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Amal Barre is a PhD candidate in Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in housing systems and their interactions with policy, research, and program design. With a background in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology from Creighton University and an MSc in Urban and Regional Planning from UvA, Amal has spent over a decade in the social housing sector focusing on housing stability and eviction prevention. Amal's recent work launched the UnevictIA initiative in 2021, aimed at researching eviction and housing displacement. Current research interests include the intersection of neighborhood change, spatial inequality, and the application of historic Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to reconstruct lost landscapes. Expertise encompasses critical cartography, critical urban theory, urban geography, public policy, local knowledge, and community practices. Amal is also involved in various research methods, including spatial analysis and storytelling ethnography, exploring the complex role of power, race, and socio-economic status in geographic displacement processes.
University of Amsterdam, Urban Planning Group • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Conducting research in the field of urban planning with a focus on housing systems and community practices.
Includes departments like Economics, Business Administration, Finance, and Marketing.