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Rihab Khalid
Dr Rihab Khalid is an interdisciplinary, socio-technical researcher specialising in problem-driven and human-centred research in sustainable energy, climate and housing infrastructure. She primarily investigates the intersections between gender equity, energy access, and spatial justice in architecture and urban spaces in the Global South, operating at the nexus of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 5, 7 and 11.
She has been working as the Isaac Newton Trust Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, UK these past three years, and currently serves as a climate science advisor at ECIU and gender specialist for the UNDP in Asia and Pacific region.
Latest Commentaries
Co-ordinate Built Environment Research for the Public Good
Gavin Killip and Kate Simpson (Nottingham Trent University) propose a coordinated research programme of field trials to create a focus for iterative learning about outcomes in the built environment, for the public good. They explain why a transdisciplinary programme is needed and seven key characteristics of the programme are proposed.
The Challenge of Research Prioritisation
How should researchers decide which challenge and issues to address? Marcel Schweiker (RWTH Aachen University) considers the challenges for built environment researchers and reflects on how individuals can make decisions about their own research priorities and portfolios.