Hossein Estiri
PhD Candidate
Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington
Box 355740
Seattle, WA 98195

hestiri [at] uw.edu
(206) 245-6267

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests
Housing Consumption, Choice, and Mobility Behaviors; Residential Energy Use; Subrubanization;
Climate Change.

My research involves the intersection of residential energy use, housing consumption and choice behaviors, and suburbanization. I am particularly interested in understanding the impact of urbanization patterns on climate change through energy consumption at homes.
I have a B.A. in Urban Desgin and Planning (2005), and a M.Sc. in Urban and Regional Planning (2008) from University of Tehran, University College of Fine Arts. Towards my PhD, I am honored to work with an interdisciplinary advisory committee: Robert Mugerauer, Rachel Kleit, Kyle Crowder, Brian Flaherty, and Jan Whittington.

Teaching & Research Experience
- Instructor — URBDP 498/598, Urban Photography, Department of Urban Design and Planning
- Teaching Assistant – URBDP 506&507, Planning Studio, Department of Urban Design and Planning
- Teaching Assistant – GEOG 360/560, Principles of GIS Mapping, Department of Geography
- Research Assistant – Waterfront Stormwater Solutions, Green Futures Lab, College of Built Environment
This project won the 2012 WASLA's Merit Award in Research, Planning and Analysis Category.

Peer-Reviewed Publication (Conference Proceeding)
- Estiri, Hossein. "Tracking Urban Sprawl: Applying Moran's I Technique in Developing Sprawl Detection Models." Edited by Rula Awwad-Rafferty and Lynne C. Manzo. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association. Seattle: The Environmental Design Research Association, 2012.
- Estiri, Hossein, Nancy Rottle, and Leslie Batten. "Stormwater Estimation for Management in Urban Watersheds: A Landuse-Based GIS Model." Proceedings of the American Water Resource Association Conference- GIS & Water Resources VII. New Orleans: American Water Resource Association, 2012.
- Estiri, Hossein. "An Agenda for the Future Urban-Climate Research." Edited by Anthony Abbate, Kasama Polakit and Rosemary Kennedy. Proceedings of the 3rd International Subtropical Cities Conference- Subtropical Cities 2011: Beyond Climate Change. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA: Florida Atlantic University, 2011. 198-206.
Conference Presentations
- Estiri, Hossein. “21 percent: The Role of Socioeconomics and Housing Characteristics of CO2 Emissions in US Residential Sector";; 53rd Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2012.
-Estiri, Hossein. "Tracking Urban Sprawl: Applying Moran’s I Technique in Developing Sprawl Detection Models." 43rd Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association. Seattle: The Environmental Design Research Association, May-June 2012.
- Estiri, Hossein, Nancy Rottle, and Leslie Batten. "Stormwater Estimation for Management in Urban Watersheds: A Landuse-Based GIS Model." American Water Resource Association Conference- GIS & Water Resources VII. New Orleans: American Water Resource Association, March 2012.
- Fuentes, Tracy; Estiri, Hossein. "Landcover changes in the Puget Lowlands, WA, 1986-2002." 26th Annual Landscape Ecology Symposium, Sustainability in Dynamic Landscapes. “Portland, Oregon:  April 2011.
- Estiri, Hossein. "An Agenda for the Future Urban-Climate Research." 3rd International Conference on Subtropical Cities: Subtropical Urbanism Beyond Climate Change. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA: Florida Atlantic University, March 2011.
- Estiri, Hossein. "Urban sprawl at the rural fringe: Analysis of morphological effects of sprawl on rural form in contemporary Tehran metropolitan area; a case study of Tarasht Village.” Emerging Issues Conference, along urban rural interface, Atlanta, GA: April 2010.