Grace Abou Jaoude is a research associate at the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism (ISU). She received her master’s degree in urbanism from TU Delft, the Netherlands, where her thesis focused on the spatial implications of automation on the Dutch horticulture sector. She was part of the Automated Landscapes project research team at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam. Grace also holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape design from the American University of Beirut and has previously worked at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.
As part of the junior research group at ISU, Grace’s work focuses on the ways in which policies and planning can support the integration of urban manufacturing in cities. Her research also addresses the analysis of urban areas to identify synergies that could lead to resource efficiencies and sustainable regions.
