INTEGRATING SPATIAL AND HUMAN-CENTERED EVIDENCE FOR
CLIMATE RESILIENT GREEN BELT DESIGN:
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ERBIL AND STUTTGART

B.SC. ARCH. RAHAND SHWANY, M.ENG.

Cities are heating, ecosystems are fragmenting, and people are losing touch with nature. My research bridges this gap by designing climate-resilient green belts through a human-centered lens. Using Erbil and Stuttgart as contrasting case studies, I combined satellite data, citizen surveys, and expert insights to reveal how urban greenery can cool cities, restore well-being, and reconnect people with their environment, shaping smarter, more livable urban futures.

SUPERVISED BY PROF. DR.-ING. CHRISTINA SIMON-PHILIPP AND M.ENG. AMANDO REBER