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Arif Hasan

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Arif Hasan is a Pakistani architect and planner, activist, teacher, social researcher, writer and former IIED-Fellow. He studied architecture at the Oxford Polytechnic, worked in Europe in architect’s offices, and on his return to Karachi in 1968, established an independent practice which slowly evolved into dealing with national and international urban planning and development issues. He has taught at Pakistani and European universities and lectured widely both in the North and the South.

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Arif Hasan's blog posts

Car driving through a heavily flooded road.

Urban flooding: the case of Karachi

Blog, Oct 2020
A view from distance of dozens of buildings in close proximity on a hill

Karachi, informal settlements and COVID-19

Blog, May 2020
Three-wheeler vehicles known as Quinqis are a popular and cheap method of transport in Karachi, but they cause considerable congestion (Photo: Carol Mitchell, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Karachi's transport challenge

Blog, Aug 2015
Paposh Nagar, Karachi. 'Living room' on the street -  © Fareena Chanda 2010

A tale of two cities: Density regulations vs reality

Blog, Jun 2014
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