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Dr Fatemeh Kazemi

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: f.kazemi@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2608-2123

Fatemeh Kazemi is a Lecturer in Horticulture and Environmental Management at the School of Science.

Current Teaching

  • SCI2150 Propagation of Horticulture Crops
  • SCI2152 Principles of Vegetable Production
  • SCI6161 Propagation Technology
  • SCI5110 Management of Waste
  • SCI3307 Waste Management

Background

Dr Fatemeh Kazemi is an environmental horticulturist with extensive academic teaching and research experience in Australia and internationally. She holds a PhD in Environmental Horticulture from the University of South Australia (2010), where she also served as a Research Fellow (2010–2012). She held academic positions in Iran (2012–2022) before joining Edith Cowan University as a Lecturer.

Her research focuses on nature-based horticultural systems for human health and climate-resilient landscapes, integrating plant science, ecology, urban green infrastructure, and environmental systems. It addresses urban and production horticulture, with emphasis on vegetated systems that enhance ecosystem function, human wellbeing, and environmental resilience under climate stress.

Dr Kazemi has developed a strong record of competitive research funding and contributes to ongoing Australian research projects at Edith Cowan University, building on a history of externally funded work in water-sensitive urban design and climate-adaptive landscape systems in collaboration with government, industry, and local councils. Her research leadership spans horticultural therapy, community-based horticulture, and major programs in green infrastructure systems, including green roofs, urban parks, green walls, and water-sensitive urban design. Her work also extends to plant-microbe-soil interactions for improving resilience in urban and degraded landscapes, as well as plant bioactive compounds in preventive health contexts. In addition, she has led the development and implementation of low-input urban landscape systems across research and professional practice.

Dr Kazemi has supervised and co-supervised more than 40 HDR students across horticultural science, urban greening, environmental health, and landscape systems. Her research has produced over 60 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, including several in high-impact Q1 journals. She is actively engaged with the Green Space Alliance, contributing to policy development and urban greening initiatives in Perth, and serves on the Editorial Board of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.

With a strong record of interdisciplinary research, competitive funding, postgraduate supervision, and international collaboration, Dr Kazemi brings together expertise, demonstrable impact, and sustained dedication to advancing sustainable horticultural systems that integrate human health, environmental resilience, and urban sustainability.

Professional Memberships

  • 2025–present – Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (Editorial Board Member; Q1 journal, Impact Factor ~6.0)
  • 2012–present – International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS) (Member)
  • 2025–present – Green Space Alliance (Invited Contributor)
  • 2025–present – Irrigation Australia (Member)
  • 2012–2022 – Mashhad Municipality Green Space Design Committee (Expert Member)
  • 2015–2020 – Mashhad Botanical Garden (Scientific Committee Member)
  • 2016–2019 – Sustainable Water Resources and Green Space Commission, Mashhad City Council (Expert Member)

Awards and Recognition

  • 2023, High-quality Research Publication Award, School of Science, ECU
  • 2022, Awards for Teaching Excellence (ATE), FUM
  • 2022, Distinguished Researcher Award (DRA), FUM
  • 2015, Distinguished Researcher Award (DRA), FUM
  • 2014, Distinguished Researcher Award (DRA), FUM
  • 2004, Ph.D. Full Scholarship Award, (MSRT), Iran

Research Areas and Interests

My research focuses on nature-based horticultural systems for enhancing human health and developing climate-resilient landscapes. This work integrates ecological, technological, and community-based approaches to address sustainability challenges in managed and disturbed landscape systems.

Major research areas include:

  • Planning, design, and management of urban and landscape-scale green infrastructure and climate-adaptive systems
  • Advancing community-based horticulture, therapeutic horticulture, and nature-based interventions for wellbeing and social resilience
  • Developing sustainable urban agriculture and plant-based systems for food security and preventive health
  • Translating functional processes of healthy ecosystems, particularly soil-plant-microbe interactions, into degraded and managed systems to enhance ecological function and climate resilience
  • Applying GIS and remote sensing for spatial analysis, monitoring, and decision support in landscape and environmental systems
  • Assessing sustainability performance and resilience of green infrastructure and horticultural systems
  • Advancing revegetation and ecological rehabilitation of disturbed landscapes
  • Developing sustainable plant propagation and establishment strategies for resilient horticultural and restoration systems

This research supports the development of healthier, more resilient communities and sustainable environments under changing climate conditions.

