STAFF PROFILE
Dr. Leila Mahmoudi Farahani
Position:
Associate
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
Email:
leila.farahani@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Understanding and measuring the socio-ecological benefits of greening actions. Funded by: Moreland City Council - Competitive from (2019 to 2020)
Urban Studies, Sense of Community, Suburban Studies, Human-environment interaction, Environmental Psychology, Urban Sociology, Social life, Place Making, Greening, Liveability, Ecological approaches to health and wellbeing
- Kelly, D.,Davern, M.,Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Higgs, C.,Maller, C. (2022). Urban greening for health and wellbeing in low-income communities: A baseline study in Melbourne, Australia In: Cities, 120, 1 - 11
- Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Izadpanahi, P.,Tucker, R. (2022). The death and life of Australian suburbs: Relationships between social activity and the physical qualities of Australian suburban neighbourhood centres In: City, Culture and Society, 28, 1 - 12
- Kelly, D.,Maller, C.,Mahmoudi Farahani, L. (2022). Wastelands to Wetlands: questioning wellbeing futures in urban greening In: Social & Cultural Geography, , 1 - 23
- Mansournia, S.,Bahrami, B.,Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Aram, F. (2021). Understanding children’s perceptions and activities in urban public spaces: The case study of Zrêbar Lake Waterfront in Kurdistan In: Urban Studies, 58, 372 - 388
- Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Arcari, P.,Maller, C. (2020). Residents’ perceptions and use of Sheils Reserve pre-greening In: Moreland City Council Melbourne, Australia
- Pauli, N.,Maller, C.,Mata, L.,Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Porter, E.,Arabena, L.,Davern, M.,Higgs, C.,Ligtermoet, E.,Selva, G.,Atkins, M.,Mouat, C.,Follmer, J.,Kelly, D. (2020). Perspectives on understanding and measuring the social, cultural and biodiversity benefits of urban greening In: Australian Government, National Environmental Science Program Melbourne, Australia
- Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Beynon, D. (2019). Third places and their contribution to the street life In: Rethinking Third Places : Informal Public Spaces and Community Building, Edward Elgar, United Kingdom
- Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Maller, C. (2019). Investigating the benefits of 'leftover' places: Residents' use and perceptions of an informal greenspace in Melbourne In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 41, 292 - 302
- Mahmoudi Farahani, L. (2019). Geophysical setting and urban form of a traditional city: Examination of the Kurdish city of Sanandaj, Iran In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning, 172, 237 - 247
- Mahmoudi Farahani, L.,Motamed, B.,Ghadirinia, M. (2018). Investigating Heritage Sites Through the Lens of Social Media In: Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 42, 199 - 211