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Building a Geospatial Lab – The People, The Tools, and The Process
Amruth Kiran, Teja Malladi

Emerging Ecological and Environmental Hazards in the Himalayas
Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Denzil Daniel, Sumit Sen, Jaya Khanna

Prioritizing India’s Landscapes for Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being
Arjun Srivathsa, Divya Vasudev, Tanaya Nair, Stotra Chakrabarti, Pranav Chanchani, Ruth DeFries, Arpit Deomurari, Sutirtha Dutta, Dipankar Ghose, Varun R. Goswami, Rajat Nayak, Amrita Neelakantan, Prachi Thatte, Srinivas Vaidyanathan, Madhu Verma, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Mahesh Sankaran, Uma Ramakrishnan

Regenerative Agriculture Augments Bacterial Community Structure for a Healthier Soil and Agriculture
Indira Singh, Meeran Hussain, G. Manjunath, Nagasuma Chandra, G. Ravikanth

Evaluating the Impact of Water Protection Policy on Urban Growth: A Case Study of Jiaxing
ChengHe Guan, Pratyush Tripathy, Juan C Duque, Santiago Passos, Tong Cheng, Ying Li, Michael Keith

Plant-Extract-Assisted Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Macaranga Indica Bark Extract for Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activity
Gajanan Hegde, S. Yallappa, T. Khadre, Sudha Joseph, J. Manjanna

‘We Are Not in The Same Boat’: Representations of Disaster and Recovery in India
Roger Few, Nihal Ranjit, Vineetha Nalla, Garima Jain, Mark G.L. Tebboth, Chandni Singh, Vasudha Chhotray, Hazel Marsh

Wellbeing and Occupational Health and Safety of Sanitation Workers in Trichy
Sugantha Priscilla L, Mercy Clara D, Amala Jancy C Rani, Rajeswari R, Niladri Chakraborti, L Ambalavanan, M Kannan, Arko Sinha, Kavita Wankhade

Governance Mechanisms for Shared FSM Services: Intricacies of Implementation Across Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu, India
Shamna M Yaseen, Mahima Vijendra, Srinithi Sudhakar, Sasikumar Seswaramurthy, Senthil Kumar G, Sakthi B, Prithivi Mohan, Siva Raj, Fayaz Ahmed, Jeevanraj S, Athira S, Santhosh Ragavan, Kavita Wankhade

Tracking De-Sludging Vehicles Through Axle Load Sensor
Senthilkumar Govindaraj, Santhosh Ragavan, Kanmani Raja Senthilvel, Athira S

The What, Why and How of the World Water Crisis: Global Commission on the Economics of Water Phase 1 Review and Findings
Quentin Grafton, Joyeeta Gupta, Aromar Revi, Mariana Mazzucato, Ngozi Okonjo-Iewala, Johan Rockström, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, LaToya Cantrell, María Fernanda Espinosa, Arunabha Ghosh, Naoko Ishii, Juan Carlos Jintiach, Qiu Baoxing, Mamphela Ramphele, Martha Rojas Urrego, Ismail Serageldin, Richard Damania, Kathleen Dominique, Daniel Esty, Henk WJ Ovink, Usha Rao-Monari, Abebe Selassie, Lauren Seaby Andersen, Yuvan Aunuth Beejadhur, Hilmer Bosh, Luca Kühn von Burgsdorff, Safa Fanaian, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Julius Lim, Mariana Portal, Neha Sami, Julia Schaef, Amir Bazaz, Prajna Beleyur, Simon Fahrländer, Ketaki Ghoge, Santhosh Ragavan K V, Mahima Vijendra, Kavita Wankhade, Mariam Zaqout, Anna Dupont, Xavier Leflaive, Inés Reale

Housing Solutions: A Review of Models
Pritika Hingorani

Unaided Low-income Shared Rental Housing: A Case of Formal Rental Housing Market in Bangalore
SaiRama Raju Marella

Green Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles by Using Macaranga Indica for Biomedical and Drinking Water Purification Application
Gajanan Hegde , Tanuja Khadre

Analysing Intersections of Justice with Energy Transitions in India – A Systematic Literature Review
Stuti Haldar, Ananya Peddibhotla, Amir Bazaz

Goals, Progress and Priorities from Mar del Plata in 1977 to New York in 2023
Quentin Grafton, Asit K. Biswas, Hilmer Bosch, Safa Fanaian, Joyeeta Gupta, Aromar Revi, Neha Sami & Cecilia Tortajada

The Transformative Potential of a Global Urban Agenda and its Lessons in a Time of Crisis
Jessica Espey, Susan Parnell, Aromar Revi