Completed Supervision

Principal Supervisor

  1. PhD: Integrating ornamental green spaces and urban agriculture for achieving sustainable green roof systems in Mashhad climate conditions
  2. MBR: Assessment of people’s preferences and perceptions on biodiversity in Mashhad urban parks
  3. MBR: The effect of visual characteristics of plants and some social factors on people’s preferences for xeric landscape plants
  4. MBR: Effect of drought stress and biological fertilizers on morphophysiological characteristics of some landscape plants under irrigation condition with refined sewage
  5. MBR: Using urban agriculture and value engineering to optimize the design of an urban park
  6. PhD: Studying planting designs and mulch types on performances of xeriscaping method
  7. MBR: Assessing the effective factors on growth and producing offset on Sensevieria species
  8. MBR: Assessing growth and morphophysiological responses of Hippophae ramnoides
  9. MBR: Investigating the effect of biochar and cadmium on growth and morphophysiological performance of Calendula officinalis
  10. MBR: Investigating the effect of landscapes and planting designs in improving children’s cognitive psychological health in hospital environments
  11. MBR: Assessing environmental performances of living mulches (ground cover plants) and nonliving mulches for application in urban green spaces
  12. MBR: The effect of species type and superabsorbents on some quantitative and qualitative characteristics of native and commercial turfgrasses
  13. MBR: Permeable pavement systems and their water quality effects
  14. MBR: Developing resilient green roofs for Arid climate region of Mashhad,
  15. MBR: Assessing the effect of drought on the characteristics of some ground cover plant species used in urban landscaping
  16. MBR: Assessing growth and development of mixed planting of herbaceous species for application in urban green spaces
  17. MBR: Spatial analysis for construction of green roofs, case study: some districts in Mashhad city
  18. MBR: The effect of drought and salt stress on some qualitative and quantitative characteristics of Frankenia thymifolia
  19. MBR: Investigation of micropropagation and increasing drought resistance of some sage species (Salvia spp.) to in vitro conditions,
  20. MBR: Response of growing media and some ground cover plant species for applications in external green wall systems
  21. MBR: Investigating some strategies for management of Salvia species in Xeriscape landscaping

Co-principal Supervisor

  1. MBR: Assessing adaptability and establishment of some ornamental grass species for application in urban green spaces
  2. PhD: Performance of green roofs in South Australia
  3. MBR: Application of some urban wastes for usage in urban green space mulching
  4. MBR: Developing a machine vision system to evaluate turfgrasses by image processing techniques
  5. MBR: Assessing the antioxidant effect of the extract of some medicinal plans on shelf life of two vegetable types
  6. MBR: The effect of species and mulch type on some characteristics of native and commercial turfgrasses
  7. MBR: A study on the perceptions and preferences of depressed students towards horticultural therapy

Associate Supervisor

  1. PhD: Assessing the performance of single seed and mixed native turf grasses to drought stress and adaptability to Mashhad climatic conditions
  2. PhD: Study of some strategies for drought stress control in early stages growth and seedling establishment in native Festuca arundinacea
  3. PhD: Assessment of the phytoremediation potential of heavy metals of lead and Nickel by some turfgrass species from the sludge in Mashhad industrial town treatment plants
  4. PhD: Optimizing urban green spaces for thermal comfort during the warmest period using modelling approaches
  5. PhD: Studying some methods for simultaneous irrigation, nutrition and aerification of plane trees in urban green spaces
  6. MBR: Assessing different levels of irrigation and nitrogen on some qualitative and quantitative characteristics of lawns under subsurface drip irrigation
  7. PhD: Evapotranspiration measurement techniques in urban parks
  8. MBR: Environmental design of industrial eco-parks based on environmental phytoremediation
  9. MBR: Development of disposable leaf plates using grape and plane leaves
  10. PhD: Assessing the effect of plant species and different irrigation regimes on planting design and air pollution reduction in green roofs
  11. MBR: Effect of irrigation regimes on survival, visual quality, physio-morphological and thermodynamic attributes of some medicinal plants in a single and mixed planting of green roof systems,
  12. MBR: Assessing morpho-physiological and phytochemical variety of some Cumminum cyminum L. species of Iran under climate condition of Mashhad

