Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology

Location: Chelmsford, Marconi 326a/Cambridge, Coslett 307
Telephone: 0845 196 3967 or 01245 683967
Email: munir.morad@anglia.ac.uk

Professor Munir (Munro) Morad graduated from the University of London in 1986 with a PhD in Land Evaluation, and has worked in the UK (Wales, Kingston, London South Bank) and New Zealand (Waikato). His teaching and research portfolios span the meeting points between environmental planning and community development, land /property management information systems, and knowledge management.

Professor Morad is a Chartered Surveyor; a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; and a Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He is also a former Joint Editor of Local Economy (Sage journals), and now serves on the Editorial Board.

Munir is an elected Member of Anglia Ruskin University's Senate.

Selected Publications

Harry, S and M Morad (2013) Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Beyond Mitigation and Adaptation. Local Economy. 28: 356-366. ISSN: 0269-0942.

Bending, C and M Morad (2013) The Role of Statutory Environmental Assessments in Real Estate Developments in the United Kingdom. A Compendium of International Real Estate and Construction Issues. New York: Nova Science Publishers. 1: 1-16. ISBN: 978-1-62417-084-3.

M Morad (2011) Poetic Architectural Intentions: A Brief Assessment of the Role of Eco-phenomenology in Urban Design. (Special Edition on the Challenging and Changing Context of Planning - Guest Editors A Hockey and M Morad). Local Economy. 26(4): 232-235. ISSN: 0269-0942.

Vella, A and M Morad (2011) Taming the Metropolis: Revisiting the Prospect of Achieving Compact Sustainable Cities. Local Economy 26(1): 52-59. ISSN: 0269-0942.

M Morad and M Plummer (2010) Surviving the Economic Crisis: Can Eco-Towns Aid Economic Development? Local Economy (Special Edition on the Environment and Economic Development). 25(3): 208-219. ISSN: 0269-0942.

Morad, M (2010) Built Environment Market Dynamics: Can Ecological Modernisation Play a Role? Real Estate and Development Economic Research Journal. 2(1): 28-46. ISSN: 1754-3517.

Morad, M (2009) Credit Crunch, Social Mobility and the Quest for Sustainable Communities: Revisiting the Possibility of Social Credit. Local Economy (Special Edition on Social Mobility.

Jay, M and M Morad (2009) Conservation and Ecology. International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography (Ed: Rob Kitchin and Nigel Thrift) 2: 259-267. Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-08-044911-1.

Atley, T and M Morad (2009) Mind the Gap: The UK's New Planning System, Landscape Conservation and Biodiversity. International Journal of Environmental Studies. ISSN: 0020-7233. 293-302.

Sayce, S, Vickers. T, Connellan, O and M Morad (2008) Local Property Taxation as a Strategic Planning Tool in UK: Can "Landvaluescape" Play a Role at Local Levels? Local Economy (Special Edition on Sustainable Communities - Guest Editor M Morad). 23(3): 208-221. ISSN: 0269-0942.

Murat, T and M Morad (2008) Democratic Deficit, Decentralisation and the Quest for Sustainable Communities: A Case Study of Peckham Community Council. Local Economy (Special Edition on Sustainable Communities. 23(3): 137-152. ISSN: 0269-0942.

Tyler, D and M Morad (2008) London's South Bank Precinct: From Post-Industrial Wasteland to Managed Destination. City Spaces - Tourist Places: Urban Tourism Precincts. Eds: B Hayllar, T Griffin, D Edwards. Oxford: Elsevier.

Morad, M (2007) An Exploratory Review of the Role of Ecological Modernisation in Supporting Local Economies' Green Drive. Local Economy. 22 (1): 27-39. ISSN: 0269-0942.

Jay, M and M Morad (2007) Crying over Spilt Milk: A Critical Assessment of the Ecological Modernisation of New Zealand's Dairy Industry. Society & Natural Resources. 20 (5). 469-478. ISSN: 0894-1920.

Jay, M and M Morad (2006) The socioeconomic dimensions of Biosecurity: The New Zealand experience. International Journal of Environmental Studies. 63 (3) ISSN: 0020-7233. 293-302.

Morad, M (2006) Land management, cadastral reform and biodiversity: a New Zealand study. The Role of the State and Individual in Sustainable Land Management. Eds Dixon-Gough, R and P Bloch. Chapter 4: 32 - 40. ISBN 0 7546 3513 9.

