Department of City and Regional Planning

Siddiqa Amin

Siddiqa Amin
Siddiqa Amin

Assistant Professor
Department of City and Regional Planning
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Education and Training

  • Ph.D. Scholar – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Research Area: Transportation Planning

  • M.Sc. in City and Regional Planning – UET Lahore (2014)
    Thesis: Comparative Analysis of Enforcement of Building Control Regulations in Public and Private Housing Schemes in Lahore

  • B.Sc. in City and Regional Planning (Hons) – UET Lahore (2007)

    Thesis: Assessment of CNG Rickshaw Scheme of Government of Punjab (Lahore case)

Work Experience

Assistant Professor
Department of City & Regional Planning, LCWU – Nov 2014 to Present
  • Teaching undergraduate courses in planning legislation, Landuse and Building Control
  • Supervising final-year research projects
  • Involved in departmental development activities
Deputy Director Town Planning
Lahore Development Authority – Dec 2013 to Oct 2014
  • Approval of private housing schemes
  • Legal documentation and master plan implementation
  • Enforcement against unauthorized developments
Assistant Director, Town Planning LDA – Jul 2009 to Oct 2014
  • Scheme review, land audits, and approvals
  • Coordination with public and private stakeholders
Urban Planner
Izhar & Associates – May 2007 to Jun 2009
  • Involved in master planning projects for Multan and Muzaffarabad
  • Layout design and community planning for PGSHF schemes

Research Supervision

  • Impact of Urban Sprawl on Transportation Cost -2016
  • Implementation of Traffic Impact Assessment Studies of Commercial Buildings (A case study, Gulberg, Lahore)-2016
  • A study of energy-efficient housing in Lahore, 2016
  • Assessment of Informal Public Transport (A case study of Lahore) 2017
  • A comparative study of Urban Street Patterns (a case study of DHA Phase-V and Phase-VIII), 2017
  • Assessment of Quality of Bus Service based on Passenger Load Factor, Comfort
  • Level, and in-time vehicle Service (a case study of Lahore) -2017
  • Analysis of On-street Parking System in Commercial Areas (A case study of Lahore)-2017
  • Impact of Urban Development projects on Quality of life (a case study of M.A. Johar Town)-2018
  • Assessment of Livability based on Livability Index (A case study of Quaid-e-Azam town)-2018
  • Assessment of the Impact of Neighbourhood Park on Adjacent Property Values:(A case study of TMA Samanabad)- 2019
  • Analysis of Social, Physical, Hygienic Impact of Poor Sewerage and Drainage System; (A case study of Samanabad Subdivision), Lahore -2019
  • Assessment of Impact of Outdoor Advertisements, A case study of Lahore -2020
  • Understanding Behavioural Changes of Users of Public Transport Amid Covid-19 Pandemic (case of Lahore) -2021
  • Assessing the Service Quality and Riders’ Satisfaction (case study of Orange Line Metro Train, Lahore-2022
  • Evaluating Visual Aesthetics Through Quantitative Strategy Planning Matrix (a case study of Garhi Shahu, Lahore)-2023
  • Evaluating The Accessibility of Feeder Bus Route to Metro Station; The Perspective of Users Of Orange Line Metro Train, Lahore-2024

Conferences and Workshops 

  1. Certificate of Participation for the paper presentation in the 7th Malaysia-Japan Joint International Conference, MJJIC- 25-26 October 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  2. Certificate of Appreciation for paper Presentation, in 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals, 29-30 March 2022, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  3. Certificate of appreciation for paper presentation in 10th AMER International Conference on Quality of Life, Shangri-la Rasa Sayang, Penang, Malaysia, 16-17 March 2022
  4. Certificate of Participation for workshop Planning in Germany and Pakistan: Responding to challenges of Climate Change through Intercultural Dialogue at UET, Lahore, 17 to 23 December 2022
  5. Certificate of Appreciation for Best Paper for 3rd International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying (GBES-2023), 17-18 September 2023
  6. Certificate of Participation for participating in the session on Faculty development for Supporting Students Societies, 5-6 December 2023, under USAID's HEESA
  7. Certificate for 01 point CPD workshop on an Overview of the Intelligent Transportation System, Goal, Vision, and Applications, 9th May, 2024, at Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Haripur KPK, Pakistan
  8. Certificate of Participation for workshop Planning in Germany and Pakistan: Cross-Cultural Perception of Urban and Rural Landscape and Cultural Heritage at TU Dortmund University from 11 to 18 May, 2024

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) – ID: P-682
  • Elected Executive Member, PCATP (2015)
  • Member, Institute of Town Planners, Pakistan (IPP)

Publications

  1. Spatial analysis for the identification of high-risk locations of road accidents with pedestrian fatalities in Lahore
    Attiya Haseeb, Atia Saleemi, Zeba Haseeb, Siddiqa Amin, Hafiza Saba Islam (Pakistan Journal of Science, Vol. 70. No. 04., December, Issue 2018)
  2. Residents’ Perception of Livability: A case Study of Quaid-e- Azam Town (Township), Lahore, Pakistan
    Siddiqa Amin, Hafiza Saba Islam, Attiya Haseeb, Atia. Saleemi
    (Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners Volume 18 Issue 3 (2020), Page 273 – 288)
  3. Practicalities of Strata Lease Schemes in Malaysia
    Nur Huzaifah Zainal, Salfarina Samsudin, Fatin Afiqah Md Azmi, Siddiqa Amin
    (Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal · March 2022)
  4. A Case Study of Strata Lease Scheme In Malaysia, Features and Uniqueness
    Nur Huzaifah Zainal, Salfarina Samsudin, Fatin Afiqah Md Azmi, Siddiqa Amin
    (Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal · March 2022)
  5. Urban Heat Island (UHI) Implications and a Holistic Management Framework
    Hafiza Saba Islam, Talib Elahi Butt, Shaker Mahmood Mayo, Siddiqa Amin & Maria Ali (Climate Change and Cooling Cities, Springer link, Singapore, 2023)
  6. Implications Of Public Transportation in Post-Covid-19 Case Study of Lahore
    Siddiqa Amin Presented in 1st International Conference of Sustainable Development Goals held on 29th - 31st March, 2022 in Lahore College Women University, Lahore.
  7. Urban transport interventions: The way forward to resilient city, context of Lahore, Pakistan
    Siddiqa Amin, Zuhra Junaida Mohammad Husny
    Presented in International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying , 2023, Uuniversiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia held on 17-18 September, 2023. (awarded as best paper under category of Urban Planning)
  8. Service quality Assessment of Orange Line Metro Train, Lahore, Pakistan
    Siddiqa Amin, Zuhra Junaida, Zunaira Ijaz, Ayesha Shahbaz, Shaiza Rasool
    (IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1274 (2023))