Significant Research & Papers

• Kheyroddin, R. & Razpour, M. (2016) Informal economy and urban spatial changes in the border town Baneh, A case study from the Iranian - Iraqian border, International Journal of Contemporary Economics and Administrative Science. Special Issue, Vol. VI, No. 1. ISSN: 1925-4423. IJCEAS is listed in Thomson Reuters master journal list (ISI).
• Kheyroddin, R. & Razpour, M. (2015) Monitoring the Spatial Developments of Rural Settlements in Border Regions: Challenges and Potentials in the Function of Rural Society in Baneh Border County. Journal of Village and Development. 3. 2015; 17 (4):25-48.
• Kheyroddin, R. & Razpour, M. (2014) An Investigation on informal Economy and Commercial Tourism Impacts on Physical- Spatial Evolution of Baneh Border Region, Kurdistan, Iran Spatial Strategic Analysis by Multi-Scale Approach. Journal of Urban - Regional Studies and Research (URS). 2014; 5 (20):45-66.
• Kheyroddin, R. & Razpour, M. (2016) Review and Analysis the Challenges of Spatial Development Sustainability in Baneh Border City. Journal of Research and Urban Planning. In print.
• Kheyroddin, R. & Razpour, M. (2013) Regional Transport Development and Urban Economic Isolation; Analysis of Paradoxical Consequences in Qazvin- Rasht Highway Construction: Loshan City. Journal of Architecture, Urban Design & Urban Planning, Spring & Summer 2013, No. (10). pp. 217-230.
• Razpour, M. & Salevati, G. (2014) The evaluation of Mehr housing plan of Baharan Township Project with approach toward urban sustainable development, Journal of Middle East Applied Science and Technology. Vol. 6. 15(4-4).
• The main partner in International Collaboration Research Program (ICRP), CISSC-MSRT of Iran, “Evaluation the Consequences of Border Informal Economy on Physical-Spatial Changes of Baneh Border City; Strategies and Plans in order to Create Regional Sustainable Development”, September 2015, Supervised by: Reza KHEYRODDIN (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, IUST) Iran, and Walter LEIMGRUBER, (Emeritus Professor, Department of Geosciences, Geography, University of Fribourg/CH) Switzerland.
• Kheyroddin, R. & Razpour, M. (2014) Analysis the Consequences of National and International interactions and Events on the spatial mobility and changes in Border Regions; Baneh Border City, Kurdistan Province, Iran, 1st Berlin Border Seminar, Academic Course in Berlin: 25 years of reshaping borders in Europe, Berlin, Germany.
• Kheyroddin, R. Daneshpour, S. A. Razpour, M. & Saeedi, M. (2016) New typology of informal space production system in the spatial layers of Baneh border County; toward growth or poverty. International Conference on Urban Slums. Iran. Sanandaj: 5 May 2016. In final review for publication in the Journal of Urban Studies.
• Habibi, K. Razpour, M. Safdarnezhad M. Jahangir, E. (2016) The Evaluation of Urban Trips Attraction of 6^th District of Tehran Municipality through the Analysis of Effective Factors on Travel Gravity. The 15th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Iran. Tehran.
• Kheyroddin, R. & Razpour, M. (2014) An Investigation on informal Economy and Commercial Tourism Impacts on Physical- Spatial Evolution of Baneh Border Region, Kurdistan, Iran; Spatial Strategic Analysis by Multi-Scale Approach, 56th ABS/WSSA Annual Conference, Association for Borderlands Studies, New Mexico, USA.

  Professional Activities and Impressive Records

• First-place Student in Ph.D. education period, Urban Planning and Architecture Faculty, IUST Univ. 2016.
• Member of 40 outstanding Ph.D. student in IUST Univ., Receive national price of National elites Foundation, 2015.
• Second-Place Student, M.A. Degree in Regional Planning, Urban Planning and Architecture Faculty, IUST Univ. 2011.
• Member of Talents in IUST. Member of National elites Foundation.
• Member of Elite-Soldiers (doing research project instead of military service period) in National elites Foundation, 2014.
• Award-Wining of sixth national call paper on hidden economy with a focus on resistance economy, 2013.
• Expert in Urban and Regional Studies at Fajr Towsea Consulting Engineers (2013-2014), Armanshahr Sarzaminema Consulting Engineers (2012), Zhinabe Gharb Consulting Engineers (2008-2010).
• Member of Holding Committee: “International seminar on representing the martyrs face in the architecture and urbanism of the Islamic world”
• Member of Holding Committee: First (2013) & Second (2014) “conference on Urbanism and Spatial Planning”, EASAF Research Group, Urban Planning and Architecture Faculty, IUST.
• Member of Holding Committee: “The first conference on Zagros Traditional Settlements”, University of Kurdistan, 2008
• Member of Holding Committee: “The first conference on Urban Design, From Theory to Practice” University of Kurdistan, 2012.