CV Zeba Amir is a doctoral researcher with the Architecture and Urbanism research group (OSA) at ICoU, KU Leuven. Her doctoral research focuses on interrelationships of Himalayan communities and forests mediated through different methods of settling. Her research employs methods of fieldwork and interpretative mapping. She has a Master’s degree in Urbanism and Strategic Planning from KU Leuven. She has been engaged in landscape urbanism through professional as well as academic projects in Asian as well as European context.