course director for the MSc Spatial Planning and Development programme.
Teaching
I lead the postgraduate module ‘Planning and Real Estate’ and also contribute to several modules including 'Site Planning and Development Valuation', 'Space and Place: International Planning Practice', ‘Environmental Policy and Climate Change’, and ‘Research Project’.
Biography
Qualifications
- Professional Diploma for Entrepreneurial Educators, University College Dublin, Ireland (2018)
- PhD (Planning and Environmental Policy), University College Dublin, Ireland (2017)
- Master of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Tehran, Iran (2011)
Honours and awards
2019 - The JAPA Article of the Year Award
2018 - The RTPI Award for Research Excellence
Academic positions
- Senior Lecturer, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, UK (2022-Present)
- Lecturer, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, UK (2018-2022)
- Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Ireland (2019-2021)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Ireland (2017-2018)
Supervisions
I am happy to supervise students interested in the following research areas:
Land Policy:
- Instruments of Land Policy (e.g., Land Readjustment, TDR, Land Taxation)
- Transaction Costs, Property Rights, and Land Policy
- Land Value Capture
- Urban Sprawl and Land Take
Housing and Development Management:
- Self-build and Custom Housebuilding
- Planning Gain and Developer Obligations
- Quality of Real Estate Development
Contact Details
ShahabS@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 76092
Glamorgan Building, Room 1.55, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
+44 29208 76092
Glamorgan Building, Room 1.55, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA