CURRICULUM VITAE Name Date of birth Nationality Address Salem A. Thawaba 30 May 1967 Palestinian 1175 W. Leroy Pond Dr. # 273 Fayetteville, AR. 72701 E-Mail: sthawab@uark.edu \ Work Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (Institutional Capacity Building/ Norwegian Project) Tel : 972+2+2961860/1 fax: 972+2+2961857/8/9 E-mail: sthawaba@gov.ps Education: Recently PhD student in Environmental Dynamics (ENDY). University of Arkansas AR, USA 1996-98 Master degree in Regional planning and Urbanism Oslo School of Architecture.(Thesis “landscape capacity for absorbing urban development in Tulkarem”). 1985-1994 Architectural Engineering Beir Zeit University Employment: 1994 GDS (GIS. software) Coordinator, in the Jordanian company CCS (Computer and Communication System Company) 1995 Engineering office (Architecture and structural office) (Design and implementation of engineering - residential and public- project) 1996 Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation As Planner (Department of rural development) 1998 Working in Habash consulting engineering office/Ramallah as part time. Academic and Professional Experience: Courses Taken: Under Graduate: Graduate: Basic Sciences, Architectural History, Theories in Regional Planning, Theory of Urban Planning, Concrete Design, Lighting and Acoustics, Theory of Modern Architecture, Building Construction, Architecture in Palestine, Design of Public and Commercial Buildings, Landscape Architecture, Design of Industrial Buildings, Health Engineering, Housing and Building Technology. Basic Planning Procedures, Regional Analysis, Evaluation in Planning, History of Urbanism, Theory of Urban Design, Urban Planning, GIS, Structure Urban Analysis, Urban Land-use Panning, Transportation Planning, The social Aspects of Planning, Planning in Low and Middle income Countries, Urban Reconstruction, Environmental Planning, Landscape Analysis, Urban Green Structure, Principals in Planning Sustainability, Cultural Heritage and Preservation, Planning Law and Regulation, Planning Theory. Training Courses: 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1999 (Arc View Course by ESRI) at the Ministry of Planning (Planning Theory course) at the Ministry of Planning (Landscape training course) at the Ministry (Arc View advanced training by ESRI) at MOPIC (Arc Info Advanced training ) at MOPIC (Corel Draw) at MOPIC Monitoring and Evaluation course (MOPIC) Duties at the Ministry: -Landscape Assessment for the whole West Bank. -Urban and Rural Studies ( collecting and analyzing data) - I was a member in the GIS team working on producing maps related to the studies being done to produce the regional plan. -Preparing the Green structure map for the West Bank -I was one of the team dealt with the regional plan for the West Bank. - I was one of the team dealt with the Emergency Protection Plan for the West Bank. -I was a coordinator for the Palestinian Development Plan (PDP) for the years 1998-2000. -I was working as a coordinator for the productive sector in the “Projects Directorate” at the Ministry, dealing with the projects submitted from the beneficiaries to the donors, monitoring, evaluation and frame settings “terms of reference’ for the projects. Publications: - Team coordinator “ Landscape Assessment of The West Bank Governorates”, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. 1998. - Member of a team working and publishing the “ Emergency Natural Resource Protection Plan for Palestine – Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in the West Bank Governorates”. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. 1998. - Member of a team working and publishing the “Emergency Natural Resources Protection Plan for Palestine – West Bank Governorates”. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. 1996. - A paper entitled “Landscape Capacity for Absorbing Urban Development and Character of Townscape in Tulkarem” which was introduced into a workshop held at Tulkarem Municipality in September 1998. Languages: Arabic Mother tongue English Excellent Hebrew Good