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Australia, 2010.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Kazemi, F., Jozay, M. (2025). Phytoremediation potential of pot marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) under plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) treatments for sustainable urban green infrastructure development. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 27(12), 1754-1764. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2025.2520357.
  • Maleki, M., Damroodi, A., Mostaghim, M., Bakhshi, LA., Sadat, SS., Wang, J., Moradpour, N., Stewart, I., Chen, K., Kazemi, F. (2025). Spatial patterns in urban water consumption: The role of local climate zones and temperature dynamics. Sustainable Cities and Society, 127(2025), article number 106438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106438.

Conference Publications

  • Kazemi, F. (2025). Effects of drought on ecosystem services of recreational and sport turfgrasses in urban environments. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1429: III International Symposium on Greener Cities: Improving Ecosystem Services in a Climate-Changing World (GreenCities2024) (265-271). International Society for Horticultural Science. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2025.1429.32.
  • Kazemi, F., Akhter, S. (2025). Developing principles for climate-smart urban agriculture. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1429: III International Symposium on Greener Cities: Improving Ecosystem Services in a Climate-Changing World (GreenCities2024) (335-344). International Society for Horticultural Science. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2025.1429.41.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Kazemi, F., Golzarian, M., Rabbani Kheir Khah, SM. (2024). Quality and Establishment of Some Water-Conserving Turfgrass Species for Sustainable Development and Some Ecosystem Services in Arid Urban Environments. Land, 13(6), article number 721. https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060721.
  • Golzarian, M., Ghiasvand, M., Shokri, S., Bahreini, M., Kazemi, F. (2024). Performance evaluation of a dual-chamber plant microbial fuel cell developed for electricity generation and wastewater treatment. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2024(2024), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-05415-5.
  • Kazemi, F., Jozay, M. (2024). Developing a sustainable nature-based agricultural vertical system in cadmium polluted urban environments. Ecological Engineering, 208(2024), article number 107385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107385.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Kazemi, F., Hosseinpour, N., Ebrahimian, M. (2023). People's preferences and perceptions toward low-input versus conventional park design approaches using 3D images and interview-based questionnaires. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 86(2023), article number 128040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128040.
  • Naserian, MM., Khodabakhshian, R., Kazemi, F., Jozay, M. (2023). Solar thermo-visual gain optimization of a building using a novel proposed nature-based green system. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry: an international forum for thermal studies, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12759-0.
  • Kazemi, F., Jozay, M., Salahshoor, F., Van Etten, E., Rezaie, S. (2023). Drought Stress Responses Of Some Prairie Landscape C4 Grass Species For Xeric Urban Applications. Land, 12(6), article number 1195. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061195.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Rabbani, M., Kazemi, F. (2022). Water need and water use efficiency of two plant species in soil-containing and soilless substrates under green roof conditions. Journal of Environmental Management, 302(2022), article number 113950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113950.
  • Hosseinpour, N., Kazemi, F., Mahdizadeh, H. (2022). A cost-benefit analysis of applying urban agriculture in sustainable park design. Land Use Policy, 112(2022), article number 105834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105834.
  • Kazemi, F., Hosseinpour, N. (2022). GIS-based land-use suitability analysis for urban agriculture development based on pollution distributions. Land Use Policy, 123(2022), article number 106426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106426.
  • Kazemi, F., Hossein Pour, N., Mahdizadeh, H. (2022). Sustainable low-input urban park design based on some decision-making methods. Land Use Policy, 117(2022), article number 106092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106092.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Allahyar, M., Kazemi, F. (2021). Effect of landscape design elements on promoting neuropsychological health of children. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 65(2021), article number 127333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127333.
