Eman Lasheen is an urban planning lecturer, researcher, and practitioner with more than 10 years of international experience spanning the U.S., Middle East, and Europe. Her research lies at the intersection of international development and climate change planning, with a special interest in urban resilience, food and water policies, sustainable development, and environmental justice. Lasheen earned her doctorate in urban and regional planning and development from MIT, a master’s in urban risk and resilience from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and a bachelor’s in architectural engineering from Cairo University.
Eman Lasheen
Assistant Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice
- About
- Scholarly and creative works
- Awards and grants
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Urban Planning and International Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022
- Master of Design Studies in Urban Risk and Resilience, Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2014
- B.A. in Architecture, Cairo University, 2006
Affiliated Department
Scholarly and creative works
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Flooding Adaptation Strategies in Coastal Informal Settlements: A Case Study of Culvert Community, Freetown, Sierra Leon
Environmental HazardsFebruary2026 -
Rice, Representation, and Resistance: Ecological Agency of Farmers in Egypt’s Nile Delta
Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems -
Green Mirage: Urban Spectacle and the Politics of Sustainable Urbanism in the Arabian Gulf
City and Environment Interactions -
From Malaria Buffers to Satellite Policing: The Making of Egypt’s Rice-ban Apparatus
The Journal of Peasant Studies -
The Edible Landscape: Rethinking Urban–Rural Divides in the Age of Climate Change
International Planning Studies -
Edible Landscapes and Liquid Power: Rice, Water, and Agrarian Politics in Egypt
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Book Review: Cities in Action: Organizations, Institutions and Urban Climate Strategies
H-Net -
Knowing the Night: A nocturnal habitation framework for
Kuwait’s urban parksLandscape Architecture and Sustainability -
Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons from Co-creative Knowledge and Capacity Building Efforts: Central Mexico Case Study.
Sustainable Development
Awards and grants
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Movements of People and Non-State Actors
Carnegie