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Dr. M. (Mina) Akhavan

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
GPIO : Urban Planning
Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
  • Postbus 15629
    1001 NC Amsterdam
Contact details
  • Publications

    2026

    • Pinto, F., & Akhavan, M. (2026). Reimagining Proximity: Operationalising the X-Minute City and Urban Regeneration in Amsterdam and Milan. Land, 15(1), Article 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/land15010071

    2025

    • Akhavan, M. (2025). Decarbonising Maritime Transport: The Role of Green Shipping Corridors in Making Sustainable Port‐City Ecosystems. Ocean and Society, 2, Article 9411. https://doi.org/10.17645/oas.9411
    • Bobic, S., & Akhavan, M. (2025). Overtourism and gentrificationin the eastern Mediterranean coastal cities: the need for a sustainable and integrated approach in World Heritage sites. In M. Gravari-Barbas, & S. Guinand (Eds.), Handbook on Tourism Gentrification: Concepts, Spaces, Features (pp. 157-182). (Research Handbook in Tourism series). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035327355.00020

    2023

    • Akhavan, M., & Mariotti, I. (2023). Coworking Spaces and Well-Being: An Empirical Investigation of Coworkers in Italy. Journal of Urban Technology, 30(1), 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2022.2081832
    • Akhavan, M., Hölzel, M., & Leducq, D. (2023). European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multidisciplinary Perspective . (1 ed.) (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26018-6
    • Akhavan, M., Hölzel, M., & Leducq, D. (2023). Introduction to the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Coworking. In M. Akhavan, M. Hölzel, & D. Leducq (Eds.), European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (1 ed., pp. 1-8). (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26018-6_1
    • Hölzel, M., Akhavan, M., & Leducq, D. (2023). Concluding Remarks: European Narratives About the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Coworking. In M. Akhavan, M. Hölzel, & D. Leducq (Eds.), European Narratives on Remote Working and Coworking During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (1 ed., pp. 143-153). (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26018-6_15
    • Mariotti, I., Akhavan, M., & Rossi, F. (2023). The preferred location of coworking spaces in Italy: an empirical investigation in urban and peripheral areas. European Planning Studies, 31(3), 467-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2021.1895080

    2022

    • Akhavan, M., Fuzi, A., & Calogero, V. (2022). Women empowering women? Challenges and opportunities of new female-oriented workplaces in the post-pandemic era. In I. Mariotti, M. Di Marino, & P. Bednář (Eds.), The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Working Spaces (pp. 227-241). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181163-20
    • Bobic, S., & Akhavan, M. (2022). Tourism gentrification in Mediterranean heritage cities. The necessity for multidisciplinary planning. Cities, 124, Article 103616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103616
    • Sahli, L. E., Akhavan, M., & Kassem, A. (2022). A look into beirut's coworking scene: Exploring the pre- and post-pandemic conditions. In I. Mariotti, M. Di Marino, & P. Bednář (Eds.), The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Working Spaces (pp. 52-65). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181163-6
    • Vogl, T., & Akhavan, M. (2022). A systematic literature review of the effects of coworking spaces on the socio-cultural and economic conditions in peripheral and rural areas. Journal of Property Investment and Finance, 40(5), 465-478. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPIF-12-2021-0108

