The editorial board of the journal (Planner and Development) issued by the Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies at the University of Baghdad, held a meeting to discuss the latest developments related to the work of the magazine, headed by its editor-in-chief and dean of the center, Professor Dr. Kareem Hassan Alwan, and members of the editorial board.
Several topics were discussed in the meeting, including working on developing the accounting aspect of the journal in line with the applicable instructions and laws, and meeting the needs of the work of the magazine unit, in addition to assigning the lecturer at the center, Professor Dr. Amir Kamel, as director of the editorial board.
The attendees also discussed the mechanisms of publishing after evaluating the research received by the magazine.
It is worth noting that the journal (Planner and Development) is a scientific journal specialized in the sciences of urban and regional planning and structural plans for governorates, and everything related to the concepts of the spatial dimension of infrastructure. The journal also includes research on spatial analysis techniques through geographic information systems and positioning systems and their relationship to mapping in economic and social spatial analysis, administrative, environmental and urban activities, noting that its first issue was published in 1995.