Urban Green Spaces for Health, Climate Resilience, and a Sustainable Urban Future in Lahore
ENV/105, Environment Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Event details
Join us for this YESI International Fellows and SABRE research group seminar with Dr Muhammad Nasar-u-Minallah, Institute of Geography, University of the Punjab.
In this seminar, Dr. Nasar-u-Minallah will present findings from his research titled “Urban Green Spaces for Health, Climate Resilience, and a Sustainable Urban Future in Lahore.” The presentation explores how urban green spaces can function as nature-based solutions to address growing environmental and public health challenges in rapidly expanding cities.
Drawing on evidence from Lahore, the talk highlights the role of urban green spaces in improving environmental quality, promoting public health and well-being, and enhancing climate resilience. The seminar will also discuss how strategic planning and management of urban green infrastructure can contribute to sustainable and resilient urban development.
The findings are particularly relevant for policymakers, urban planners, green space managers, researchers, and practitioners interested in understanding how urban green spaces can better respond to users’ needs and preferences while supporting healthier and more climate-resilient cities.
Dr Muhammad Nasar-u-Minallah
(Dr. Muhammad Nasar-u-Minallah receives the YESI International Fellow Award from the Vice Chancellor of the University of the Punjab, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah (S.I., T.I.), who congratulated him on this achievement.)
Dr Muhammad Nasar-u-Minallah is an Associate Professor of Geography at the Institute of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He holds a PhD in Geography and completed his Postdoctoral research in Urban Landscape Ecology at the Institute of Geography, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, in December 2022, funded by the Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC), Pakistan.
He is currently serving as a YESI International Fellow at the University of York (UoY), United Kingdom. His research focuses on climate resilience, environmental sustainability, environment and health, and environment–development interactions. His work explores pathways toward achieving SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 13 (Climate Action), with particular emphasis on the role of urban green spaces in addressing environmental challenges such as urban heat islands and urban pollution islands.
He applies advanced geospatial techniques to analyze urban environmental dynamics, strengthen climate resilience, and support sustainable landscape transformations in rapidly growing metropolitan regions.