Dr Rakib Akhtar DPhil (Oxon), MSc, BArch

Dr Rakib Akhtar

Life and Environmental Sciences
Lecturer in Urban Planning

Contact details

Email
r.akhtar.2@bham.ac.uk

Dr. Rakib is an interdisciplinary scholar with a research focus on technology-oriented urbanisation, infrastructure development and their interconnection with right-wing nationalism. Rakib is a chartered Architect and a Town Planner with extensive knowledge and practical experiences across countries. His research interests sit at the intersection of Urban Planning, Political Economy and Development Studies.

Qualifications

DPhil in International Development, University of Oxford, 2020

MSc in International Planning, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London (UCL), 2015

Bachelor of Architecture, Panjab University, India, 2010

Bachelor in Building Sciences & Technology, Panjab University, 2008

Member, Royal Town Planning Institute, United Kingdom

Licensed Architect, Council of Architecture, India

Teaching

Rakib contributes across the two campuses of the University in Edgbaston and Dubai.

  • 37258: LM Smart Cities (Dubai)
  • 37257: LM Planning for Healthy Cities (Dubai)
  • 37260: The Planner in Contemporary Society (Dubai)
  • 37770: LI Urban Geography (Edgbaston)
  • 34043 Development Geographies (Edgbaston)
  • 30025 LC Research Methods for Planners (Rotterdam Field Course) 
  • 37527 LC One-Planet Thinking (Edgbaston)
  • 36945 - LM Public Health Integration  (Edgbaston)
  • 37141 LI Dissertation Labs for Human Geography and Planning (Edgbaston)
  • Dissertation Research Methods for MSc Urban Planning (Dubai)

Publications

Recent publications

Book

Akhtar, R 2025, . Cambridge University Press.

Ali, M, Akhtar, R & Islam, MT (eds) 2024, . 1 edn, Routledge. <>

Article

Akhtar, R 2024, '', South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies.

Rajendran, LP, Ra煤l, L, Chen, M, Andrade, JCG, Akhtar, R, Mngumi , LE, Chander, S, Srinivas, S & Roy, MR 2024, '', Habitat International, vol. 146, 103041.

Akhtar, R 2023, '', Urban Geography.

Akhtar, R 2022, '', The Journal of Peasant Studies.