Personal Information

 Assistant Professor

Department of Landscape Architecture

Architecture and Planning Faculty

Contact Information

Phone: 6400000 Ext. 66566

Email: aghazal@kau.edu.sa

Dr.Abdullah Mohammad Farid.Ghazal

 Assistant Professor

Profile

Dr. Abdullah Mohammad Farid Ghazal: 

Dr. Abdullah Ghazal is holding PhD degree in Landscape ecology and biodiversity from Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany. He is currently working as an associate professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture at Faculty of Environmental Design at King Abdulaziz University.

Dr. Ghazal has published 28 papers and sheared with many projects at national and regional level and received many awards. He is current research interest concern in landscape ecology, plant ecology, biodiversity, vegetation analysis, Landscape restoration, landscape plant material and planting design in landscape architecture projects in arid region.

Education

  • 1987

    Bachelor degree from General DepartmentFaculty of Agriculture, University of Aleppo, حلب, ســــــوريا

  • 1994

    Master degree from Horticulture departmentFaculty of Agriculture, University of Aleppo, حلب, ســــــوريا

  • 2008

    Doctorate degree from Institute for Landscape and PlFaculty of Agriculture, Hohenheim University, شتوتغارت, المــانــيا

Employment

  • 1988-1994

    Supervisor Engineer, The Municipal Council of Aleppo (Forest &Garden), حلب, ســــــوريا

  • 1991-1997

    Research Engineer /Part time, The Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry lands - ACSAD, حلب ودمشق, ســــــوريا

  • 1994-1998

    Lecturer, University of Aleppo Faculty of Agriculture, حلب, ســــــوريا

  • 1998-2001

    Researcher, King ABDULAZIZ City for science and Technology, الرياض, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2001-2008

    Lecturer, King Abdulaziz University , جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2010-2017

    Assistant professor, King Abdulaziz University , Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2018-حاليا

    Associate professor, King Abdulaziz University , Jeddah, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

Scientific interests

Plant ecology,

 Vegetation analysis,

Landscape plant material and planting design in Landscape Architecture projects,

Landscape restoration,

Biodiversity management,

Desertification monitoring,

Plantation in arid and salinity region,

Nursery management. 

Courses

Environment and Man 141 LA
Plant in Landscape Architecture 251 LA
Soil and Hydrology 356 LA
Irrigation in Landscape 355 LA
Landscape planning studio 497 LA
Environment and Man 182 LA
Landscape Ecology 488 LA

Areas of expertise

Ecology and Agriculture
Ecology and Agriculture
Plant ecology