Dr. Marzieh Ebrahimipour 🎓 is a dedicated urban planning scholar specializing in urban resilience, flood mitigation, and spatial analysis 🏙️🌊📐. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from QIAU and serves as a Lecturer at Ghazali Non-Profit Higher Education Institute 📚. With over 20 publications and a recent book on Iranian urban expansion 📘, she blends academic insight with real-world application. Her expertise spans GIS-based zoning, risk assessment, and passive defense strategies 🧠📊. Recognized for both teaching and research excellence, she continues to shape the future of sustainable and safe urban environments 🌍🏗️.
Dr Marzieh Ebrahimipour, Qazvin Islamic Azad University, QIAU, Iran
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Education 🎓
Dr. Marzieh Ebrahimipour completed her Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Gilan University (2008–2012), followed by a Master’s degree in Urban Planning at Zanjan Islamic Azad University (2012–2014). She earned her Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Qazvin Islamic Azad University (QIAU) in 2019. Her academic foundation reflects a consistent and dedicated focus on urban development, planning systems, and resilience in the built environment.
Experience 🏛️
Currently serving as a Lecturer at Ghazali Non-Profit Higher Education Institute, Dr. Ebrahimipour combines teaching, research, and public engagement. Her role encompasses curriculum development and student mentoring, particularly in urban planning and spatial analysis. She is also licensed with a Level 3 certification in urban planning from the Iranian Civil Engineering Organization, demonstrating her integration into both academic and professional domains.
Research Focus 🔬
Her research concentrates on urban resilience, spatial planning, passive defense strategies, flood mitigation, and post-pandemic urban behavior. Through numerous field-based and analytical studies, she explores how urban morphology, planning tools, and community design can adapt to environmental and socio-political challenges. Her work often emphasizes risk zoning, urban safety, and sustainable urban expansion under climate and structural stressors.
Publications 📄
A Comparative Study on Floodplain Pathology in Iranian Rivers (Case Study: Cheshmeh Kileh, Tonekabon City)
Journal: Natural Hazards (2025)
Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on the Behavior Patterns of Citizens in the Post-Corona Period (Case Example: Qazvin City)
Journal: Geographical Engineering of Territory (2024)
Evaluation of Physical-Spatial Criteria to Increase Social Security in Urban Neighborhoods (Mehrshahr Phased Case Study)
Journal: Studies of Human Settlements Planning (2024)
Physical Resilience of Riverside Cities Against Floods
Journal: Environmental Science & Policy (2023)
Investigating the Effect of the Karl Frisch Plan on How City Structure Expands and Forms (Study Sample: Hamedan City from 1300 Solar Until Now)
Journal: Geographical Engineering of Territory (2021)