Aidin (Aydin) Akbari Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Worked on a variety of planning, policy, and data analysis and review tasks with a major focus on Ontario’s spatial growth and its associated challenges, such as housing affordability, workforce strategy, and sustainable development in communities.

Teaching assistant in SYDE533 (Conflict Resolution)Department of Systems Design EngineeringThe aim of this course is to introduce engineering students with formal methods for studying decision-making problems involving multiple participants and multiple objectives. Topics include the graph model for conflict resolution, normal game form, metagame analysis, games with misperceptions, preference elicitation, human behaviour under conflict, evolution of a conflict, decision-making under uncertainty, sensitivity analyses, multiple criteria decision analysis, group decision and negotiation, coalition analysis, decision support systems, and real-world applications of the foregoing concepts

1. Carrying out research on synergies and tradeoffs of different ecosystem services across the altered landscape with a specific focus on the Canadian Prairie Ecozone2. Spatial modelling of habitat quality for endangered species in the Canadian Prairies using a suite of spatial modelling tools including GIS an InVEST

Waterloo, On

Teaching Assistant in Plan 105 (Introduction to Planning Analysis)School of PlanningThe goal of this course is to introduce students to analytical approaches employed in planning. Students will gain a basic understanding of planning relevant data and approaches to analyzing and communicating planning data. Ideas and techniques drawn from demography are emphasized along with spatial analysis, visualization, and techniques for socio-economic data.Responsibilities:Conducting GIS tutorial/lab sessionsGrading Assignments carried out by GIS

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Research/Policy Analyst - Planning InternResponsibilities:Working on a range of regional planning issues with a specific focus on environmental issues across the region.About the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region :The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR) is comprised of 18 municipalities that include and surround the City of Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region provides the platform for municipalities to work on projects that cross boundaries that support good growth, good stewardship and good governance.The WMR was originally formed in 1998 and legislated through the Capital Region Partnership Act in 2006, which gives the organization its mandate to set priorities in areas for planning, growing and servicing the region.The Winnipeg Metropolitan Region is the economic engine of the Province of Manitoba. With 64% of the total provincial and 70% of the GDP, an economically strong metro region is central to the well-being not just of regional partners, but the Province of Manitoba as a whole.

Master'S Degree, Environmental Studies In Planning

Master'S Degree, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning, Master

City And Regional Planning, Bachelor