Open to join consortiums under 15 min City title, with previous consortium experiences in 2023 and 2025 DUT calls

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Büşra is an urban planning and sustainability professional specializing in Climate Action Planning, Green City Action Plans (GCAP), Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP), and inclusive urban development. She has experience supporting urban sustainability and mobility transitions through international projects, consultancy, academic research, and project management.

She worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Spatial Applications Division Leuven (SADL), where she contributed to the UPPER – Unleashing the Potential of Public Transport in Europe Horizon Europe project. Her work focused on serious games as a research method, modal share calculation methodologies, and the development of transition pathways for measures implemented in UPPER cities, drawing on the Theory of Change approach.

She also contributed to the development of a proposal for the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Call under the 15-minute City Pathway, focusing on empowering people to participate in urban mobility transitions, as well as to the assessment of cycling policies in Leuven.

Her professional experience includes working as a teaching assistant in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Middle East Technical University (METU) and as a consultant and sectoral expert within project management teams for Green City Action Plans (GCAP) for Ankara, Istanbul, and Kocaeli, the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Ankara, and the UN-Habitat–FCDO Global Future Cities Programme project “Increasing Quality and Accessibility of Streets in Çankaya Neighborhoods, Ankara, Türkiye.”

Her academic research explored urban regeneration during her master’s studies and the spatial dynamics of creative industries during her PhD. She also founded DreaMap, a startup focused on identifying accessibility barriers faced by people with disabilities, reflecting her interest in inclusive and accessible urban environments.

Büşra is currently open to consultancy assignments, project-based collaborations, and expert support opportunities in climate action planning, GCAP and SUMP development, sustainable urban mobility, inclusive urban planning, and international urban development projects. She welcomes opportunities to collaborate with municipalities, international organizations, research institutions, and consulting teams working towards more sustainable, resilient, and accessible cities.