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Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang

FILEDS OF INTEREST
Land use and Landscape planning, Environmental Impact Assessment
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Environmental Protection, Planning and Management
Participatory Management of the Natural Resources for Sustainable Development

EDUCATION

PhD Apr.2004-Current
George-August University of Goettingen, Forest Policy and Nature Conservation Institute; Goettingen, Germany
Major: Landscape Assessment and Planning
Minor: Forest Policy and Ecological Pedology

Master of Science
Oct.1995–Dec.1997
Tehran University, Natural Resources Faculty, Department of Environmental Sciences; Tehran, Iran (GPA: A)
Major: Environmental Impact Assessment
Minor: Land use Planning, R.S & GIS, Environmental Pollution, Wildlife Management

Bachelor of Science Oct.1991-Oct.1995
Tehran University, Natural Resources Faculty, Department of Environmental Sciences; Tehran, Iran (GPA: A)
Major: National Parks’ Planning and Management
Minor: Environmental Pollution, Wildlife Ecology, Wildlife Management


WORKING EXPERIANCE

- Research Program, George-August University of Goettingen, Germany
“GIS-supported environmental assessment for landscape planning – model and requirements on regional and community levels for Iran”     
Forest Policy and Nature Conservation Institute Apr. 2004-Current

- Senior Expert, Moje-Pooya & Shil-Amayesh Environmental Consultant Engineers Companies, Tehran, Iran Oct. 2001 – 2003
“Preparation of Tehran Green Belt Integrated Plan” for Tehran Park & Green Space Organization
“Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Sewage Collection System of Kaleibar City in East Azerbaijan Province”, a joint project with Omran Mohit-e-Zist Consulting Engineers Co.
“Preparation of the Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for Shrimp Culture in Garandhoo and Khalasi Coastal Areas in Hormozgan Province”, for the Iranian Fisheries Company

- Environmental Expert, International Affairs of the Research and Education Department; Ministry of Agricultural Crusade, Tehran, Iran Dec. 1997-Oct.2001
UNDP National Consultant in preparation phase of the UNDP-GEF Medium-Sized Project for Yakhkesh Mountains as a community-based model for integrated ecosystem management of the mountain forests in the Caspian Region, Iran
FAO National Consultant in the Flood Recovery Mission of the United Nations Agencies to the Golestan Province, Iran
FAO National Consultant in TCP/IRA/0065 (E) – Emergency Assistance to Flood Affected Farmers in Mazandaran Province (Using agro-forestry and biological measures for rehabilitation of the forests and rangelands in order to prevent future floods
Collaboration in the feasibility studies for watershed management and sustainable use of natural resources in Karoon 2&3 (Khuzestan Province), Lordegan (Charmahal & Bakhtiari Province), Cezar (Charmahal & Bakhtiari Province) and Mardanghomchai (East Azerbaijan) rivers basins, Forests & Range lands Organization – Jame Iran Consulting Engineers Co., Iran
Preparation of a UNDP-GEF Medium-Sized Project Concept Paper for Dorz & Sayeban area for rehabilitation of the vegetation cover by floodwater spreading method

- Research Assistant, Department of the Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Faculty of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
“Preparation of Environmental Impact Statement of Kermanshah Province”. University of Tehran – Department of the Environment Oct.1996- Dec. 1998
“Collaboration in the Socio-economic Assessment of the Community-based Forestry Cooperatives in Mazandaran and Gilan Provinces”. University of Tehran - Forests and Range lands Organization April-June 1996
“Physical Zoning of Kavir National Park”. University of Tehran – Department of the Environment March- Oct. 1995


WORKSHOPS

- Introduction. to the Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and ISO 14000, Studying Center of the Industrial Development and Reconstruction Organization (SCIDRO), Tehran, Iran Apr.-Jul. 2001
Introduction to Arcview 3.x, Forest Policy & Nature Conservation Institute of Goettingen University, Goettingen, Germany April 2005
Introduction to Arc GIS 9.1, Forest Policy & Nature Conservation Institute of Goettingen University, Goettingen, Germany April 2007

TEACHING & TRAININNG ACTIVITIES

“The First Global Environment Facility (GEF) Training Workshop for the Experts of the Ministry of Agricultural Crusade”. Department of Education and Research, Tehran, Iran (1999)