Vickers A, Sayce S, Connellan O and M Morad (2005) A Revealing Landvaluescape: Making Property Tax More Acceptable Using Value Maps. Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation. Chapter 31: 561-586. ISBN 1904501192.

Khaddaj, S, Adamu, M and M Morad (2005) Construction of an Integrated Object Oriented System for Temporal GIS. American Journal of Applied Sciences 2 (12): 1584-1594, 2005. ISSN 1546-9239.

Younus, M, Bedford, R and M Morad (2005). Not So High and Dry: Examination of the Patterns of "Autonomous Adjustment" to Major Flooding Events in Bangladesh. Geography. 90(2):112-120. ISSN 00167487.

Morad, M (2004). Talking hypothetically: The Duhem-Quine thesis, multiple hypotheses and the demise of hypothetico-deductivism. Geoforum. 35(6): 661-668. ISSN: 0016-7185.

Khaddaj, S, Adamu, A, M Morad (2004). Object Versioning and Information Management. Information and Software Technology. 46: 491-498. ISSN: 0950-5849.

Morad, M and M Jay (2003). Freedom's Ramparts on the Sea': The Postcolonial New Zealand Landscape and the Quest for Sustainability. British Review of New Zealand Studies. 14: 119-130.

Jay, M, Morad, M and Bell, A (2003). Biosecurity - A Policy Dilemma for New Zealand. Land Use Policy. 20(2):121-129. ISSN: 0264-8377.

Jay, M, Morad, M (2003). Lessons for New Zealand from Britain's Foot and Mouth Epidemic. New Zealand Geographer. 59(1): 40-49. ISSN 0228-8144.

Jay, M and M Morad (2002). Cultural Outlooks and the Global Quest for Sustainable Environmental Management. Geography. 87(4): 331-335. ISSN 00167487.

Morad, M (2002). British Standard 7666 as a Framework for Geocoding Land and Property Information in the UK. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 26(5): 483-492. ISSN: 0198-9715.

Morad, M and A Triviño Pérez (2001). Sistemas de Información Geográfica y Modelizaciones Hidrológicas: Una Approximación a las Ventajas y Dificultades de su Aplicación. Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles. 31: 21 - 44.

Morad, M and M Jay (2000). Protecting New Zealand's Native Biodiversity. Biologist. 47 (4): 197 -201. ISSN 0006-3347

Supervised Doctoral Theses (completed)

Wenxing (Ted) Zhang, A Formalised Knowledge Based System Approach to Map Generalisation. PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in Land Surveying, Queensland University of Technology (Australia). Award confirmed 25 November 1997.

Lideweij (Liddy) Bakker, Towards a Model of Valley-Side Development on Ignimbrite Terrain, Mamaku Plateau, New Zealand. DPhil (Doctor of Philosophy). Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Waikato (New Zealand). Award confirmed 20 February 1998.

Sohail Choudhry, Hydrological Information Systems and Inflow Modelling for Hydropower Applications: A Case Study of the Kaimai Hydropower Project in New Zealand. DPhil (Doctor of Philosophy). Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Waikato (New Zealand). Award confirmed 18 December 1998.

A T Adamu, Object model for temporal changes in Geographical Information Systems. School of Computer Sciences and Electronic Systems, Kingston University. Completed 2003.

Eric Huxter, An approach to the multi-element and multi-scale classification of the Limestone Pavemenent environment of Hutton Roof and Farleton Fell, Cumbria, UK. School of Earth Sciences and Geography. Completed 2005.

Anthony (Tony) J M Vickers, Visualising Landvaluescape: Developing the Case for Britain. School of Surveying and Planning, Kingston University. Completed July 2009.

B Cetindag, Cities in Transition: The Emergence of Urban Regeneration in Istanbul, with Comparative Analysis of London and Budapest. Department of Urban, Environment & Leisure Studies (London South Bank University). December 2011.

Jonathan Ota, The Effect of Light Crude Oil Contamination on the Geotechnical Properties of Kaolinite Clay Soils. Department of Engineering and the Built Environment (Anglia Ruskin University). Completed April 2012.

Colin Serridge, An Evaluation of Partial Depth Dry Bottom-Feed Vibro Stone Columns to Support Shallow Footings in Deep Soft Clay Deposits. Department of Engineering and the Built Environment (Anglia Ruskin University). Completed March 2013.