Housing Policy
Housing policy approaches affecting low- and middle-income households in the Lahore Metropolitan Area.
Research Profile
Housing, land, and displacement in metropolitan growth.
Ambreen Rehman-Veal is an urban planning scholar whose work examines housing policy, land acquisition, displacement, affordable housing, public administration, and social justice. Her doctoral research focuses on housing policy approaches for low- and middle-income households in the Lahore Metropolitan Area.
Expected dissertation defense: January 2027.
Research
Current Research Agenda
Land Acquisition
Land acquisition laws, urban development, and displacement of rural landowners in metropolitan growth contexts.
Social Equity and Policy Analysis
Social equity and policy analysis in urban planning and public administration.
Publications
Selected Work
Chapter 15 How Policies and Land Acquisition Laws Facilitated Urban Development of a Metropolitan City and Displaced Rural Landowners: A Case Study of Lahore Metropolitan Area.
De Gruyter Handbook of Urban Planning and Social Justice, edited by Robert Mark Silverman, De Gruyter, 2026, pp. 229-248.
DOI: 10.1515/9783111670799-015Using ChatGPT to enhance public participation: an analysis of public comments to reschedule marijuana.
Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 1-16.
DOI: 10.1108/TG-09-2025-0272Marijuana Dispensary Locations and Neighborhood Characteristics in New York City.
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 14(1), 4.
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi14010004Building the Prison to Legal Drug Dealing Pipeline: A Comparative Analysis of Social Equity Policies in Recreational Cannabis Licensing.
Societies, 14(6), 88.
DOI: 10.3390/soc14060088
Teaching
Teaching Experience and Invited Lectures
Teaching Assistant, University at Buffalo
Supported instruction in urban and regional planning while completing doctoral research in housing policy, land acquisition, and displacement.
Co-taught END 350: Environmental Design Workshop 1: Methods of Design Inquiry with Dr. Yin, Spring 2026.
Adjunct Faculty, California State University, San Bernardino
Instructor for PA 380: Introduction to Public Administration.
2004-2026
Invited Lectures
- Informal and Formal Housing in Lahore: Housing Policies and Urban Expansion of the Metropolitan City. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo, Fall 2026.
- Housing Policies Research in a Metropolitan City - Case Study Lahore. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo, Fall 2024 and Fall 2026.
- Homeless in Los Angeles. Department of Sociology, California State University, San Bernardino, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, and Fall 2010.
- California Water Policies and Water Rights. Department of Anthropology, California State University, San Bernardino, Fall 2005.
- California Water Rights and Stakeholders. Department of Anthropology, California State University, San Bernardino, Fall 2004.
Professional Experience
Research and Consulting
2005-2011
Research and Policy Consultant, California State University, San Bernardino
Consultant, Center for International Studies and Programs
Developed proposals for international academic grants and collaborative frameworks to establish and strengthen partnerships with international universities.
Special Consultant / Administrative Analyst, Integrated Innovation Technology and Policy Analysis Project
- Contributed to public policy instruments to facilitate information sharing among U.S. federal agencies.
- Conducted secondary data analysis, designed survey instruments for research across multiple international regions, and developed a comprehensive research design document.
- Coordinated communication among U.S. federal agencies, the Department of Defense, and California State University, San Bernardino, to support research and interinstitutional collaboration.
Academic Research and Instructional Design Support, NAVSEA Project
Provided instructional design and academic research support for a U.S. Navy and California State University, San Bernardino, initiative to develop online Master of Public Administration and Master of Criminal Justice programs for Navy personnel.
Designed graduate-level Public Administration and Public Policy courses for online delivery through the Department of Public Administration.
Graduate Research Assistant, California State University, San Bernardino
Supported academic research activities related to water resources management.
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