In Situ Redevelopment of Slums in Indian Cities: Closing a Rent Gap?
Swastik Harish, Sooraj Raveendran

Indigenous Peoples and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Scoping Review
Kerrie Pickering, Eranga K. Galappaththi, James D Ford, Chandni Singh, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo, Keith Hyams, J. Jaime Miranda, Ingrid Arotoma-Rojas, Cecil Togarepi, Harpreet Kaur, Jasmitha Arvind, Halena Scanlon, Didacus B. Namanya, Cecilia Anza-Ramirez


Quantifying the Long-Term Environmental Impacts of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture
Ashwin Mahalingam, U. Srilok Sagar, Yatharth Singh, Teja Malladi

Considering Vulnerable Communities in Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plans, India
Adithya Pradyumna, Sheetal Patil, Madhuri Ramesh

Luminance Measurements using Smartphone Cameras
Amanda Thounaojam, Prasad Vaidya, Mundhe P, Maskarenj M.

Adaptation to Compound Climate Risks: A Systematic Global Stocktake
Nicholas P. Simpson, Portia Adade Williams, Katharine J. Mach, Lea Berrang-Ford, Robbert Biesbroek, Marjolijn Haasnoot, Alcade C. Segnon, Donovan Campbell, Justice Issah Musah-Surugu, Elphin Tom Joe, Abraham Marshall Nunbogu, Salma Sabour, Andreas L.S. Meyer, Talbot M Andrews, Chandni Singh, A.R. Siders, Judy Lawrence, Maarten van Aalst, Christopher H. Trisos

Possibility Spaces for Citizen-Driven Innovations? Classification and Functions of Urban Makerspaces in Bengaluru, India
Stuti Haldar, Gautam Sharma

From Serviced Sites to Peripheral Tenements: A Long-Arc History of Chennai’s Unaffordable Housing
Gayathri Pattnam

Implementing at-Scale Adaptive Thermal Comfort Controls for Mixed Mode Building Using Machine learning
Aritro De, Amanda Thounaojam, Prasad Vaidya, Divij Sinha, Sooraj Raveendran, Gopikrishna, Utej D

Finishing with Net-Zero: A Case Study of the Energy Systems in an Experimental Building
Janani Venkatesh, Prasad Vaidya, Amanda Thounaojam, Amit Chandra, Sanjay Prakash, Yashima Jain and Vismaya Paralkar

The Twelve Percent Effect – Improvements in Evidence-Based Design Towards Net-Zero Building Performance
Sreejith Jayaram, Suyashi Srivastava, Amanda Thounaojam, Janani Venkatesh, Yashima Jain, Gaurav Vakil

A Demand Response Implementation Case Study for Islanding of a Building
Yashima Jain, Prasad Vaidya, Amit Chandra, Gopikrishna A, Uthej D, Vismaya Paralkar

Calibrated Model of an Experimental Building to Test Passive Thermal Comfort Solutions for the Global South
Amanda Thouanojam, Prasad Vaidya, Gurneet Singh, Sanjay Prakash

Synthesis of Bio-capped Silver Nanoparticles by Using Macaranga Indica for Biomedical and Wastewater Treatment
Gajanan Hegde, Yallappa Shirlgi

Lessons From Nine Urban Areas Using Data to Drive Local Sustainable Development
Garima Jain, Jessica Espey

Invasion of Natural Grasslands by Exotic Trees Increases Flood Risks in Mountainous Landscapes in South India
Rajat Ramakant Nayaka, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Srinivas Vaidyanathana, Nick A Chappell, Ravinder Singh Bhallaa

Evaluation and Conversion of Temple Waste Flowers into Incense Sticks in Tumakuru District of Karnataka, India
Kiran Dasalukunte Ananda, Kavitha Halappa

Representing COVID-19 Impacts and Responses on Indigenous People: A Multilingual Media Review in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India
Harpreet Kaur, Jasmitha Aravind, Chandni Singh, Sreya Ajay, Prathigna Poonacha

Species Traits Help Explain Butterfly Habitat Use in a Tropical Forest
Ravi Jambhekar, Don A. Driscoll

Ten New Insights in Climate Science 2022
Maria A. Martin, Emmanuel A. Boakye, Emily Boyd, Wendy Broadgate, Mercedes Bustamante, Josep G. Canadell, Edward R. Carr, Eric K. Chu, Helen Cleugh, Szilvia Csevar, Marwa Daoudy, Ariane de Bremond, Meghnath Dhimal, Kristie L. Ebi ,Clea Edwards, Sabine Fuss, Martin P. Girardin, Bruce Glavovic, Chandni Singh... Zhirong Jerry Zhao et.al.

