Huda Shaka: The Green Urbanista

A recognized expert and advisor with extensive experience in strategic spatial planning sustainability frameworks and assessments stakeholder engagement and management capacity building and training developing sustainable, liveable and healthy cities

I am a chartered urban planner (MRTPI) and a chartered environmentalist (CEnv). My work involves advising on city and regional plans, master plans and mega infrastructure projects as well as strategic policy frameworks for future-ready cities.

Building on my unique multidisciplinary education and experience, I love to shed light on some of the opportunities, complexities, challenges and synergies for liveable, resilient and sustainable cities. I am eager to explore beyond the limits of current thinking, engaging and collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders to find innovative ways to think about and solve the ‘wicked’ challenges of cities.

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I Help With Strategy, Advisory & Planning

Following urbanization with smart city strategies, I help clients meet and exceed international standards of development of sustainable urban planning and design. I provide advisory and peer-review services related to infrastructure, urban planning, sustainability frameworks, environmental assessment, city vision & strategy and other strategic areas.

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Vision for Healthy Cities in GCC

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Showing up as yourself

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  • Had the honour of speaking at the Smart Madinah Forum this week, where the focus was on people-centered smart cities. 

It was a fantastic panel and there is so much to look forward to in the #Kingdom in terms of creating human-scaled, safe, and comfortable public spaces.

#SMF2023 
@unhabitat
  • Beautiful, comfortable, and functional spaces at the new @unibirminghamdubai campus. Access to nature and shading are key 👌

#shading #daylight #nature #sustainablebuildings #microclimate #wellbeing #healthybuildings #education
  • How not to develop a smart city 😄
From the #worldfutureenergysummit in AD this week

Thank you Hala Yousef for the video 📹
  • New year, new beginnings, new opportunities... all call for updated profile photo and revamped website (coming soon!)

📸 @lena.s.rodgers
Had the honour of speaking at the Smart Madinah Forum this week, where the focus was on people-centered smart cities. 

It was a fantastic panel and there is so much to look forward to in the #Kingdom in terms of creating human-scaled, safe, and comfortable public spaces.

#SMF2023 
@unhabitat
Had the honour of speaking at the Smart Madinah Forum this week, where the focus was on people-centered smart cities. 

It was a fantastic panel and there is so much to look forward to in the #Kingdom in terms of creating human-scaled, safe, and comfortable public spaces.

#SMF2023 
@unhabitat
Had the honour of speaking at the Smart Madinah Forum this week, where the focus was on people-centered smart cities. 

It was a fantastic panel and there is so much to look forward to in the #Kingdom in terms of creating human-scaled, safe, and comfortable public spaces.

#SMF2023 
@unhabitat
Had the honour of speaking at the Smart Madinah Forum this week, where the focus was on people-centered smart cities. 

It was a fantastic panel and there is so much to look forward to in the #Kingdom in terms of creating human-scaled, safe, and comfortable public spaces.

#SMF2023 
@unhabitat
Had the honour of speaking at the Smart Madinah Forum this week, where the focus was on people-centered smart cities. It was a fantastic panel and there is so much to look forward to in the #Kingdom in terms of creating human-scaled, safe, and comfortable public spaces. #SMF2023 @unhabitat
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Beautiful, comfortable, and functional spaces at the new @unibirminghamdubai campus. Access to nature and shading are key 👌

#shading #daylight #nature #sustainablebuildings #microclimate #wellbeing #healthybuildings #education
Beautiful, comfortable, and functional spaces at the new @unibirminghamdubai campus. Access to nature and shading are key 👌

#shading #daylight #nature #sustainablebuildings #microclimate #wellbeing #healthybuildings #education
Beautiful, comfortable, and functional spaces at the new @unibirminghamdubai campus. Access to nature and shading are key 👌

#shading #daylight #nature #sustainablebuildings #microclimate #wellbeing #healthybuildings #education
Beautiful, comfortable, and functional spaces at the new @unibirminghamdubai campus. Access to nature and shading are key 👌

#shading #daylight #nature #sustainablebuildings #microclimate #wellbeing #healthybuildings #education
Beautiful, comfortable, and functional spaces at the new @unibirminghamdubai campus. Access to nature and shading are key 👌 #shading #daylight #nature #sustainablebuildings #microclimate #wellbeing #healthybuildings #education
1 year ago
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How not to develop a smart city 😄 From the #worldfutureenergysummit in AD this week Thank you Hala Yousef for the video 📹
1 year ago
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New year, new beginnings, new opportunities... all call for updated profile photo and revamped website (coming soon!)

📸 @lena.s.rodgers
New year, new beginnings, new opportunities... all call for updated profile photo and revamped website (coming soon!) 📸 @lena.s.rodgers
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