Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman,
MSc (Geog) ; MSc (Urban & Regional Planning); MPhil (DRR); PhD (EIA); Post Doc (DRR) (Japan)
Associate Professor,
Department of Geography,University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
E-mail: atta_urp@yahoo.com ,
atta-ur-rehman@upesh.edu.pk
Phone office: (+92)-91-9221033
Professional Experience in Teaching and Research
2013 to Date May 30, 2013, Associate Professor, Institute of Geography, Urban and
Regional Planning, University of Peshawar-Pakistan
2009 - 2013
March 21, 2009 to May 29, 2013, Assistant Professor, Institute of Geography,
Urban and Regional Planning, University of Peshawar-Pakistan
2002 - 2009
February 12, 2002 to March 20, 2009 as Lecturer, Department of Geography,
Urban and Regional Planning, University of Peshawar-Pakistan
1998 - 2002
October 29, 1998 to February 11, 2002, Lecturer in Geography, Govt. Post
Graduate College, Nowshera, Education Department, Govt. of NWFP.
1997-1998
January 1st 1997 to October 29, 1998, Research Officer, Geographical
Information Centre, Peshawar-Pakistan
1996-1997
One year in Pak-German project, Culture area Karakorum as a research
investigator
Academic Qualifications
2013-2014
Post-Doctorate, IEDM Laboratory, GSGES, Kyoto University-Japan
2003-2008
Ph.D. (EIA), University of Peshawar-Pakistan
2005-2006
Post-Graduate diploma in GIS/RS, University of Peshawar-Pakistan
1998-2003
M.Phil. (DRR), University Of Peshawar-Pakistan
1996-1998
M.Sc Urban & Regional Planning (Gold Medal), Uni. of Peshawar-Pakistan
1994-1995
M.Sc. Geography, (1st Class 2nd Position), University of Peshawar-Pakistan
1991-1993
B.Sc. (Biology, Chemistry, Geography), University of Peshawar-Pakistan
Monographs/ Books Published
Shaw R, Rahman A, Surjan A, Parvin GA. 2015. Urban Disasters and Resilience in
Asia. Elsevier, New York (in Press)
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Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. 2015. Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in
Pakistan. Springer, Tokyo
http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/natural+hazards/book/978-4-431-55368-7
Rahman A. 2010. Ex Post Environmental Impact Assessment: A Regional
Perspective. VDM Verlag Publishing co. Ltd Germany, ISBN 978-3-63919563-7. Pages-293. Http://www.amazon.com/ex-post-environmental-impactassessment/dp/3639195639
Rahman A. 2010.
Disaster Risk Management: Flood Perspective. VDM Verlag
Publishing Co. Ltd Germany, ISBN 978-3-639-29891-8, 192 Pages.
http://www.bod.com/index.php?id=3435&objk_id=400534
Encyclopaedia Chapter
Rahman A. 2014. Spatial analysis of Flood causes in the Hindu Kush Region. Taylor
& Francis Group, New York, NY 10017 (In press)
International Research Journal Publications
Rahman G, Rahman A, Khan AN, Samiullah. 2015. Spatio-Statistical Failure Rate
analysis for Landslide Susceptibility Zonation in the Hindu Kush region. Natural
Hazards (submitted)
Rahman A, Khan AN, Collins AE. 2014. Analysis of landslide causes and associated
damages in the Kashmir Himalayas of Pakistan. Natural Hazards, 71(1): 803-821
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2013. Analysis of 2010-flood causes, nature and magnitude in the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Natural hazards, 66 (2): 887-904
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2012. Ex post Impact Evaluation of Chashma Right Bank Canal on
Land Use in D. I. Khan District, Pakistan. Journal The Arab World Geographers,
15(2):139-160
Rahman A, Khan AN, Ali Z. 2012. Evaluation of the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation
Project and strategy formulation using the SWOT approach. Journal Irrigation and
Drainage, 61(4): 464-476
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2011. Analysis of flood causes and associated socio-economic
damages in the Hindu Kush region. Natural Hazards, 59(3): 1239-1260
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Rahman A, Khan AN, Collins AE, Qazi F. 2011. Causes and extent of environmental
impacts of landslide hazard in the Himalayan region: a case study of Murree,
Pakistan. Natural Hazards, 57(2): 413-434
Rahman A, Khan AN, 2010. Impacts of the Chashma Right Bank Canal on the land use
and cropping pattern in D.I.Khan district-Pakistan. Proceedings of the XVIIth
World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering
(CIGR), hosted by the Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE/SCGAB)
Québec
City,
Canada
June
13-17,
2010.
http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/docs/CIGR2010-book-abstracts.pdf
Rahman A, Khan AN, 2010. Causes and environmental impacts of flood hazard: A case
study of sample villages, Swat valley, Pakistan. Proceedings of the 4th
International Congress of the Islamic World Geographers (ICIWG2010) Iran, 14 –
16
April
2010,
Pp.
