
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & RESEARCH CONSULTANT
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LEAD RESEARCH GROUP: DEVELOPMENT STUDIES & CLIMATE CHANGE
PUBLICATIONS
A powerful flashlight in a darkroom: even though it cannot illuminate every nook and cranny, but most of the time it is an excellent tool for navigating through the darkness
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Kamran*, Khan J.A., Khayyam U., Waheed A., Khokhar M.F. (2023). Exploring the nexus between land use land cover (LULC) changes and population growth in a planned city of Islamabad and unplanned city of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Heliyon, 9(2) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13297. [IF:3.776]
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Ullah, E. I.*, Ahmad, S., Khokhar, M. F., Azmat, M., & Khayyam, U. & Qaiser, F. R. (2023). Hydrological and ecological impacts of run off river scheme; a case study of Ghazi Barotha hydropower project on Indus River, Pakistan. Heliyon. 9(1) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12659. [IF:3.776]
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Rayan M*., Gruehn, D. and Khayyam, U. (2022). Resilient Green Urbanisation: Community Perspective on Sustainable Green Infrastructure in Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(19), 11844. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911844 [IF:4.614]
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Khayyam, U.* and Munir, R. (2022). Flooding impacts on Rural Livelihood and Economic Status of Mountainous Communities in Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-18709-x [IF:5.190].
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Naveed Z. and Khayyam, U*. (2022). Smog and Cognitive Issues in the School going Children of Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology [IF:3.519] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04264-y
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Rayan M*., Gruehn, D. and Khayyam, U. (2022). Frameworks for Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) Indicators: Expert and Community Outlook toward Green Climate-Resilient Cities in Pakistan. Sustainability. 2022; 14(13):7966. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137966. [IF:3.889].
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Alvi, S*., Tufail, S. and Khayyam U. (2022). Impact of meteorological variations and preventive policy measures on the spread and mortality of COVID-19 in European countries. International Journal of Global Warming. 28(1), 1-23. [IF:0.972].
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Shah, S., Khayyam, U.* and Mumtaz Z. (2022). Artisanal Small-Scale Mining for Sustainable Livelihood in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Resources Policy, 74, 102420. DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102420 [IF:5.634]
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Khayyam U.,* Alvi, S. and Bano R. (2021). Towards Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Risk Perception and Motivation of University Students of Islamabad, Pakistan. Comparative Sociology 20(1), 138-158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15691330-BJA10028 [MJL/HEC Pak.: X].
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Bano, R. and Khayyam U.* (2021). Industrial Air pollution and Self-Reported Respiratory and Irritant Health Effects on Adjacent Residents: A Case Study of Islamabad Industrial Estate (IEI). Air Qual Atmos Health 14, 1709–1722. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-021-01051-5 [IF:3.763]
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Munir, R., Khayyam, U.,* & Adil, I. H. (2021). Perceptions of Glacier Grafting: An Indigenous Technique of Water Conservation for Food Security in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Sustainability, 13(9), 5208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095208 [IF:3.251]
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Qurat-ul-Ain A., Khayyam U.* and Nazar U. (2021). Energy Production and CO2 Emissions: The Case of Coal Fired Power Plants under China Pakistan Economic Corridor. Journal of Cleaner Production. 281, 124974. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124974 [IF:7.246]
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Rayan M*., Gruehn, D. and Khayyam, U. (2021). Green Infrastructure Indicators to Plan Resilient Urban Settlements in Pakistan: Local Stakeholder’s Perspective. Urban Climate. 38(100899). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100899 [IF:5.731]
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Khayyam U.* (2020). Floods: Impacts on Livelihood, Economic Status and Poverty in the North-West Region of Pakistan. Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 102(3), 1033-1056. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-03944-7 [IF:2.427]
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Alvi. S.,* Nawaz S.M.N. and Khayyam U. (2020). How does one motivate climate mitigation? Examining energy conservation, climate change, and personal perceptions in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Energy Research and Social Science. 70, 101645. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101645 [IF:4.771]
