His research focuses on public engagement in long term neighbourhood planning. He examines the use of different media to engage citizens in urban design decisions. He strives to make planning more accessible to both expert and non-expert audiences. Maged's publications include research on neighbourhood scale energy performance and comparative GHG emissions analysis and municipal climate change planning. He has also published articles on youth engagement in climate change planning, leadership in sustainability planning, and different approaches to spatial thinking for people new to design. Maged theorizes on approaches for cultivating inclusive and intercultural visions of a compelling urban future.