Community driven climate change adaptation leveraging information communication technology
Decolonial theories for fostering just and equitable climate adaptation
Approaches for understanding power dynamics and socio-cultural underpinnings for effective slum upgradation and fostering climate adaptation, like Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping
Professional Experience
Since 10/2023
Research Associate and doctoral candidate at of Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER)
03/2021-09/2023
Doctoral fellow, Dresden Leibniz Graduate School – Part of Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development and TU Dresden, Germany
10/2019-08/2020
Student Scientific Research Assistant, Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
05/2014-06/2018
Architect in ABL Architects (~2years) and PPAL Architects (~2 years), Delhi, India
Education
10/2018-09/2020
MSc. Integrated Urban Development & Design, Bauhaus University, Weimar (Germany)
10/2010-05/2015
B.Arch., GGSIP University, New Delhi (India)
Memberships and Functions
07/2024-Present
Editoral Board Member, plaNext Journal
10/2022-10/2023
Section B Spokersperson, Leibniz PhD Network Steering Committee
Klimakonform - Joint project ReglKlim: Joint platform for climate-conform action at community and district level in mountainous regions – Subproject 5: Object type based modelling and regional economic assessment of climate adaptation potentials
External Publikations
Nath S, Karutz R (2021) Using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps to Assess Liveability in Slum Upgrading Schemes: Case of Pune, India. Urban Science 5:44. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci5020044
Publications (IOER)
The Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development is jointly funded by the federal government and the federal states.
This measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.