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Munir, R.* and Khayyam U. (2020). Ecological Corridors? The case of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Geoforum. 117, 2020, Pg. 281-284. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.06.023 [IF:3.098]
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Shahzad A., and Khayyam U.* (2020). Mitigation and adapting to climate change: attitudinal and behavioural challenges in South Asia. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. 70:101645. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-08-2019-0054 [IF:1.791]
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Khayyam U.,* and Noureen S. (2020). Assessing the adverse effects of flooding for the livelihood of the poor and the level of external response: a case study of Hazara Division, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(16), 19638-19649. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08303-4 [IF:3.056]
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Munir, R.* and Khayyam U. (2020). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Impacts of Coal-based Energy Projects on Tropospheric Ozone in Pakistan. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 29:5, 3729-3747. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112895 [IF:1.383]
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Amir, S.M.,* Liu, Y., Shah, A. A., Khayyam, U., & Mahmood, Z. (2020). Empirical study on influencing factors of biogas technology adoption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Energy & Environment, 31(2), 308-329. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X19865536 [IF:1.092]
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Bano, R.* and Khayyam U., Khalid S., (2020). Effects of Increasing Soil Fluoride on the Growth of Vegetation in the Vicinity of Brick Kilns: A Case Study of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 29:2, 1535-1544. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/101610 [IF:1.383]
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Waseem, S., and Khayyam U.* (2019). Loss of Vegetative Cover and Increased Land Surface Temperature: A Case Study of Islamabad, Pakistan, Journal of Cleaner Production. Vol. 234, pp. 972-983. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.228 [IF:7.246]
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Khayyam, U.,* and Tahir F. (2019). Female as Political Power and the Complexity of Social Barriers in Pakistan. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities-NJSSH, 5(2), pp. 153-175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51732/njssh.v5i2.42 [HEC Pak.:Y]
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Bano, T*., Khayyam, U., & Alam, A. (2019). Livelihood Expansion and Local People’s Expectations in the Realm of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 8(3), 543-543. [MJL; HEC Pak.:Y]
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Khayyam, U.,* Inamullah E. and Shah S. (2018). Socio-Cultural Dynamics and Their Relation with the Participatory Development in the Pashtun Tribal Society of Pakistan. TRAMES Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 22(72/67), 2, pp. 173–184. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3176/tr.2018.2.05 [IF:0.34]
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Khayyam, U.,* Shah S. and Tahir F. (2018). Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Narrative and Non-Traditional (Holistic) Security Paradigm with Civic Engagement. NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities-NJSSH, 14(1), pp. 39-60. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51732/njssh.v4i1.27 [HEC Pak.:Y]
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Bano, T., & Khayyam, U.* (2018). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Apparent Socio-Cultural Transformations in Hunza Valley, Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan. Transylvanian Review, 1(12). [IF:0.045]
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Khayyam, U.,* E. Inamullah and Shah S. (2017). Assessing Elite Capture and its linkage with the Resource Hijack: Empirical Evidences from FATA, Pakistan. Transylvanian Review, 25(14). [MJL; HEC Pak.:Y]
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Khayyam, U.,* and Edling H. (2016). Public-Private Nexus for the Educational Development of Central-Tribal Region of Pakistan. Journal of Public Administration and Governance, 6(1), pp. 20-34. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v6i1.8951 [Ulrich Indexed]
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Khan, A.R*, Ullah E.I, Khayyam, U., Razzaq S. and Alam A. (2016). Evaluating Drinking Water Contamination in Post Disaster Scenario and its Effects on Human Health: A Case Study of District Mansehra, Pakistan. Transylvanian Review, 24(9), pp. 1244-1250. [IF:0.045]
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Khayyam, U.* (2016). Waziri Culture and Pashtun Tribal Governance System: A Missing Link to Halt the Deadliest War in Wild Waziristan. Asian Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 5(1) pp. 144-158. URL: http://www.ajssh.leena-luna.co.jp/AJSSHPDFs/Vol.5(1)/AJSSH2016(5.1-18).pdf [Ulrich Indexed]