Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman
General Secretary
Pakistan Society of Geographic Information Systems

I graduated in Urban  Development Planning and Environmental Management from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand in August 1997. My special interest is GIS applications to Urban Development Planning and Environmental Management. My research was on the Evaluation of Health Impact of Tanning Industrial Effluent in Kasur, Pakistan. My brief C.V. is as under:

Name:    Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman
Date of Birth:   March 15, 1967
Nationality:   Pakistani
 

Contact Address:
 Human Settlements Development Program,
School of Environment, Resources and Development,
Asian Institute of Technology, P. O. 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120,
Thailand
Phone:  (66-2) 524-5612
Fax: (66-2) 524-6132 (Attn. ATIQ)
Email: atiq@ait.ac.th
 atiqpsgis@hotmail.com
Permanent Address:
78 - Al Habib Park, Chowk Out Fall Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Phone (Pakistan) (92-42) 7229108

Qualification
January 96 to August 97
M.Sc. in Urban Development Planning and Environmental Management with excellent grade for research thesis entitled "Assessment of Health Impact of Tanning Industrial Effluent in Kasur, Pakistan" from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
 Major Interest: GIS applications to Spatial Analysis, Health and Urban Environmental Management.
February 1986 to August 1991
B.Sc. in City and Regional Planning with Honors and First Position from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Distinctions and Awards:

• Awarded with the fellowship for "Regional Education Development Program" offered by Government of Japan.
• Awarded with scholarship by the Government of Japan for graduate studies in Urban Planning, Land and Housing Development under the Government of Japan Scholarship Program.
• Selected as one of the 10 Young Planners who were chosen from all over the world and got special sponsorship from UNESCO to participate in the Young Planners Workshop in the 33rd World Planning Congress 14-20 September 1997 held in Ogaki - Japan. This conference was organized by the International Society of City and Regional Planners.
• Got first position in final year in the City and Regional Planning Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
• Awarded with a Merit Award from the Education Minister of Pakistan and the Governor of Punjab in respect of useful research of National Importance. This research was entitled as " Planning Guidelines for District Level Town Planners in Punjab, Pakistan". This thesis was also appreciated by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Most of the functions of town planners recommended in this thesis were adopted by various municipalities and district councils in Punjab.
• Voluntarily worked for an NGO (Anjuman Ikhwan e Islam) working for educational uplifting in Pakistan and designed all of the buildings including college, stadium, educational complex, hostel, technical training center, and overall master plan for the project area.
• Currently serving as the General Secretary of the "Pakistan Society of Geographic Information System (GIS)”. This is the only organization, which is working for the GIS technology transfer to the planning institution in Pakistan and organizing GIS training workshops in Pakistan. I am also the pioneer of this organization and we have over 200 members from Pakistan and abroad.
• Country Editor (Pakistan) for GIS Asia pacific.

•  "Study on the Improvement of Environmental Issues Caused by Industrial Activities in Kasur, Pakistan" by Dr. Hideharu Morishita and Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman in the International conference organized by ISoCaRP – JAPA 33rd World Planning Congress on the theme: Risk Assessment and Management: Planning for an Uncertain Future, Ogaki, Japan, 17-20 September 1997.
•  "Transfer of GIS Technology for Planning: Establishment of Pakistan Society of GIS" by Dr. Hideharu Morishita and Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman in the International Conference on the 20th Anniversary of the Human Settlements Development Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand (10-13 December 1997).
•  “Future Guidelines for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Development in Pakistan”, in the International Workshop on GIS Applications to Resource Management and Environmental Planning, held in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 17-18, 1998.
•  “Transfer of GIS Technology for Urban and Regional Planning”, in International Conference on the theme: Spatial Information Technology towards 2000 and Beyond: Geoinformatics ’98, Beijing, China (17-19 June 1998).
•  International Workshop on “PANGAEA: Gaming and Simulation for Sustainable Development” organized by United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD), Nagoya, Japan and School of Environment, Resource and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, (4-7 August 1998).
•  “Impact of Institutional Detriments of Environmental Protection Law for River Waters in Pakistan: A case study of River Ravi” by Mohammad Atiq ur Rahman and Mohammad Kashif. The 34th International Planning Congress on the theme: PLANNING FOR LAND AND WATER held in Azores, Portugal from 26 September to 2 October 1998.

Professional Affiliation

• International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP)
• Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners, (PCATP)
• Pakistan Institute of City and Regional Planning (PICRP)
• Pakistan Society of Geographic Information Systems (PSGIS)