  • Nazemi Rafi, Z., Kazemi, F. (2021). Effects of planting combinations and mulch types on soil moisture and temperature of xeric landscapes. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 58(2021), article number 126966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126966.
  • Jozay, M., Rabbani Keir Khan, M., Kazemi, F. (2021). The impact of humic acid solutions and types of growing media on some morphophysiological and biochemical features of Syngonium sp. and Pothos sp. plants in interior green wall conditions. Plant Archives, 21(1), 2240-2252. https://doi.org/10.51470/PLANTARCHIVES.2021.v21.S1.370.
  • Allahyar, M., Kazemi, F. (2021). Landscape preferences of a children's hospital by children and therapists. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 58(2021), article number 126984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.126984.
  • Kazemi, F., Jozay, M., Salahshoor, F., Farhadi, H. (2021). Application of soil mulches on establishment and growth of native and commercial tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) in an arid environment. Desert, 26(1), 55-69. https://doi.org/10.22059/JDESERT.2020.302378.1006775.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Kazemi, F., Golzarian, M., Nematollahi, F. (2020). Quality assessment of Turfgrasses using NTEP method compared to an image-based scoring system. Journal of Ornamental Plants, 10(3), 177-178.
  • Allah Yar, M., Kazemi, F. (2020). The role of dish gardens on the physical and neuropsychological improvement of hospitalized children. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 53(2020), article number 126713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126713.
  • Kazemi, F., Jozay, M. (2020). Allelopathic effects of some organic mulch extracts on seed germination and early growth of some ornamental plants. Journal of Ornamental Plants, 10(2), 99-108.
  • Kazemi, F., Jozay, M. (2020). The effect of organic and inorganic mulches on growth and morphophysiological characteristics of Gaillardia sp.. Desert, 25(2), 155-164. https://doi.org/10.22059/JDESERT.2020.79253.
  • Kazemi, F., Rabbani, M., Jozay, M. (2020). Investigating the plant and air-quality performances of an internal green wall system under hydroponic conditions. Journal of Environmental Management, 275(2020), article number 111230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111230.
  • Nazemi Rafi, Z., Kazemi, F., Tehranifar, A. (2020). Public preferences toward water-wise landscape design in a summer season. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 48(2020), article number 126563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126563.
  • Safari, N., Kazemi, F., Tehranifar, A. (2020). Examining temperature and soil moisture contents of mulches in urban landscaping of an arid region. Desert, 26(1), 139-156. https://doi.org/10.22059/jdesert.2020.256170.1006639.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Nazemi Rafi, Z., Kazemi, F., Tehranifar, A. (2019). Effects of various irrigation regimes on water use efficiency and visual quality of some ornamental herbaceous plants in the field. Agricultural Water Management, 212(2019), 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.08.012.
  • Kazemi, F., Salahshoor, F., Farhadi, H. (2019). Effect of humic acid and mulches on some characteristics of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). Desert, 24(1), 51-59.
  • Jozay, M., Kazemi, F., Fotvat, A. (2019). Evaluating the environmental performance of the growing media in a green wall system in a dry climate region. Desert, 25(1), 356-369. https://doi.org/10.22059/JDESERT.2020.78171.
  • Rafi, Z., Kazemi, F., Tehranifar, A. (2019). Morpho-physiological and biochemical responses of four ornamental herbaceous species to water stress. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 41(1), article number 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-018-2797-2.
  • Rabbani, M., Kazemi, F., Shoor, M. (2019). Evaluating the effect of superabsorbents on soil moisture and physiological characteristics of Lolium perenne L. ‘Chadegan’ and Festuca arundinacea.. Desert, 24(2), 229-240.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Kazemi, F., Safari, N. (2018). Effect of mulches on some characteristics of a drought tolerant flowering plant for urban landscaping. Desert, 32(1), 75-84.
  • Nematollahi, F., Tehranifar, A., Nemati, S., Kazemi, F. (2018). Improving early growing stage of Festuca arundinacea Schreb. using media amendments under water stress condition. Desert, 23(2), 295-306.
  • Kazemi, F., Abolhassani, L., Rahmati, E., Sayyad-Amin, P. (2018). Strategic planning for cultivation of fruit trees and shrubs in urban landscapes using the SWOT method: A case study for the city of Mashhad, Iran. Land Use Policy, 70(2018), 1-Sep. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.10.006.
  • Kazemi, F., Golzarian, M., Myers, B. (2018). Potential of combined Water Sensitive Urban Design systems for salinity treatment in urban environments. Journal of Environmental Management, 209(2018), 169-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.046.

