Maan Balela

School of Architecture and Landscape

PhD Research Student

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Maan Balela
School of Architecture and Landscape
Arts Tower
Western Bank
ºù«Ӱҵ
S10 2TN
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Maan is an Architect (BArch, 2011) that has previously worked in the Healthcare sector and in teaching Architecture in the School of Architecture and Planning, King AbdulAziz University, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He holds a Master degree in Façade Design and Construction (M.Eng., 2014) from Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Science, Detmold, Germany, and is currently engaged in PhD research at the School of Architecture in the University of ºù«Ӱҵ. 

Research interests

Project title: 

The effect of ambient lighting on cyclist numbers

Project outline: 

This research aims to examine the effect that darkness has on cycling rates and whether road lighting can help offset any resulting deterrence.

Primary supervisor: 
Jim Uttley 

Co-supervisor: 
Steve Fotios

Date started: 01/04/2021

Research group

Lighting Research Group