161-180.
http://iciwgen.webs.com/Proceeding%20Cds/Part%203.pdf
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2010. Planning for drought: Towards the reduction of social
vulnerability in the Hanna-Urak valley, Quetta, Balochistan. Proceedings of the
4th International Congress of the Islamic World Geographers (ICIWG2010) Iran,
14
–
16
April
2010,
Pp.
161-180.
http://iciwgen.webs.com/Proceeding%20Cds/Part%203.pdf
Rahman A. 2009. Environmental impacts of Chashma Right Bank Canal on the land use
and agricultural resources of D.I.Khan district, Pakistan. Indian Journal Punjab
Geographers, 5(1):121-124.
Khan AN, Rahman A, Ali B. 2009. Adjustment to Riverbank Erosion Hazard: A Case
Study of Chalyar, Swat Valley, Pakistan -Pakistan. Proceedings of the
International Conference 2009, Dealing with Disasters, Resilience through Local
Governance, 11-12 November 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal. http://www.dealingwith-disasters.org.uk/reports/
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2009. Planning for Drought: Towards the reduction of social
vulnerability in the Hana-Urk Valley, Quetta-Pakistan. Proceedings of the
International Conference 2009, Dealing with Disasters, Resilience through Local
Governance, 11-12 November 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Rahman A, Khan AN. 2008. Application of a checklisting technique for the assessment of
impacts of the Chashma Right Bank Canal on land use and cropping pattern of
D.I.Khan district, Pakistan. Journal Irrigation and Drainage, 57(2):165-173
Khan, AN, Rahman A. 2008. Adjustment to Riverbank Erosion Hazard: A Case Study of
Chalyar, Swat valley, Pakistan. Proceedings of 21st IGI Conference & National
Seminar on Geomorphic Hazards: Issues & Challenges, 28-30th November, 2008,
India.
Khan AN, Rahman A, Attaullah, 2006. Extent and Causes of Earthquake Hazard: A Case
Study of Quetta, Pakistan. Indian Journal of Punjab Geographers, 1(2):17-28.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2005. Planning for drought: Towards the reduction of social
vulnerability in the Hanna-Urak valley, Quetta, Baluchistan. Proceedings of the
international Science conference, 20-21 September, 2005 held at University of
Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, AJK.
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2005. Planning for the reduction of landslide hazard: A case study
of Muzaffarabad, AJK. Proceedings of South- East Asia survey congress, BruneiDarussalam, 21st to 25th November, 2005.
Khan AN, Ahmad J, Rahman A. 2005. Causes and environmental impacts of flash floods
in Hindukush region: A case study of sample villages along Buni-Chitral road,
Chitral. Proceedings of the international Science conference, 20-21 September,
2005 held at University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, AJK.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2005. Planning For Flood Hazard Reduction: A Case of NeelumJhelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Proceeding of the
South East Asia Survey Congress, on Geomatics and the community: Spatial way
to sustainable development held at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, 21st
to 25th November, 2005.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2005. Planning for the Reduction of Landslide Hazard: A Case study
of Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Proceedings of the International
Symposium on Landslide Hazards in Orogenic Zone from the Himalaya to Island
Arcs in Asia, held at Kathmandu Nepal, from 25th-26th September, 2005, pp.291300
National Research Journal Publications
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Rahman A, Khan AN. 2013. Ex Post Impacts of Chashma Right Bank Irrigation
Project on Cropping Pattern in D.I. Khan District, Pakistan. Journal of Basic &
Applied Sciences, 9: 452-467
Ali A, Khan AN, Rahman A, Saeed M. 2013. Analysis of site, situation and their
impact on resettlement of proposed new Balakot town Pakistan: An ex post
evaluation of 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Journal of engineering and applied
sciences, 32(2): 25-37
Ali Z, Khan B, Ghani F, Rahman A. 2012. Environmental tribunal: Evaluating its
status and performance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Journal of Science and
Technology, 36(1&2): 17-24
Rahman A, Khan AN, Ali Z. 2012. Evaluating impacts of Chashma Right Bank
Irrigation Project on the cropping intensity of district D.I.Khan, Pakistan.