Conference Publications

  • Kazemi, F., Abbasi, M. (2018). Investigating some challenges in domesticating native plants of Iran-o-Turanian phytogeographical region for Iran’s urban landscaping. Acta Horticulturae (59-65). International Society for Horticultural Science. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1190.10.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Vahdati, N., Tehranifar, A., Kazemi, F. (2017). Assessing chilling and drought tolerance of different plant genera on extensive green roofs in an arid climate region in Iran. Journal of Environmental Management, 192(2017), 215-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.027.
  • Pakdel, P., Nemati, S., Seyed, H., Tehranifar, A., Kazemi, F. (2017). Effect of planting bed conditions on some growth characteristics of plane trees in north eastern part of Iran. IOAB Journal, 8(2), 82-86.
  • Kazemi, F., Mohorko, R. (2017). Review on the roles and effects of growing media on plant performance in green roofs in world climates. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 23(2017), 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2017.02.006.
  • Vahdati, N., Tehranifar, A., Kazemi, F. (2017). Energy conservation potential of an extensive green roof in Iran for one year duration,. Journal of Ornamental Plants, 7(1), 53-61.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Safari, N., Kazemi, F. (2016). Examining performances of organic and inorganic mulches and cover plants for sustainable green space development in arid cities. Desert, 21(1), 65-75.
  • Kazemi, F., Khodashenas, S., Sarkarde, H. (2016). Experimental study of pressure fluctuation in stilling basins. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 14(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-016-0008-3.
  • Karimain, Z., Samiei, L., Kazemi, F. (2016). Assessment of user’s preferences of campus green space at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad-Iran. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 48(1), 45231. https://doi.org/10.22059/ijhs.2017.63642.
  • Mahmoudzadeh, M., Tehranifar, A., Fotvat, A., Shour, M., Kazemi, F. (2016). Phytoremediation using poa pratensis balin lawn and sludge in mashad industrial town treatment plant. IIOAB Journal, 7(2016), 224-231.
  • Ghanei, N., Rohani, A., Golzarian, M., Kazemi, F. (2016). Identification of houseplants using neural networks based on image features, Ornamental Horticulture. Ornamental Horticulture, 6(3), 145-152.
  • Salahshoor, F., Kazemi, F. (2016). Effect of calcium on reducing salt stress in seed germination and early growth stage of Festuca ovina L.. Plant, Soil and Environment, 62(10), 460-466. https://doi.org/10.17221/319/2016-PSE.

Research Projects

  • Healing with Green - Stage 1: A Pilot Study on the Therapeutic Impact of a Sensory-Rich Indoor Green Wall System for Dementia Care in a Perth Aged Care Facility, Rosewood Aged Care, Grant, 2025 ‑ 2027, $25,000.
  • Developing strategies for water conservation in community gardens (in the City of Stirling), Department of Communities (WA), Community Gardens Grants Program, 2024 ‑ 2025, $10,000.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in mitigating drought stress in urban turfgrass
  • Master of Science by Research, Exploring Horticultural Therapy in Aged Care: A Mixed-Methods Study of Organizational Practices and Stakeholder Perspectives.

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Master of Science by Research, Do Microbial Communities of the Rhizosphere Support Plant Health in Carex appressa in Street Scale Bioretention Systems?

Completed Supervisions

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