Private De-sludging Markets: Does a One-Size Approach Fit All?
Gayathri Pattnam, Rajesh Ramamoorthy, Prithivi Mohan

Feasibility of Bacteria Inoculum Bio-digester model for Upgrading Onsite Sanitation Systems
Jeevan Raj, Madhu Sudan Thakar, Ashish Mehrotra, Yohananthan Sukumar, Dhanik Narayan, Dharmadurai
Sangapillai

Improvement of Household-scale Disinfection of Onsite Sanitation Systems using Chlorine Tablet
Senthil kumar Govindaraj,Yohananthan Sukumar, Kanmani Raja Senthilvel, Jeevanraj, Santhosh Ragavan

Institutionalising Periodic Desludging of Community and Public Toilets in Trichy
Gayathri Pattnam, Rajesh Ramamoorthy, Sugantha Priscilla, Rajeswari R

Post-Disaster Recovery Trajectories in Nagapattinam and Kuttanad Regions of India: How Representations of Communities Shape their Recovery Outcomes
Jasmitha Arvind, Nihal Ranjit, Mythili Madhavan

A Thousand Thunbergs Collaborate Towards Net-Zero
Sreejith Jayaram, Amanda Thounaojam, Janani Venkatesh, Yashima Jain, Gaurav Vakil

Considering Curriculum, Content, and Delivery for Adaptive Pathways: Higher Education and Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in the Indian Urban Context
Vineetha Nalla, Cassidy Johnson, Nihal Ranjit, Gargi Sen, Ananya Peddibhotla, Mona Chhabra Anand, Neha Bhatia, Amir Bazaz

A New Urban Narrative for Sustainable Development
Michael Keith, Eugenie Birch, Nicolas J. A. Buchoud, Maruxa Cardama, William Cobbett, Michael Cohen, Thomas Elmqvist, Jessica Espey, Maarten Hajer, Gunnar Hartmann, Tadashi Matsumoto, Susan Parnell, Aromar Revi, Debra C. Roberts, Emilia Saiz, Tim Schwanen, Karen C. Seto, Raf Tuts & Martin van der Pütten

A Research Agenda for Transformative Urban Climate Action
Rachel Huxley, Brenna Walsh, Cathy Oke, Ryan Bellinson, Harriet Bulkeley, Laura Lucia Vieira Ceneviva, Lina Brand Correa, Savannah Cox, Billie Giles-Corti, Gyorgyi Galik, Andy Gouldson, Geci Karuri-Sebina, Mariana Mazzucato, David Miller, Aromar Revi, Philipp Rode, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Chandni Singh, Isabel Sitcov, Katherine Trebeck, Peter Alan Victor, Daniel Zarrilli

Interactions Between Climate and COVID-19
James D Ford, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo, Triphini Ainembabazi, Cecilia Anza-Ramirez, Ingrid Arotoma-Rojas, Joana Bezerra, Victoria Chicmana-Zapata, Eranga K Galappaththi, Martha Hangula, Christopher Kazaana, Shuaib Lwasa, Didacus Namanya, Nosipho Nkwinti, Richard Nuwagira, Samuel Okware, Maria Osipova, Kerrie Pickering, Chandni Singh, Lea Berrang-Ford, Keith Hyams, J Jaime Miranda, Angus Naylor, Mark New, Bianca van Bavel

Urban Inequality and COVID-19: The Crisis at the Heart of the Pandemic
Caren Levy, Emmanuel Osuteye, Geetika Anand

How Do We Learn Now? Pluralising Urban Pedagogies in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Julia Wesely, Ruchika Lall, Nandini Dutta, Geetika Anand, Adriana Allen

The Role of Cultural and Natural Heritage for Climate Action: A White Paper commissioned for the International Co-Sponsored Meeting on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change
Nick Shepherd, Joshua Benjamin Cohen, William Carmen, Moses Chundu, Christian Ernsten, Oscar Guevara, Franziska Haas, Shumon T Hussain, Felix Riede, A. R. Siders, Chandni Singh, Pindai Sithole, Alexandra Troi

Industrial Destabilisation: the Case of Rajajinagar, Bangalore
Shriya Anand, Aditi Dey

Shrinking Public Mandates of Social Infrastructure in the Delhi Master Plan: Planning Regulations in Changing Land Markets
Poonam Prakash, Sudeshna Mitra

Building Knowledge: The Challenges of Creating a ‘Southern’ Frame for Urban Planning Pedagogy
Neha Sami, Ruchiika Lall, Shriya Anand

