2025

Olbertz, M., Jafari, M., Papina, C., Abatzidi, A., Tzortzi, N., Mornar, N., Bokulic, M. & Timpe, A. (2025): The quadruple helix model in practice: Co-creating NBS requires novel governance approaches. Urban Transformations.

Olbertz, M. & Jafari, M. (2025): Dortmund Living Lab. In: S. Barbero & A. Timpe (Eds.), Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Renewal in Post-Industrial Cities (pp. 57–77). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003474869

Jafari, M., Morgenstern, R. & Runte, J. (2025): NBS for social innovation. In: S. Barbero & A. Timpe (Eds.), Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Renewal in Post-Industrial Cities (pp. 8–23). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003474869

2024

Bashirizadeh, M., Jafari, M., Atiq ur Rahman, M., Khayyam, U., Hiday, S., Sinemillioglu, H., Lawrence, B., Mahmood, S. & Gruehn, D. (Eds.) (2024): Planning in Germany and Pakistan: Climate Change and Development of Adaptive Strategies. Berlin: Mensch und Buch Verlag.

2023

Ristorini, M., Guidolotti, G., Sgrigna, G., Jafari, M., Knappe, D., Garfì, V. & Calfapietra, C. (2023): Nature-based solutions in post-industrial sites: Integrated evaluation of atmospheric pollution abatement and carbon uptake in a German city. Urban Climate. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101579

2022

Jafari, M., Taefnia, M., Farjami, G., Samani, A., Bashirizadeh, M. & Gruehn, D. (Eds.) (2022): Planning in Germany and Iran: Cross-cultural Perception of Urban and Rural Landscapes and Cultural Heritage. Berlin: Mensch und Buch Verlag.

2021

Jafari, M., Gruehn, D., Sinemillioglu, H. & Kaiser, M. (Eds.) (2021): Planning in Germany and Iran: Responding to Challenges of Climate Change through Intercultural Dialogue. Berlin: Mensch und Buch Verlag.

Bashirizadeh, M., Jafari, M. & Gruehn, D. (2021): Climate-responsive design in Iranian traditional gardens. In: M. Jafari, D. Gruehn, H. Sinemillioglu & M. Kaiser (Eds.), Planning in Germany and Iran: Responding to Challenges of Climate Change through Intercultural Dialogue (pp. 409–430). Berlin: Mensch und Buch Verlag.

Riahi, N., Taefnia, M., Farjami, G., Mokhatarzadeh, S. & Jafari, M. (2021): Social resilience to climate change impacts on urban rivers: The case of the Zayandehrud River, Isfahan. In: M. Jafari, D. Gruehn, H. Sinemillioglu & M. Kaiser (Eds.), Planning in Germany and Iran: Responding to Challenges of Climate Change through Intercultural Dialogue (pp. 325–342). Berlin: Mensch und Buch Verlag.

Riahi, N., Taefnia, M., Farjami, G. & Jafari, M. (2021): Climate-responsive design in Iranian traditional gardens. In: M. Jafari, D. Gruehn, H. Sinemillioglu & M. Kaiser (Eds.), Planning in Germany and Iran: Responding to Challenges of Climate Change through Intercultural Dialogue (pp. 409–430). Berlin: Mensch und Buch Verlag.

2017

Jafari, M. & Scholz, W. (2017): Towards sustainable urban development: Challenges and chances of climate-sensitive urban design in Muscat/Oman. In: E. Azar & M. Abdel Raouf (Eds.), Sustainability in the Gulf: Challenges and Opportunities. London: Routledge.

2016

Tawil, M., Reicher, C., Jafari, M. & Baeumer, K. (2016): Assessment of public space efficiency in relation to spatial development in Amman. Journal of Sustainable Development 9(3), 104–117.

Jafari, M., Bier, D., Dufour, L., Jansen, H., Koura, H., Plate, E., Polivka, J., Reicher, C. & Natrup, W. (2016): Transforming City Regions: Polycentric City Regions in Transformation – The Ruhr Agglomeration in International Perspective. Conference report, TU Dortmund University.

2014

Tawil, M., Reicher, C., Ramadan, K. & Jafari, M. (2014): Towards more pedestrian-friendly streets in Jordan. Journal of Sustainable Development 7(2), 144–158

Aljafari, M. (2014): Emerging public spaces in the city of Amman, Jordan: An analysis of everyday life practices. PhD Dissertation, TU Dortmund University.

2010

Jafari, M. (2010): Integrated spatial planning of Middle Eastern historic city centers… In: C. Reicher, K. Baeumer, M. Tawil, D. Jacob & L. Shaheen (Eds.), Embracing the Past, Enhancing the Future: Planning Spaces through Intercultural Dialogues (pp. 110–129). Essen: Klartext Verlag.

2008

Aljafari, M. (2008): The Role of Urban Parks in Humanizing the City. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Jordan, Amman.