Journal of Managerial Sciences, 6(1): 93-112
Rahman A. 2010. Gomal zam dam: A multipurpose project. Pakistan Journal of
Geography, 20 (1&2):121-123
Khan A N, Rahman A, Ali B. 2008. Adjustment to riverbank erosion hazard: A Case
Study of Village Chalyar, Swat Valley, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of
Geography, 18 (1&2):46-59
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2007. A Geographical Analysis of Population Growth and
Prospects: A Case of Gomal Basin, D.I.Khan. Journal Geographic, 11(11): 5161
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2006. Agricultural Land Use Change Detection in Tank and
D.I.Khan District, NWFP. Journal Geographical Papers, Vol. 1, No, 1, Pp. 3350
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2006. Landslide hazards in the mountainous region of Pakistan.
Pakistan Journal of Geography, 16(1 & 2): 39-51.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2005. An Assessment of Flood Hazard Causes: A Case of
Neelum Jhelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, AJK. Pakistan Geographical Review,
56(1): 42-53.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2005. Human perception and responses to flood hazard: a case
study of district Jhelum. Journal Geographic, 10: 1-11
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Khan AN, Rahman A. 2005. Landslide hazards in the mountainous region of Pakistan.
Pakistan Journal of Geography, 16(1 & 2): 39-51.
Rahman A, Samiullah, Khan AN. 2005. Land pooling system: a tool to control
unplanned urban growth. PUTAJ Science, 12(1): 11-16.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2004. Societal vulnerability to flood hazard: A case study of
Muzaffarabad, AJK. Proceedings of Population Association of Pakistan
conference 14th-16th December, 2004 held at Karachi-Pakistan.
Rahman A. 2004. Geographic Information System: An introduction. Pakistan Journal
of Geography, 14(1 & 2): 87-89
Khan AN, Ahmad J, Rahman A. 2004. Causes and Environmental Impacts of Flash
Floods in the Hindukush Region: A Case Study of Sample villages along
Buni-Chitral Road, Chitral, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Geography, 14(1 &
2): 43-58
Khan AN, Nawaz F, Rahman A. 2004. Planning for Flood Hazard: A Geographical
Approach to Flood Problem in District Jhelum, Punjab, PUTAJ Science,
11(1): 185-199.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2004. An Evaluation of Landslide Hazard Mitigation
Measures: A Case Study of Muzaffarabad, AJK. Journal of Engineering and
Applied Sciences, 23(1): 79-88
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2003. Irrigation System in NWFP: Past Present And Future
Scenario. PUTAJ Science, 10(1) 13-24
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2003. Land Use and Agriculture Resources: A Case of NWFP.
Pakistan Geographical Review, 58(1): 18-31
Rahman A. 2003. Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project. Pakistan Journal of
Geography, 13(1 & 2): 79-84
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2003. Advocacy Planning as a Tool for Flood Hazard
Management: A Case Study of Kabul-Swat Floodplain, Peshawar Vale.
Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 22(1): 88-96.
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Khan AN, Rahman A. 2003. Floods Related Land Disputes and its Impact on the
Socio-Economic Environment: A Case Study of Kabul-Swat Floodplain,
Peshawar Vale. Journal of Law and Society, 29(42): 29-42.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2003. Impact of Flood Hazard on Muzaffarabad, AJK.. PUTAJ
Science, 10(1): 1-12
Khan AN, Ali A, Rahman A. 2003. The Distribution Pattern of Cities in Pakistan:
Application of Rank Size Rule. Pakistan Journal of Geography, 13(1 & 2): 3551.
Rahman A, Khan AN. 2002. Demography and Development Nexus in NWFP. PUTAJ
Science, 9(1): 15-26.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2002. An Evaluation of Flood Hazard Reduction Policies: A
Case of Kabul-Swat Floodplain, Peshawar Vale. PUTAJ Science, 9(1): 1-14
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2002. Extent and Evaluation of Adverse Effects of Flood
Hazard on the Socio-Economic and Physical Environment: A Case of KabulSwat Floodplain, Peshawar Vale. Pakistan Journal of Geography, 12(1& 2):
31-44
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2002. Population Issues and Prospects: A Case of NWFP.
Research Journal of Social Sciences, 2(1): 5-21
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2001. Effectiveness of Flood Hazard Reduction Policies: A
Case Study of Shpag Kaley, Peshawar Vale. Pakistan Geographical Review,
56(1): 1-16
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2001. Extent and Evaluation of Adverse Effects of Flood: A
Case Study of Shpag Kaley, Peshawar Vale. Journal Geographic, 3(1): 20-30.
Khan AN, Rahman A. 2000. Urbanization: Trends and Prospects in Pakistan. Pakistan
Journal of Geography, 10(1 & 2): 31-43
Said M, Rahman A. 1999. Map of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Northern Areas.