    2021

    • Akhavan, M. (2021). Third Places for Work: A Multidisciplinary Review of the Literature on Coworking Spaces and Maker Spaces. In I. Mariotti, S. Di Vita, & M. Akhavan (Eds.), New Workplaces—Location Patterns, Urban Effects and Development Trajectories: A Worldwide Investigation (1 ed., pp. 13-32). (Research for Development). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63443-8_2
    • Akhavan, M., Di Vita, S., & Mariotti, I. (2021). Introducing the Worldwide Phenomenon of Flexible Workplaces. In I. Mariotti, S. Di Vita, & M. Akhavan (Eds.), New Workplaces—Location Patterns, Urban Effects and Development Trajectories: A Worldwide Investigation (1 ed., pp. 1-9). (Research for Development). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63443-8_1
    • Akhavan, M., Mariotti, I., & Rossi, F. (2021). The rise of coworking spaces in peripheral and rural areas in Italy. Territorio, (97), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.3280/tr2021-097-Supplementooa12925
    • Alaily-Mattar, N., Akhavan, M., & Hein, C. (2021). Marking a New Chapter in the History of our City. Newspaper Narratives of Proposed Waterfront Star Architecture. European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, 4(1), 95-112. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2612-0496/11959
    • Mariotti, I., Akhavan, M., & Di Matteo, D. (2021). The Geography of Coworking Spaces and the Effects on the Urban Context: Are Pole Areas Gaining? In I. Mariotti, S. Di Vita, & M. Akhavan (Eds.), New Workplaces—Location Patterns, Urban Effects and Development Trajectories: A Worldwide Investigation (1 ed., pp. 169-194). (Research for Development). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63443-8_10
    • Mariotti, I., Akhavan, M., & Di Vita, S. (2021). A Research Agenda for the Future of Workplaces. In I. Mariotti, S. Di Vita, & M. Akhavan (Eds.), New Workplaces—Location Patterns, Urban Effects and Development Trajectories: A Worldwide Investigation (1 ed., pp. 299-304). (Research for Development). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63443-8_16
    • Mariotti, I., Di Marino, M., & Akhavan, M. (2021). The emergence of coworking models in the face of pandemic. In J. R. Bryson, L. Andres, A. Ersoy, & L. Reardon (Eds.), Living with Pandemics: Places, People and Policy (pp. 129-139). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373594.00021
    • Pinto, F., & Akhavan, M. (2021). Multigenerational Urban Planning for Accessible Cities: Lessons from the Case of Milan and Its Senior Population. In D. La Rosa, & R. Privitera (Eds.), Innovation in Urban and Regional Planning: Proceedings of the 11th INPUT Conference (Vol. 1, pp. 593-603). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 146). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68824-0_63
    • Pinto, F., & Akhavan, M. (2021). Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic City: urban planning strategies and challenges of making “Milan 15-minutes city”. European Transport - Trasporti Europei, (85). https://doi.org/10.48295/ET.2021.85.12

    2020

    • Akhavan, M. (2020). Port Geography and Hinterland Development Dynamics: Insights from Major Port-cities of the Middle East. (1 ed.) (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52578-1
    • Akhavan, M., Ghiara, H., Mariotti, I., & Sillig, C. (2020). Logistics global network connectivity and its determinants. A European City network analysis. Journal of Transport Geography, 82, Article 102624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102624
    • Akhavan, M., Ghiara, H., Mariotti, I., Musso, E., & Sillig, C. (2020). Attractiveness of port-centric advanced logistics clusters. In G. Wilmsmeier, & J. Monios (Eds.), Geographies of Maritime Transport: Transport, Mobilities and Spatial Change (pp. 275-291). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788976640.00020
    • Mariotti, I., & Akhavan, M. (2020). Exploring proximities in coworking spaces: Evidence from Italy. European Spatial Research and Policy, 27(1), 37-52. https://doi.org/10.18778/1231-1952.27.1.02
    • Ponzini, D., & Akhavan, M. (2020). Star Architecture Spreads in Europe: Culture-Led Waterfront Projects Between 1990 and 2015. In N. Alaily-Mattar, D. Ponzini, & A. Thierstein (Eds.), About Star Architecture: Reflecting on Cities in Europe (1 ed., pp. 69-94). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23925-1_6

    2019

    2017

    • Akhavan, M. (2017). Development dynamics of port-cities interface in the Arab Middle Eastern world: The case of Dubai global hub port-city. Cities, 60, 343-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2016.10.009
    • Akhavan, M. (2017). Evolution of Hub Port-Cities into Global Logistics Centres: Lessons from the two cases of Dubai and Singapore. International Journal of Transport Economics, 44(1), 25-47. https://doi.org/10.19272/201706701002

    2021

    • Mariotti, I., Di Vita, S., & Akhavan, M. (2021). New Workplaces—Location Patterns, Urban Effects and Development Trajectories: A Worldwide Investigation. (1 ed.) (Research for Development). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63443-8
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