Onur ALİŞAN

Onur ALİŞAN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey. His office is located in Room 312, and he can be contacted via phone (+90 312 210 62 02), fax (+90 312 210 79 65), or email (alisan@metu.edu.tr). His academic profile is available on METU's Avesis platform.

Education:
Dr. ALİŞAN holds multiple degrees from Middle East Technical University:

• PhD in City and Regional Planning (2021)
• BSc in City and Regional Planning (2014)
• MSc in Industrial Engineering (2008)
• BSc in Business Administration (2004)

Research Focus:
His work centers on urban systems resilience, with specific expertise in:

• Spatial optimization for disaster shelters and evacuation planning
• Accessibility analysis of critical services during crises
• GIS-based modeling of natural hazards (hurricanes, floods, pandemics)
• Transportation safety and infrastructure interactions

His research consistently addresses equity considerations in disaster management.

Academic Output:
Dr. ALİŞAN maintains an active publication record focused on disaster resilience and spatial analysis. His recent work (2022-2025) demonstrates:

• Strong emphasis on hurricane preparedness modeling using real-time data
• Integration of pandemic constraints into evacuation planning
• Methodological innovations in GIS and combinatorial optimization
• Collaborations with multidisciplinary teams across institutions