Geographic information centre, Peshawar
Said M, Rahman A. 1999. Union Council Atlas of NWFP. Geographic information
centre, Peshawar
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Rahman A. 1999. Environmental problems: need sustainable solution. The frontier
post, July 25, 1999
Khan AN, Rahman A. 1997. Effectiveness of Rural Health Center, Gara Tajik,
Peshawar. Journal of Rural Development and Administration, 29(3): 116-140
Book Chapter/s
Rahman A, Shaw R, Surjan A, Parvin GA. 2015. Urban Disasters and Approaches. In
(Edt) Shaw et al. Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia. Elsevier, USA (in
Press)
Parvin GA, Surjan A, Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Urban Risk, City Government and
Resilience. In (Edt) Shaw et al. Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia.
Elsevier, USA (in Press)
Rahman A, Parvin GA, Shaw R, Surjan A. 2015. Cities, Vulnerability and Climate
Change. In (Edt) Shaw et al. Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia. Elsevier,
USA (in Press)
Surjan A, Rahman A, Parvin GA, Shaw R. 2015. Urban regulation and enforcement:
A Challenge. In (Edt) Shaw et al. Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia.
Elsevier, USA (in Press)
Surjan A, Parvin GA, Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Expanding Coastal Cities: An
increasing Risk. In (Edt) Shaw et al. Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia.
Elsevier, USA (in Press)
Rahman A, Surjan A, Parvin GA, Shaw R. 2015. Impact of urban expansion on
farmland: A salient disaster. In (Edt) Shaw et al.
Urban Disasters and
Resilience in Asia. Elsevier, USA (in Press)
Chatterjee R, Rahman A, Tran T, Shaw R. 2015. Urban Food Security in Asia: A
Growing Threat. In (Edt) Shaw et al. Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia.
Elsevier, USA (in Press)
Shaw R, Parvin GA, Surjan A, Rahman A. 2015. Building community resiliency:
Linkages between individual, community and local government in urban
context. In (Edt) Shaw et al. Urban Disasters and Resilience in Asia. Elsevier,
USA (in Press)
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Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Introduction and Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in
Pakistan. In (Edt): Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. Disaster Risk Reduction
Approaches in Pakistan. Springer publishing co, Tokyo, pp.3-29
Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk: The Context of Pakistan.
In (Edt): Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches
in Pakistan. Springer publishing co, Tokyo, pp. 31-52
Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Disaster Resilience: Generic Overview and Pakistan
context. In (Edt): Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. Disaster Risk Reduction
Approaches in Pakistan. Springer publishing co, Tokyo, pp. 53-75
Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Flood Risk and Reduction Approaches in Pakistan. In
(Edt): Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in
Pakistan. Springer publishing co, Tokyo, pp. 77-100
Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. DRR at the Local Government Level in Pakistan. In (Edt):
Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in
Pakistan. Springer publishing co, Tokyo, pp. 259-280
Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Urban Risk and Reduction Approaches in Pakistan. In
(Edt): Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in
Pakistan. Springer publishing co, Tokyo, pp. 295-314
Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Disaster and Climate Change Education in Pakistan. In
(Edt): Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in
Pakistan. Springer publishing co, Tokyo, pp. 315-336
Samiullah, Rahman A, Shaw R. 2015. Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction in
Pakistan. In (Edt): Rahman A, Khan AN, Shaw R. Disaster Risk Reduction
Approaches in Pakistan. Springer publishing co, Tokyo, pp.379-394
Rahman A, Shaw R. 2014. Floods in the Hindu Kush Region: Causes and Socioeconomic Aspects. In (Edt): Shaw R, Nibanupudi HK. Mountain Hazards and
Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Japan, pp. 33-52
United Nations Publications
UNISDR. 2014. Asia Pacific inputs to the post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
(HFA2), Key Area 5 Paper, Reducing Exposure and Underlying Risk Factors,
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Developed by Kyoto University for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction (UNISDR). HFA 2 Key Area 5 Input Paper. Shaw R, Surjan A, Srivastava
N, Fernandez G, Dasgupta R, Matsuura S, Rahman A, Parvin G. 2014. HFA 2 Key
Area 5
Input Paper, Reducing Exposure and Underlying
Risk Factors.
http://www.unisdr.org/files/38055_hfa2inputfinal.pdf
UNISDR. 2014. HFA 2 Key Area 5 Input Paper: Examples of good practices in DRR in land
use plan. Rahman A, Shaw R. 2014. HFA2, Area 5, Reducing Exposure
and Underlying
Risk
Factors.
Knowledge-based
land
use
planning
and
implementation. Effectiveness of flood hazard reduction policies: A case study of
evidence-based land use planning and implementation in Swat valley, Eastern Hindu
Kush.http://www.unisdr-apps.net/confluence/download/attachments/13565954/Annex+2+DRR+in+Land+Use+Planning++Rahman.docx?version=2
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