”Methods for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)”. Training Workshop for the Experts of Department of the Environment, DOE Training Center, Karaj, Iran (2000)
“Methods for Environmental Assessment”. Environmental College. Department of the Environment, Karaj, Iran (Winter Semester 2001)


PREPARATION

Nouri, A. 1995.“Energy and Tomorrow’s World”. B.Sc Seminar. Natural Resources Faculty of Tehran University, Karaj, Iran.
Nouri, A., Farhadi, A., Hosseini, A. 1995. “Physical Zoning of the Kavir National Park”. B.Sc thesis. Natural Resources Faculty of Tehran University, Karaj, Iran.
Nouri, A. 1996. “Remote Sensing Applications for Studying the Marine Environment and Water Pollution”. M.Sc Seminar. Natural Resources Faculty of Tehran University, Karaj, Iran.
Nouri, A. 1998. “Environmental Impact Assessment of Kermanshah Province with the Application of Degradation Model”. M.Sc Thesis. Natural Resources Faculty of Tehran University, Karaj, Iran
Nouri, A., Touraji, M.1999.“Guide- Book for the First Global Environment Facility (GEF) Training Workshop in the Ministry of Agricultural Crusade”. Department of Education and Research. Ministry of Agricultural Crusade. Tehran, Iran
Nouri, A., Touraji, M. 2000. “Using GEF Supports for Decreasing National Environmental Problems and Achieving Sustainable Development in Iran”. Paper to the first bi-annual congress on the main economic problems of Iran. Research Institute of Economy, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Nouri, A. Touraji, M. 2001. “Using GEF Supports in Sustainable Development and Proper Management of the Marine and Coastal Ecosystems in Iran”. Paper to the first congress on sustainable development of marine ecosystems, Ships and Harbor Organization, Tehran. Iran
Nouri, A.. 2000&2001. “Emergency Assistance to the Flood Affected Farmers in Mazandaran Province. Using Agro-forestry and Rehabilitation Techniques for Protection of Forests and Range Lands and Prevention of Future Floods”. Technical reports of TCP/IRA/0065 (E) project to the Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations (FAO). Tehran, Iran
Nouri, A. 2002. “The Role of Public Participation for Management and Rehabilitation of the Natural Resources and Preventing Future Floods in the Caspian Region”. The First International Conference on the Golestan Flood Event (1999). Ministry of Interior, University of Gorgan and UNDP. Gorgan, Iran
Nouri, A., Buerger-Arndt, R. 2005. “GIS-based Environmental Assessment for Landscape Planning; Model and Requirements on Regional and Community Levels for Iran”. Poster for the Forest Policy and Nature Conservation Institute of Goettingen University, Goettingen, Germany
Nouri, A., Buerger-Arndt, R. 2006. “Environment-based Land Use Planning in Iran. An Introduction to the Current Planning Approach, its Capabilities, and Deficiencies Concerning

Future Sustainable Development of the Country”. The Forest Policy and Nature Conservation Institute of Goettingen University, Goettingen, Germany
Nouri, A., Buerger-Arndt, R., Yachkeshi, A. 2006. “Environmental Conflicts in the Caspian Mountain forests. An Analysis of the Threats, Consequences and Possible Solutions for Achieving Sustainable Development (Case study: Yakhkesh area)”. The Forest Policy and Nature Conservation Institute of Goettingen University, Goettingen, Germany

AWARDS

“German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD)” scholarship for a PhD Position at George-August University, Goettingen, Germany Oct. 2003- Dec. 2007

SKILLS

Language: Persian, English, German
Computer: Arcview 3.2, ArcGIS 9.x, ERDAS 8.7, ILWIS 3.4, ENVI 4.2
Certification: Test of English by Iranian Ministry of Science & Technology (TOLIMO),
515 out of Summer 1998
German Language for Higher Education March.2004

Music: Professional Teaching and Playing of Traditional Persian Music
(Tar & Setar)

Dissertation

Publikationen

(6) NOURI, A. (2008): GIS-Supported Environmental Assessment for Landscape Planning. Model and Requirements on the Regional and Community Levels for Iran, Case Study: Yakhkesh Area, Mazandaran Province, Caspian Region.- Dissertation at the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Department of Nature Conservation and Landscape Planning, Georg-August-University Göttingen. (Cuvillier Verlag Göttingen): 209 pp.
(ISBN 978-3-86727-559-0)