مهاب عبد المنعم عبد العزيز الرفاعى

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نبذة مختصرة

Dr. Mohab Elrefaie is an internationally recognised professor specialising in strategic urban planning, sustainable urban development, urban metabolism, GIS-based Spatial Analysis, System Dynamics Modelling, Climate Resilience, and SDG Localisation. With over 30 years of interdisciplinary academic, consultancy, and research experience, Dr. Elrefaie has made significant contributions to advancing smart urban governance and community-centred development, both in Egypt and internationally, through collaborations with UN-Habitat, the World Bank, GIZ, USAID, and the Royal Commission for Makkah City. His interdisciplinary expertise and strategic planning capabilities make him exceptionally qualified to lead academic, research, and consultancy initiatives, particularly in sustainable urban development, climate adaptation, and smart cities transformation.

الكتب

• “Smart Buildings and Cities with Remote Sensing and GIS” – Taylor & Francis Group (2025)
• "Multilayering Approach Towards Efficient Governance in Egypt" – Springer Nature (2024)

الأبحاث

1. Elrefaie Mohab et al, 2025, “Spatial Distribution of Land Degradation and Its Potential Considerations for a Sustainable Urban Planning Process in Egypt: A Geospatial Analysis Study”, Taylor & Francis Group Book, “Smart Buildings and Cities with Remote Sensing and GIS”

2. Elrefaie Mohab, 2024, “Land Market Dynamics in Egypt”, Springer Nature Book, “Innovations for Land Management, Governance, and Land Rights for Sustainable Urban Transitions: The Middle Eastern Perspectives”
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59671-1_12

3. Elrefaie Mohab et al, 2024, “Multilayering Approach Towards Efficient Governance in Egypt”, Springer Nature Book, “Innovations for Land Management, Governance, and Land Rights for Sustainable Urban Transitions: The Middle Eastern Perspectives”
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59671-1_2

4. Elrefaie Mohab et al, 2024, “Different factors affecting the real-estate market in the Egyptian context”, International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis.
https://www.emerald.com/insight/1753-8270.htm

5. Elrefaie Mohab et al, 2024, “Conviviality of Public Spaces in Egypt: A Case Study on New Cairo Markets”, Springer Nature, Conference paper-IEREK,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47794-2_10

6. Elrefaie Mohab et al, 2024, “Reconceptualizing Proximity Measurement Approaches through the Urban Discourse on the X-Minute City” Sustainability 2024, 16, 1303.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031303

7. Elrefaie Mohab, 2023, “The Compass: A Sustainability Rating System to Diagnose Informal Areas in Egypt”, Ain Shams Engineering Journal,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2023.102371

8. Elrefaie Mohab et al, 2018, “Governance in the Context of Metropolitan Cairo”, International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER)

9. Elrefaie Mohab, 2018, “Rethinking Property Regularization for Effective Informal Settlements Upgrading in Egypt: A Context-specific Approach,” Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2018.

10. Elrefaie Mohab, 2011, "Efficiency of Participation in Planning: Comparative Study Between Two Participatory Planning Experiences Applied in Egypt," Alexandria Engineering Journal, production and hosting by Elsevier

11. Elrefaie Mohab, 2011, " Visioning in Strategic Planning: Lessons
Learned from some Visioning practices in Egyptian Cities," Journal of Al
Azhar University Engineering Sector, ISSN: 1110-7000

12. Elrefaie Mohab, 2009, " City Development Strategy – CDS- In Egypt:
Planning Approaches and Lessons Learned," Journal of Al Azhar
University Engineering Sector, ISSN: 1110-6409

13. Elrefaie Mohab, 2009, " Integrated Planning for Sustainable Coastal Environment: Lake Maryut Diagnostic Model," The Third Ain Shams University international Conference on Environmental Engineering, Proceedings Vol. I.

14. Elrefaie Mohab, 2009, “Carrying Capacity Approach for Housing Strategic Plan," The Third Ain Shams University international Conference on Environmental Engineering, Proceedings Vol. I.

15. Elrefaie Mohab, 2008, "Identification of Suitable Areas for New Desert Hinterland Communities in Aswan – Egypt: Land Suitability Analysis Using Multi-Criteria Evaluation & GIS Techniques," Instant Cities, The Third International Conference of the Center for the Study of Architecture in Arab Region (CSAAR 2008A), PP. 485-504.

16. Elrefaie Mohab, 2007, “Spatial Data Management for Preparing Strategic Plans of Egyptian Villages," The Second Ain Shams University international Conference on Environmental Engineering, Proceedings Vol. II. PP. 354-364

17. Elrefaie Mohab, 2004, " Spatial Decision Support System in Environmental Planning: An Integrated GIS – System Dynamics Modeling Approach," ITI 5th Arab Conference on Geographic Information Systems, Proceedings, PP. 111 – 132.

18. Elrefaie Mohab, & S. Herrmann. 2003, " System Dynamics Approach for Coastal Nature Conservation: An example of Sharm El-Sheikhs’ Coral Reefs – Sinai – Egypt,” System Dynamics Society Conference, New York city