Congratulations to Dr. Roudaina on her promotion to Senior Lecturer at University of Westminster and on her appointment as a Co-Course Leader of the BA Designing Cities Course. Dr. Roudaina says she looks forward to working with the students this year and to supporting their learning journeys and experimentation around cities.

How can our planning contribute to more inclusive cities?

"Inclusiveness in cities and urban areas is promoted when all city inhabitants enjoy their rights, have access to improved services in inclusive built environments and public spaces, and participate in social, economic and cultural activities and progress. It can only be fulfilled when citizens take part in decision processes that are important to their lives and the built environment in which they live as well as in the formation and maintenance of their environments."

In Roudaina Al Khani (2012). Planning for more inclusive cities. Conference Paper in IFHP 56 World Congress 2012 Inclusive Cities in a Global World, Gothenburg, Sweden. International Federation for Housing and Planning.

Dr. Roudaina was very pleased to be invited last week on the 11th - 13th of November by the Royal Commission in Riyadh to participate in Riyadh Sustainable City Symposium and the subsequent expert workshop where she gave opinion on, and shared views with the Royal Commission and other invited world experts about 4 transformative projects; the Sports Boulevard, King Salman Park, Riyadh Arts and Green Riyadh. She says, it was great to visit the beautiful city which keeps developing and experimenting with innovative ideas, and she looks forward to her next visit.

Dr. Roudaina gave two interviews in English and Arabic at this occasion.