Alireza Hashemi Behramani, urban planner and geographer, is a Ph.D. researcher at the University of Geneva. Alireza is conducting his doctoral research on the urban development, transportation, land use and sustainability nexus. He tests the transit-oriented development model within the development of Tehran megalopolis’ sprawl into surrounding mountain ranges, from the Caspian Provinces in the north to the desert in the south. In 2016, Hashemi received his Degree of Advanced Studies in Sustainable Urban Development, from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2015, he received his Master’s degree in Geography and Urban Studies from the same university. He started his research and professional career in Urban Planning and Management of Architectural Projects since 2008, when he studied at the University of Tehran, Iran, in Engineering and City Planning.