Ayten Aydın
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Ayten Aydın, civil engineer
, anthropologist
, where she worked for about 25 years in various positions, mostly involving her in land and water, and rural development activities in developing countries around the world. This work involved her seeking solutions to many physical, economic and social development issues of these countries and put her in direct contact with both administrators and the general population.
Since 1966 Aydin has been a member of the International Society for General Systems Theories, which later became the International Society for the Systems Sciences
(ISSS).
In the FAO
/HQ she was the chairperson or a member of several inter-departmental working groups such as Environmental Issues; Sustainable Development and Land-use Planning, Tropical Forestry.
After retirement from FAO/UN, more than a decade ago, she has indulged herself in formal and informal studies on humanities, including biological and cultural anthropology, sociology, history, history of art, history of ideas as well as music and culture of medicine. She has also obtained a degree in Anthropology. Since 1999, as a member of the International Institute for Advanced Studies
(IIAS), she organizes symposia and present papers to a number of symposia organized by others.
The papers presented by her to ISSS and IIAS conferences deal with human and socio-political issues. At present, she carries out research and studies mainly on these issues, which are also heavily supported by her worldwide travels and practical experiences.
She lives in Rome, Italy.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
, anthropologist
Biography
In 1951 Aydin graduated as a civil engineer and then worked for about a decade in Turkey as a hydraulic engineer, specializing in river basin development planning. During this period she did several post-graduate studies and on the job training abroad, mostly in the USA. In 1966 she joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsUnited Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, where she worked for about 25 years in various positions, mostly involving her in land and water, and rural development activities in developing countries around the world. This work involved her seeking solutions to many physical, economic and social development issues of these countries and put her in direct contact with both administrators and the general population.
Since 1966 Aydin has been a member of the International Society for General Systems Theories, which later became the International Society for the Systems Sciences
International Society for the Systems Sciences
The International Society for the Systems Sciences is a world-wide organization for systems sciences.- Overview :The initial purpose of the society was "to encourage the development of theoretical systems which are applicable to more than one of the traditional departments of knowledge."The idea...
(ISSS).
In the FAO
Fão
Fão is a town in Esposende Municipality in Portugal....
/HQ she was the chairperson or a member of several inter-departmental working groups such as Environmental Issues; Sustainable Development and Land-use Planning, Tropical Forestry.
After retirement from FAO/UN, more than a decade ago, she has indulged herself in formal and informal studies on humanities, including biological and cultural anthropology, sociology, history, history of art, history of ideas as well as music and culture of medicine. She has also obtained a degree in Anthropology. Since 1999, as a member of the International Institute for Advanced Studies
International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics
The International Institute for Advanced Studies is a non-profit educational organization committed to the development and promotion of Cybernetics and Systems Research and the advancement of interdisciplinary studies in the sciences, engineering, arts and humanities.IIAS hosts an annual symposium...
(IIAS), she organizes symposia and present papers to a number of symposia organized by others.
The papers presented by her to ISSS and IIAS conferences deal with human and socio-political issues. At present, she carries out research and studies mainly on these issues, which are also heavily supported by her worldwide travels and practical experiences.
She lives in Rome, Italy.