Waleed Alzamil :: وليد الزامل

Mr. Waleed Alzamil

Urban Planner & Doctoral Student

BIOGRAPHY

Waleed Alzamil is a Doctoral Student in Urban Planning & Environmental Policy (UPEP), Texas Southern University, United States of America since fall 2011. He has a Master of Community Planning (MCP) from University of Cincinnati, United States of America in 2010. He has M.Sc. as well as B.Sc. (Hons) in Urban Planning from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. He has been an adjunct teacher at the King Saud University for a little more than six years. He has also been working in Community Design Center (CDC) in the field of Affordable Housing in Cincinnati Uptown, summer 2010. Waleed Alzamil is the author of one book entitled "The Experiences of Governments in Dealing with Squatter Settlements" published by Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP), Germany, 2011. He is a member of several professional organizations including American Planning Association (APA), Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). He participated in numerous seminars and training courses. His research interests include Housing Issues, Affordable Housing, Land-use planning, and regional planning.

EDUCATION

	Doctoral Student in UPEP [Now]
	College of Public Affairs (SPA), Urban Planning & Environmental Policy (UPEP), Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, United States of America: 26. Aug. 2011 - Now
	Master of Community Planning MCP [2010]
	College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), University of Cincinnati with a GPA (3.58/4.00), Cincinnati, OH, United States of America: 23 Sep. 2009 -11 Dec. 2010
	Master of Urban Planning M.Sc. [2005]
	College of Architecture and Planning, King Saud University with a GPA (4.81/5.00), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 14 Sep. 2002 -18 June 2005.
	Bachelor of Urban Planning B.Sc. Hons [2001]
	College of Architecture and Planning, King Saud University with a GPA (4.48/5.00) with "Second class honor", Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Nov. 1996 -16 June 2001.

NEWS

	New Courses and Training Certificates
	I recently received certificates of completion of courses from MASTER CLASS MANAGEMENT.
	Courses and Training Certificates
	I received certificates of completion of courses from the Expert Rating Company.
	First Cooperation with the LAP
	My first book entitled "The Experiences of Governments in Dealing with Squatter Settlements" has been published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. You can buy your copy through Morebooks, Bod.com Or Amazon.com

Latest Projects

Informal Housing

The problem of the informal housing is one of the problems which accompanied the concept of civilization and it has been enlarged especially in the third world countries and the Arabic countries, which means to establish a house in the lands without getting permission from the official authorities.

My vision

I believe that the informal housing one of the most important problems facing third world countries. To solve this problem we must think about how to solve the causes of the problem through the interest of regional planning, to provide housing alternatives for the poor, and to offer increased zoning control over the city.

	Community land use
	westwood neighborhood
	small area plan
	Terms of Housing