Marium Naveed is an urban planner and researcher based in Islamabad. She holds a Master’s in Urban Placemaking and Management from Pratt Institute, New York, where she studied as a Fulbright Scholar. She leads the Sustainability Lab at atomcamp, working at the intersection of data, climate change and cities, and works closely with city governments to design people-centered urban interventions. Her research interests include active mobility, inclusive public spaces, community participation in urban decision-making and climate-responsive planning.
Sep 12, 2025
A green, public space off the Islamabad Expressway in the leftover land between a highway, a looping exit ramp and an underpass, technically known as a ‘cloverleaf island’, has become a makeshift park for hundreds of people who frequent it. Marium Naveed wonders what this makeshift park tells us about the city the public wants and needs.