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Particulars
Urmi has an interdisciplinary background and scholarship in architecture, planning and housing studies, combining qualitative, quantitative and ethnographic methodologies. Her research focuses on urban development, poverty and inequality, contestations over access to land and housing in cities of global south. In particular, she is interested in how citizens articulate their rights to the city and the prospects for its implementation. Her recent research includes design and politics of public space and related spatial and social consequences, user perceptions of built environments in post-disaster contexts, aesthetics, equity and social justice in cities and designing for walkable communities. Urmi is currently working on a manuscript ‘Decoding Kathmandu’, and has edited several books, including “Trends and issues in housing in Asia: Coming of an age (Routledge City Series), ‘Housing India: Programmes, Policies and Governance’ (London: Routledge), ‘The Politics of Urban land in South Asia: Current Challenges and new directions’(Routledge, forthcoming). She has published in a wide range of journals and co-edited Special issues. She sits on the International Editorial Board of the International Journal of Housing Policy and Urban India (National Institute of Urban Affairs, Ministry of Urban Development, India).
Urmi holds a PhD (Newcastle University), a MSc in Urban Planning (University of Hong Kong as an Asian Development Bank Fellow) and BArch (School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India). Urmi is a Reader and the Director of Education (PGT programmes) in the School of Natural and Built Environment (SNBE).
Research Statement
Teaching
Module co-ordinator for:
EVP 2007 Site Layout and Design; EVP 7043 Planning for Sustainable communties; Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and PhD Students
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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R3979NBE: Climate Change and Hidden Heritage: Lessons from Majuli
Kumar, M. S., Ell, P. S., Lilley, K., Megarry, W., Morrow, R., Mullan, D., Padmanabhan, D. & Sengupta, U.
27/09/2017 → 31/03/2018
Project: Research
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R3874NBE: Transforming Heritage - An International Workshop for Enhancing UK-South Asia Networks
Kumar, M. S., Lilley, K. & Sengupta, U.
02/02/2017 → 31/07/2017
Project: Research
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R1655NBE: Post-Disaster Space: The Altered Architecture of Durbar Square, Kathmandu
21/09/2016 → 31/01/2019
Project: Research
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R1593EVP: Healthy Urban Living and Ageing in Place: Physical Activity, Built Environment and Knowledge Exchange in Brazilian Cities
Ellis, G., Adlakha, D., Hunter, R., Kee, F., Melo, S., Murtagh, B., Sengupta, U. & Tully, M.
05/01/2016 → 30/04/2019
Project: Research
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R2215EVP: Language of Disaster: Exploring The Altered Architectural Fabric of Durbar Square, Kathmandu
21/08/2015 → 30/04/2019
Project: Research
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Affordable Housing in India: Towards a Journey of Urban Transformation ( India Infrastructure Report)
Sengupta, U. & Kundu, D., 27 Jan 2023, (Accepted)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Geopolitical priorities, governance gaps, and heritage subjectivities: the perils of heritage-making in the post-disaster reconstruction in Nepal
Sengupta, U., 16 May 2023, In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 41, 3, p. 523-547 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Housing quality, affordability and the middle class in urban India
Sengupta, U., 03 Nov 2023, Urban dynamics, environment and health: an international perspective. Sinha, B. R. K. (ed.). Springer, SingaporeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Re(adaptation) of urban space in post-disaster recovery
Sengupta, U., 08 Jun 2023, In: Urban Design International. 28, p. 152-167 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The New Urban Frontier: Land Pooling Policy (LPP) in Delhi
Sengupta, U. & Kumar, A., 29 Jan 2023, (Accepted) The Politics of Urban Land in South Asia: Current Challenges and New directions. Routledge, 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Prizes
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Awarded 'Best Dissertation Award-2000' By Hong Kong Institute of Town Planners (HKIP)
Sengupta, Urmi (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Awarded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) Fellowship
Sengupta, Urmi (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Awarded by Schumacher College for "Community, Sustainability and Globalisation"
Sengupta, Urmi (Recipient), Sep 2000
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Foundation of Urban and Regional Studies ( FURS PhD studentship) (2002-2005)
Sengupta, Urmi (Recipient), Sep 2002
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Activities
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PhD External Examiner for Swati Sharma, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India
Urmi Sengupta (Examiner)
16 Jun 2023Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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ArchNet - IJAR (Journal)
Urmi Sengupta (Reviews editor)
10 May 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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PhD Internal Examiner for Roisin McAteer
Urmi Sengupta (Examiner)
15 Feb 2023Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Urban Planning (Journal)
Urmi Sengupta (Peer reviewer)
19 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Community Resilience: A Reflection on 2015 Earthquake and Rebuilding
Urmi Sengupta (Host)
13 Dec 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Press/Media
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Opinion: How will COVID-19 impact Nepal’s earthquake-reconstruction efforts?
Urmi Sengupta & Sujeet Sharma
22/05/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Post-disaster rebuilding: Why Nepal is still rebuilding, half a decade after the earthquake
08/03/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Kathmandu locals are fighting ‘injustice’ to save their city’s heritage, years after deadly earthquake ( New Spotlight Magazine)
10/05/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
Impact
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The hindered self-help: Housing policies, politics and poverty in Kolkata, India
Urmi Sengupta (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact
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Transformation of urban space in post-conflict Kathmandu: A case of Tudikhel
Urmi Sengupta (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact