On the second episode of ISOCARP Spotlight episode we discussed health, urban resilience, the role of women in planning and much more with Serin Geambazu (urban manager, expert in strategic planning and megaproject governance, teaching at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Bucharest).

Serin Geambazu was educated at the Habitat Unit of Technical University of Berlin and received her Ph.D. from Ion Mincu University with a co-supervision from Istanbul Technical University for her research on governance and planning process in megaprojects, both degrees with magna cum laude.

With a practical work experience of almost 7 years, she has taken part in projects of infrastructure, housing and retail, execution of zonal development plans, masterplans and also strategic general development plans in the private (50 Hertz- Berlin; Manitoba Campus- Manitoba; FIZ Future- BMW Group- Munich, etc) and public sector (PUG Ploiesti, Geoagiu, Cisnadie, PUZ Sector3 Bucharest, metro line Drumul Taberei-Pantelimonin Bucharest, etc), but also EU funded projects (LOG4 green, Interreg Danube Transnational Programme AGORA – as project manager at Urbasofia) and consultancy projects in Berlin, Istanbul, and Bucharest. She is an accredited member of the Chamber of Urban Planners and a member of the Association of European Schools of Planning.

Serin is an ISOCARP member since the 51st World Planning Congress of 2015, and has been an active member, attending multiple Congresses as a participant while also attending our Young Planning Professionals Programme in Bodo and Jakarta. This year she will be moderating Track 2 of the Congress, where she will be addressing questions of well-being and health.