B.Sc. (1979) "Architectural Engineering" Cairo University (Egypt)

M.Sc. (1984) "Architecture" Cairo (Egypt)

Diploma (1986) "Urbanism" paris 12 (France)

Ph.D. (1988) "Urban Planning" Paris 12 (France)

Others (20013-2017) "Former Head of Department" Cairo University (Egypt)

sustainable urban design

Urban Regeneration

Training and Capacity Building

Community Design & development

Education

Public space

Architecture

Informal areas

cultural heritage

2022 Smart Cities or Smart People: The Role of Stakeholders to Achieve Integrative Vision,Sahar Attia, Asmaa Ibrahim, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7410-5

2021 Changing use of public spaces in Cairo during COVID-19 November 2021Urban Research & Practice 14(1):1-18 DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2021.2006897 Reem Bakir-Sahar Attia

2021 Re-enterprising the unplanned urban areas of Greater Cairo- a social innovation perspective May 2021, Open House International DOI: 10.1108/OHI-06-2020-0063 Katerina Nicolopoulou,Ashraf M. Salama,Sahar Attia,Asser Bakhaty Bakhaty

2020 “Quality Of Urban Indexes ,Analysis to initiate Socio-Urban Based Criteria”, S. A. attia A. N. ElKhouly, M. A. Zayed, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology(IJERT)

2019 Sahar Attia and Costis Toregas, “Moving the Capital to Promote Sustainability Innovations: Analyzing Cairo’s Future Plans “, in Capital Cities and Urban Sustainability, edited by Robert Orttung, Routledge

2017. Accessible and inclusive public space: The regeneration of waterfront in informal areas”, S Attia, AAAM Ibrahim - Urban Research & Practice,

2017 -“The Waterfront”: A Fundamental Component for the regeneration of Downtown Cairo” Stryker, Beth and Omar Nagati. Eds. Creative Cities: Reframing Downtown Cairo. Cairo: CLUSTER

2017 Quality of Life of Children in the Egyptian Communities: Investigating Current Situations, Cairo as a Case Study,” A Elkhouly, S Attia, M Zayed, 1st International Conference on Towards a Better Quality of Life, El Gouna

2017 -“Investigating The Evolution Of Informal Urban Pockets In Greater Cairo Region”, A Almalt, S Attia, HA Khalil, Journal of Engineering Research, Faculty of Engineering in Mataria, Helwan University, vol.154

2017 “Challenges of Sustainable Urban Development and the Phenomenon of Densification in Cairo”, S Attia – in Revitalizing City Districts, pp 115-126 ,Springer International

2017 -“City's Environmental Performance Assessment”, S El Gouhary, A Abdin, Sahar Attia, H Khalil, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Towards a Better Quality of Life, El Gouna

2016 -“Urban regeneration of public space - Al-Alfi Street- Down Town Cairo”,co author, 11th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability Sustainable City 2016,Alicante, Spain

2016 Urban regeneration of public space - Al-Alfi Street- Down Town Cairo”,co author, 11th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability Sustainable City 2016,Alicante, Spain

2015 -“Urban Metabolism and Quality of Life in Informal Areas”,20th International Conference on Urban planning and Regional Development in the Information society,

2015 Aldon, Luc, Serge Allou, Sahar Attia, Brigitte Bariol-Mathais, Kathryn Bryk Friedman, Wayne J. Caldwell, Ronald Chimowa, Irena F Creed, Alexis Doucet, Michael Elliott, Sara Hoeflich, Alexey Kozmin, Yvonne Lynch and Josep Maria Llop. “INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES ON URBAN AND TERRITORIAL PLANNING Towards a Compendium of Inspiring Practices.”

2012 “Revitalization of Downtown as center for social democracy And sustainable growth”, Ecocity Builders Summit Book,

2011 Rethinking Public Space in Cairo: The Appropriated Tahrir Square

2020 Ecocities Now, Springer

2019. “Cultural Sustainable Tourism”, Co-Editor, Springer,

2018 -“New Cities and Community Extensions in Egypt and the Middle East”, Co Editor, Springer,

2016 -“Dynamics and Resilience of Informal Areas - International Perspectives.” Co-Editor, Springer,

2009 “Shared Mediterranean Heritage, concept, management and collective memory”, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, 2009.

2020 Women Award for Social Responsibility

2014 Award Women and Architecture - 2nd Arc Vision prize awarded by the Society of Egyptian Architects and Suez Cement-Italcement Group

1996 The certificate of the Hubert Humphrey Fellow Ship Professional Program

1988 The Honored Price of “John Jaffe” from the Chancellery of Paris Academy, For Best Thesis submitted during 1988 in Human Sciences

2011 Urban Design Group, UK

2019-present Member of the Stakeholders Advisory Group Entreprise (SAGE) UN Habitat.

2018-present member in the social housing/habitat committee UIA

2013-2014 Member of the Expert Group for International Urban and territorial Planning Guidelines, UN Habitat.

2011-present Member , and chair of the Steering committee of the UN Habitat University network Initiative (UNI)