Institute of Housing and Mobility
Regionomics is managed by Dr. Murtaza Haider, who holds a doctorate in Urban Systems Analysis from the University of Toronto. Dr. Haider has been a lead investigator of numerous housing market and logistics studies in Canada. These include, among others, determining the impact of smart growth and new urbanism on travel behaviour and urban development (Client: CMHC) and logistics decision making of shippers and carriers in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor (Client: Transport Canada). Dr. Haider has also prepared expert testimony for leading law firms in Canada. Dr. Haider is an associate professor of supply chain & logistics management at Ryerson University in Toronto. He is also an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Engineering at McGill University and at the University of Toronto. Earlier, Dr. Haider held a joint appointment in Urban Planning and Civil Engineering at McGill University where he taught transportation, land development, and urban infrastructure investments. Dr. Haider’s research has focused on trade & logistics, integrated transportation-land use modeling, real estate market dynamics, and equity concerns in mobility. He is the Vice President (Awards) of the Canadian Transport Research Forum and a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Transportation and Land Development committee. A graduate of Engineering University in Peshawar, he later earned a Masters in transportation engineering and planning, and a Ph.D. in urban systems analysis from the University of Toronto. He also obtained a certificate in magazine journalism from Ryerson University. As a columnist, he has written extensively on development issues in South Asia. read more | Regionomics' associates include:
Dr. Madhav Badami
Transport, energy, and environment; Transport planning in developing countries Dr. Dominique Lord
Traffic safety and traffic engineering/planning Dr. Nisha Malhotra
Trade and Development Dr. Kouros Mohammadian
Travel demand forecasting, urban planning, and traffic impact studies Amira Sadek
Freight Planning, survey questionnaire design and execution, GIS Rehan Waheed
Geographic Information Systems, Demographic / spatial analysis, transport planning Irteza Haider (Pakistan Office)
Infrastructure development, environmental assessment, economic planning Mustafa Haider (Pakistan Office)
Geographic Information Systems, Database development and management, survey execution |
