Dr Emad Kenawy
School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Email: E.H.Kenawy@ljmu.ac.uk
Dr. Emad Kenawy is a Senior Lecturer (Professor Assistant) in the Civil Engineering and Built Environment at LJMU, with over 25 years of experience spanning academia, real estate, and urban planning. He holds a PhD in Collaborative Ecotourism Planning from the University of Liverpool and has worked extensively with international organizations such as UN-Habitat, UNDP, and GIZ. His research interests focus on real estate development, sustainable urban planning, and environmental management, specializing in property acquisitions and development strategies. Dr. Kenawy’s industry experience includes leading real estate acquisitions, conducting market analysis, and managing large-scale urban planning projects. He also has expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and sustainable construction technologies, particularly Zero Carbon Homes.
Research Interests:
Industry Experience: Dr. Kenawy has led teams in evaluating real estate assets and expanding property portfolios, conducting feasibility studies, and negotiating property deals across international projects. He was a Senior urban planner and team leader in preparing the strategic spatial plans for cities and rural villages. Dr Kenawy was working as Urban planner consultant in various governmental bodies and private sector for preparing the local voluntary reports to review the progress of cities towards the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, focusing on Goal no.11.
Professional Memberships:
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Associate Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
• Member of Planning Aid England (PAE), North West, UK.
• Member of the Egyptian Engineering Syndicate (EES)
Degrees
2015, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, PhD in Collaborative Ecotourism Planning
2005, Cairo University, Egypt, MSc in Urban and Regional Planning
2002, Ministry of Communication and IT, Egypt, Cairo, Diploma in Geographical Information System
Academic appointments
Post-doctoral assistant / Assistant lecturer, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, 2015 - 2019
Assistant Lecturer, Urban Regional Planning Department, Egypt, Cairo University, 2000 - 2010
Postgraduate training
Certificate in Professional Studies in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, United Kingdom, University of Liverpool, 2018 - 2019
Journal article
Salem M, Tsurusaki N, Divigalpitiya P, Osman T, Hamdy O, Kenawy E. 2020. Assessing Progress Towards Sustainable Development in the Urban Periphery: A Case of Greater Cairo, Egypt International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 15 :971-982 DOI Publisher Url
Emad K, David S, Kenawy E. 2019. Planning Knowledge for the Arab World in a Global Context Patsy H. ARCPLAN, 1 :11-18 Publisher Url
Osman T, Shaw D, Kenawy E. 2018. An integrated land use change model to simulate and predict the future of greater Cairo metropolitan region Journal of Land Use Science, 13 :565-584 DOI Publisher Url
Osman T, Shaw D, Kenawy E. 2018. Examining the extent to which stakeholder collaboration during ecotourism planning processes could be applied within an Egyptian context Land Use Policy, 78 :126-137 DOI Publisher Url
Osman T, Kenawy E, Abdrabo KI, Shaw D, Alshamndy A, Elsharif M, Salem M, Alwetaishi M, Aly RM, Elboshy B. Voluntary Local Review Framework to Monitor and Evaluate the Progress towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals at a City Level: Buraidah City, KSA and SDG11 as A Case Study Sustainability, 13 :9555-9555 DOI Publisher Url
Salem M, Tsurusaki N, Divigalpitiya P, Kenawy E. An Effective Framework for Monitoring and Measuring the Progress towards Sustainable Development in the Peri-Urban Areas of the Greater Cairo Region, Egypt World, 1 :1-19 DOI Publisher Url
Kenawy E, Osman T, Alshamndy A. What Are the Main Challenges Impeding Implementation of the Spatial Plans in Egypt Using Ecotourism Development as an Example? Social Sciences, 6 :75-75 DOI Publisher Url
Osman T, Divigalpitiya P, Osman M, Kenawy E, Salem M, Hamdy O. Quantifying the Relationship between the Built Environment Attributes and Urban Sustainability Potentials for Housing Areas Buildings, 6 :39-39 DOI Publisher Url
Chapters
Kenawy E, David S, Osman T. 2018. Exploring the Challenges for Effective Spatial Planning in New Urban Development: The Case of Ecotourism in Egypt. New Cities and Community Extensions in Egypt and the Middle East Visions and Challenges :113-113 Springer 9783319778754 DOI Publisher Url
Kenawy E, David S. 2015. Developing a more effective regional planning framework in Egypt: the case of ecotourism Collaborative Approach for Developing a More Effective Regional Planning Framework in Egypt Ecotourism Development as Case Study DOI Publisher Url
Conference publication
Kenawy E, David S. Exploring the challenges for effective spatial planning in developing countries: the case of Egyptian ecotourism development 7th UN HABITAT International Conference, Cairo, Egypt, 27-29 March 2017.
Kenawy E, David S. Developing a more effective regional planning framework in Egypt: the case of ecotourism Sustainable Tourism Conference
Kenawy E, David S. Developing a more collaborative planning framework for a more equitable ecotourism development patterns in Egypt Early Career Conference- Regional studies
External collaboration:
Professor David Shaw, University of Liverpool. 2025
Fellowships:
The Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK., Fellowship. 2019
Public engagement:
Public consultation, all stakeholders, Organiser, L8 Neighbourhood Forum. 2018
Membership of professional bodies:
The Royal Town Planning Institute, Associated member. 2016
Other invited event:
around the world, Acts as a peer reviewer for several international journals focusing on urban planning, sustainability, and regional development., Academic Reviewer. 2014