Geetika Anand

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EDUCATION:
Ongoing    PhD, Urban Studies Department of Environmental and Geographical Science,

                   University of Cape, Town Cape Town, South Africa

2019    MPhil, Urban Studies, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
2008    MSc, Social Policy and Development, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE),

                                                  London, United Kingdom

                                     2005    BPlan, School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Delhi, Delhi NCR, India

Countries: India
States: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
Cities: Agra, Ahmedabad, Ashoknagar, Bangalore, Cuddapah, Damua, Delhi,  Jaipur, Katihar, Mysore, Nanded, Mumbai, Sarni, Sheopur, Udupi, Bhuj, Ranchi, Mulbagal, Nelamangala, Madurai, Shillong, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Namakkal, Almora, Nawalgarh, Kuchaman, Khetri, Sangrur, Faridkot, Jaipur, Jhabua, Madhepura, Mysore
Languages: English, Hindi

Trained in urban planning, social policy, and urban studies, Geetika Anand has over 17 years of experience in the urban development sector spanning across master plans, planning legislation, planning education, capacity building, housing, water and sanitation. Geetika has worked with various government agencies, education institutions, NGOs, CBOs, and urban residents. She has taught at the IIHS, the African Centre for Cities, and as a visiting faculty at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. She has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed research / policy papers and reports. Geetika is currently finishing her PhD, focusing on the biographies of urban development practitioners in South Africa through a lens of learning.

 

At IIHS, Geetika works across the Academics, Research and Practice Programmes, and is a key member of the planning, housing, and water and sanitation projects. She recently was a researcher on Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality (KNOW) programme, where her focus was on urban planning education and its linkages with the issues of urban inequality in Asia and Africa.

Teaching

  • Housing, Methods, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town,Cape Town, South Africa
  • Built environment, School of Planning and Architecture,Delhi NCR, India
  • Built Environment and Planning, Urban design and planning, Urban Fellows Programme (UFP), IIHS
  • Infrastructure and Services, Water and sanitation, Urban Fellows Programme (UFP), IIHS
  • Practica, Built environment, Urban Fellows Programme (UFP), IIHS
  • Exposure visits, Urban management, Urban Fellows Programme (UFP), IIHS
  • Practica, Built environment, Programme for Working Professionals in Urban Development (PWP-UD), IIHS
  • Exposure visits (international), Urban management, Programme for Working Professionals in Urban Development (PWP-UD), IIHS

 

Training

  • Capacity Building Programmes on Urban Development (DoPT), Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • Integrated Capacity Building Programme (ICBP), Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • Integrated Urban Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS
  • Urban India and Environment Services, Urban Practitioners’ Programme (UPP), IIHS

Journal Articles

  • Sami, N., Lall, R., Anand, G., & Anand, S. (2022). Rethinking planning education for urban equality: Higher education as a site for change. Environment and Urbanization, 34(2), 413-429. https://doi.org/10.1177/09562478221113623
  • Levy, C., Osuteye, E., & Anand, G. (2022). Urban inequality and covid-19: The crisis at the heart of the pandemic. Urbanisation, 7(1), 7–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/24557471221117018
  • Wesely, J., Lall, R., Dutta, N., Anand, G., & Allen, A. (2022). How do we learn now? pluralising urban pedagogies in the COVID-19 pandemic. Urbanisation, 7(1), 87-98. https://doi.org/10.1177/24557471221111889
  • Anand, G., Lall, R., Wesely, J., & Allen, A. (2021). One amongst many: Higher education institutions in an ecosystem of urban pedagogies. Education & Reality, 46 (4), Article e118080. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-6236118080
  • Simon, D., Arfvidsson, H., Anand, G., Bazaz, A., Fenna, G., Foster, K., . . . Moodley, N. (2016). Developing and Testing the Urban Sustainable Development Goal’s Targets and Indicators–A Five-city Study. Environment and Urbanization, 28(1), 49–63.
  • Anand, G. (2005). Jeevapoorna: Empowering Women Masons. Development Alternatives Newsletter, 15(10).

 

Books/Book Chapters

  • Surie, A., Goswami, A., Arakali, A., Revi, A., Ravindranath, D., Bhan, G., Anand, G., Balakrishnan, K., Kapoor, N., Sami, N., Vasanth, P., Anand, S., Smitha, M. B., Viswanath, S., Baberwal, S., Mitra, S., Batikar, T., & John, V. (2023). Towards a new urban practice: The urban fellows programme 2016-2022. Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https://doi.org/10.24943/9788195847303
  • Anand, G., Wankhade, K., Raman, R. K., Deb, A., & Vishnu, M. J. (2016). Tracing Exclusions in Urban Water Supply and Sanitation. In India Exclusion Report 2015 (pp. 67–106). New Delhi: Yoda Press.
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, G., Bhan, G., Harish, S., Raju, M. J. S., & Rao, P. (2015). Housing. In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, G., Wankhade, K., Vishnu, M.J., Raju, M. J. S., & Rao, P. (2015). Urban water supply and sanitation. In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, G., Anand, S., Bazaz, A., Bhan, G. … Shah, S. (2015). In A. Revi (Ed.), Urban India 2015: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. doi.org/10.24943/urbindia.2015
  • Bhan, G., Anand, G., Arakali, A., Deb, A., & Harish, S. (2014). Urban Housing and Exclusion. In India Exclusion Report 2013–14 (pp. 77–107). Bangalore: Books for Change.
  • Revi, A., Idicheria, C., Jain, G., Anand, G., Sudhira, H. S., Seddon, J., … Srinivasan, S. (2011). Urban India 2011: Evidence. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. doi.org/10.24943/9789350674512