Rethinking planning education for urban equality: Higher education as a site for change
Neha Sami, Ruchika Lall, Geetika Anand, Shriya Anand

Opportunities and Challenges for LCA in India for Innovative Technologies
Yogitha Miriyala, Amanda Thounaojam, Prasad Vaidya, Amol Mangrulkar

Comparative Evaluation of Thermal Performance and Energy Conservation of Residential Buildings in Cold Climate of India
Neha Das, Rajasekar Elangovan, Prabhjot Chani, Aafsha Kansal, Tarun Garg, Satish Kumar, Prasad Vaidya

Biopolitics in the Twenty-first Century: India and the Pandemic
Swatie, Rashee Mehra

The State of Inequalities in Sub-Saharan African and Asian cities
Wilbard J. Kombe, Neethi P, Keerthana Jagadeesh, Athira Raj

Inclusive Urban Futures: Master Planning Delhi
Rashee Mehra, Ravi Anand Loknath

Synergies and Trade-offs Between Climate Change Adaptation Options and Gender Equality: A Review of the Global Literature
Joyashree Roy, Anjal Prakash, Shreya Some, Chandni Singh, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Martina Angela Caretta, Cecilia Conde, Marta Rivera Ferre, Corinne Schuster-Wallace, Maria Cristina Tirado-von der Pahlen, Edmond Totin, Sumit Vij, Emily Baker, Graeme Dean, Emily Hillenbrand, Alison Irvine, Farjana Islam, Katriona McGlade, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Federica Ravera, Alcade Segnon, Divya Solomon & Indrakshi Tandon

Cultivating Sustainable and Healthy Cities: A Systematic Literature Review of the Outcomes of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture
Nitya Rao, Sheetal Patil, Chandni Singh, Parama Roy, Charles Pryor, Prathigna Poonacha, Mariam Genes

Spatialising Urban Vulnerability: Perspectives from COVID-19 Food Relief in Delhi
Gautam Bhan, Hridbijoy Chakraborty, Parushya

Global Flood Mapper: A Novel Google Earth Engine Application for Rapid Flood Mapping Using Sentinel-1 SAR
Pratyush Tripathy, Teja Malladi

Air Pollution Exposure and its Impacts on Everyday life and Livelihoods of Vulnerable Urban Populations in South Asia
Amina Maharjan, Sagar Adhikari, Rida Ahmad, Usman Ahmad, Zulfiqar Ali, Sugat Bajracharya, Jeevan Baniya, Sadikshya Bhattarai, Amit Gautam, Elisabeth Gilmore, Hein Min Ko, Nilar Myat, Theingi Myint, Parth Sarathi Mahapatra, Chandni SinghArabinda Mishra

Habitat specialisation and matrix resistance predict responses of butterfly populations to landscape features in tropical grassland–forest complexes
Ravi Jambhekar, Kavita Isvaran

Generating Megacity-Scale Building Height Maps without DGNSS Surveyed GCPs: An Open-Source Approach
Pratyush Tripathy, Krishnachandran Balakrishnan, Carlo de Franchis, Amit Kumar

The Influence of Abiotic and Spatial Variables on Woody and Herbaceous Species Abundances in a Woodland–Grassland System in the Eastern Terai of India
Dhritiman Das, Subham Banerjee, John Lehmkuhl, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Robert John

Re-imagining Urban Spaces and Reconfiguring Human Ecology Street-Based Sex Workers as Urban Pseudoinvisibles in Bangalore City
Ananth Kamath, Neethi P

Understanding the Impacts of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture on Human Wellbeing and Urban Sustainability: Case of Bangalore and Pune
Chandni Singh, Sheetal Patil, Prathigna Poonacha, Parama Roy, Teja Malladi, Ashwin Mahalingam, Maitreyi Koduganti, Swarnika Sharma

What Besets Entrepreneurs in Renewable Energy Sector? – Insights from the Indian State of Gujarat
Stuti Haldar, Tulika Tripathi

Spaces for Citizen-Driven Innovation? Mapping Tensions and Potentials within Urban Makerspaces
Stuti Haldar

Neighborhoods and their Impacts on the Informal Food Economy of Bengaluru
Shriya Anand, Keerthana Jagadeesh


Flood-Pulse Variability and Climate Change Effects Increase Uncertainty in Fish Yields: Revisiting Narratives of Declining Fish Catches in India’s Ganga River
Nachiket Kelkar, Rohan Arthur, Subhasis Dey, Jagdish Krishnaswamy
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