Mohammad Sarraf
Researcher in Urban Planning & Design
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Stockholm
Mo Sarraf is a researcher specializing in urban and community planning. His current research projects primarily focus on exploring the relationship between the built environment and autism. In alignment with the concept of inclusive cities and emphasizing diversity, Mo examines the significance of architecture, planning, and decision-making processes in the ongoing paradigm shift towards neurodiversity within autism studies.
Mo Sarraf holds a PhD in Planning & Decision Analysis from KTH, with a background in architecture. His PhD thesis, "Spatiality of Multiculturalism" (2015), explores the relationship between urban form and cultural diversity, highlighting the role urban form plays in addressing the challenge of living 'together-in-difference' in multicultural societies.
Prior to joining RISE, Mo Sarraf's work experiences include being a senior consultant at WSP Stockholm, a researcher at Institute for Housing and Urban Research (IBF), Uppsala University, and a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada.
Latest publication:
Sarraf, M. (2024). Autism in urban planning: in search of a theoretical framework. Cities & Health, 1–16.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2024.2404802