 

Other Writing

  • Anand, G., & Bhan, G. (2017). Planning, “violations,” & urban inclusion: A study of Ranchi. Bangalore: Indo-Global Social Service Society, Yuva. https://doi.org/10.24943/iihsyuva.ranchi.2017
  • Anand, G. and Deb, A. (2017). Planning, ‘Violations’, and Urban inclusion: A Study of Bhubaneswar. YUVA and IIHS: New Delhi.
  • Anand, G. and Vishnu M.J. (2016). Urban India flushes toilet waste-directly or indirectly-into its water bodies. India Water Portal. Posted on 28 March 2016.
  • Anand, G., & Rao, P. (2016). Development control regulations and urban form: Exploring the linkages. IIHS Case No. 1-0020. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https://doi.org/10.24943/1-0020
  • Revi, A., Jain, G., Bazaz, A., Anand, G., Chopra, R., Rahman, A., … Jana, A. (2015). Operationalising urban Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Bangalore. In Simon, D., & Arfvidsson, H. (Eds.), Pilot project to test potential targets and indicators for the urban sustainable development goal 11: Final report. Gothenburg: Mistra Urban Futures, Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research.
  • Wankhade, K. and Anand, G. (2014). Sustainable Water and Sanitation in India: Review of a National Programme. Briefing Paper. 37th WEDC International Conference Proceedings.
  • Bhan, G., Anand, G., & Harish, S. (2014). Policy approaches to affordable housing in urban India: Problems and possibilities (IIHS-RF paper on housing). Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https://doi.org/10.24943/iihsrfpps3.2014
  • Wankhade, K., Anand, G., Vishnu, M. J., & Deb, A. (2013). MHT Katihar Karmika Project: Baseline report. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements.
  • Anand, G. (2012). Integrated Urban Water Management: Initiating the Next Wave. IIHS–Arghyam: Bangalore.
  • Wankhade, K., & Anand G. (2012). JNNURM: An opportunity for sustainable urbanisation: secondary review analysis (IIHS working paper). Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https:// doi.org/10.24943/iihswps03.2012
  • Wankhade, K., Anand G., & Vishnu, M. J. (2012). JNNURM: An opportunity for sustainable urbanisation: Field study report (IIHS working paper). Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements. https://doi.org/10.24943/iihswps02.2012

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  • Anand, G., Lall, R., Wesely, J., & Allen, A.  (2022, February). One amongst many: Higher education institutions in an ecosystem of urban knowledges. Paper presented at the Future of urban equality: Knowledge, partnerships and pathways in action. Knowledge in action for Urban Equity.
  • Anand, G., Lall, R., & Mehra, R. (2022, February). Learning for and from participation: Reflections from engaging with citizens on Master Plans in India​. Paper presented at the Future of urban equality: Knowledge, partnerships and pathways in action. Knowledge in action for Urban Equity.
  • Wankhade, K., & Anand, G. (2014, September). Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation in India: Review of a National Programme. Paper presented at the 37th WEDC International Conference on the sustainable water and sanitation services for all in a fast changing world, WEDC- Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Building Socially Coherent Neighbourhoods in Tajganj, Agra: Mid-term Assessment
  • Chief Minister of Rajasthan’s Economic Transformation Advisory Council (CMRETAC) – Urban Transitions
  • Drafting of Contract for Consultant’s Services for the Preparation of the Revised Master Plan of Bangalore 2031
  • Ground Water Sanitation (GW-SAN) Nexus Programme
  • Identifying Locations of High-Intensity Economic Agglomeration in Odisha
  • India Urban Policy Support Partnership
  • JNNURM: An Opportunity for Sustainable Urbanisation
  • KC Sivaramakrishnan Expert Committee for Identification of Capital for Andhra Pradesh (Set Up by Government of India)
  • Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality (KNOW) Consortium
  • Planning, ‘Violations’ and Urban Inclusion
  • Procurement Guidelines and RfP for the Preparation of the Revised Master Plan of Bangalore 2031
  • Reframing Urban Inclusion
  • Research Support for MHT Sanitation Intervention in Katihar
  • Study on the Spatial Distribution of Employment and Income Categories in Chennai Metropolitan Area
  • Tamil Nadu Urban Sanitation Support Programme (TNUSSP)
  • Technical Assistance in Evaluation of Proposals Submitted by Consultants for the Preparation of Revised Master Plan of Bangalore 2031
  • Testing Targets and Indicators for SDG 11 for Cities
  • Urban Greenprint for Coimbatore City