Souvanic Roy

Academic Qualifications

PG Diploma in Housing and Urban Development (ICHUD), IHS, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Diploma in Urban Management Tools for Climate Change (DUMTCC), IHS, Rotterdam, Erasmus University, Netherlands
PhD, BESU Shibpur
MURP, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
B.Arch, University of Calcutta

Urban and Environmental Planning, Urban Housing, Livelihood and Community Planning, Heritage Conservation and Urban Development, Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Planning, Cost Effective and Alternative Technology in Architecture, Community Based Natural Resource Management

Latest Publications

1 SubhaChakraborty, SatiprasadSahoo, DebaleenaMajumdar, Swati Saha, SouvanicRoy, Future Mangrove Suitability Assessment of Andaman to strengthen sustainable development, Volume 234, 597-614, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019

2 Nilanjan Sengupta, Souvanic Roy , Himadri Guha, Assessing embodied GHG emission reduction potential of cost-effective technologies for construction of residential buildings of Economically Weaker Section in India, volume 19, 139-156, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2018

3 Tathagata Chatterji, Souvanic Roy, Envisioning a Humane Urban Policy for India, The Wire.in, 2018

4 Tathagata Chatterji, Souvanic Roy, The National Urban Policy Is a Great Opportunity for Course-Correction, The Wire.in, 2018

5 Tathagata Chatterji, Souvanic Roy, How Indian Cities are Squeezing the People out of Public Spaces:, The Wire.in, 2018

6 Souvanic Roy, Tathagata Chatterji, Post-industrial Urban Transformation in a Transitional Metropolis: Implications for Housing Rights and Environmental Justice in Industrial Slum Tenements in Urban Core, Research Monograph on "Cities, Rural Migrants and Urban Poor: Issues of Violence & Social Justice: The Ordinary City and Exploration of an Urban Future " by Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, 2017

7 Souvanic Roy, Climate Proofing of Indian Cities: Need for Paradigm Shift in Urban Development, 34-46, Proceedings of the International Symposium on “Livable Habitat and Sustainable Infrastructure: A Key to Smart Growth” published by IIT, Kharagpur, 2016

8 Subrata Kr. Paul, Souvanic Roy, Tourism based Heritage Conservation in Murshidabad: An Appraisal, Journal of Heritage Tourism, Taylor and Francis, 2016

9 Sukanya Ghosh, Souvanic Roy, Manas Kr. Sanyal, Applicability of Soft System Methodology in Problem Analysing in the Field of Affordable Housing, 17(1), 51-62, Shelter, 2016

10 Souvanic Roy, The Smart City Paradigm in India: Issues and Challenges of Sustainability and Inclusiveness, 44(5-6), 29-48, Social Scientist, 2016

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Research Areas

Cost Effective Technologies in Architecture
Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Built Environment
Socio Ecological Resilience in Fragile Ecosystems
Urban Policy and Governance
Climate Change and Cities
Smart Cities
Urban Heritage Conservation
Urban Housing and Regeneration
Urban and Environmental Planning

Teachings

PG Courses

1 Planning Studio 2 Climate Change and Human Settlements

UG Courses

1 Smart Cities Planning 2 Climatology 3 Architectural Conservation 4 Urban Housing

Publications

3 Tathagata Chatterji, Souvanic Roy, Envisioning a Humane Urban Policy for India, The Wire.in, 2018

4 Tathagata Chatterji, Souvanic Roy, The National Urban Policy Is a Great Opportunity for Course-Correction, The Wire.in, 2018

5 Tathagata Chatterji, Souvanic Roy, How Indian Cities are Squeezing the People out of Public Spaces:, The Wire.in, 2018

7 Subrata Kr. Paul, Souvanic Roy, Tourism based Heritage Conservation in Murshidabad: An Appraisal, Journal of Heritage Tourism, Taylor and Francis, 2016

8 Sukanya Ghosh, Souvanic Roy, Manas Kr. Sanyal, Applicability of Soft System Methodology in Problem Analysing in the Field of Affordable Housing, 17(1), 51-62, Shelter, 2016

9 Souvanic Roy, The Smart City Paradigm in India: Issues and Challenges of Sustainability and Inclusiveness, 44(5-6), 29-48, Social Scientist, 2016

10 Souvanic Roy, Tathagata Chatterjee, From Margin to Mainstream: Informal Street Vendors and Local Politics in Kolkata, India, L'Espace Politique (Online),29/2016-2, 2016

11 Sukanya Ghosh, Souvanic Roy, Manas Kr. Sanyal, Soft System Methodology as a Tool to Understand Issues of Governmental Affordable Housing Programme of India: A Case Study Approach, 97(3), 343-354, Journal of Institute of Engineers of India, 2016

12 Souvanic Roy, Smart Cities-India’s New Urban Agenda? Proceedings of the International Symposium on “Urban Quest South Asia”, 27-39, South Asia Urban Forum, Colombo,Sri Lanka, 2015

13 Souvanic Roy, Smart City: Utopia and Reality, The Statesman 13th and 14th July,2015, 2015

14 Souvanic Roy, Manas Kr. Sanyal, Sustainable Slum Improvement Models: Ban Mankong in Thailand and PRODEL in Nicaragua, 7(12), 23-28, TerraGreen, 2015

15 Bhabani P. Mukhopadhyay, Souvanic Roy, Susanta Chaudhuri, Soumen Mitra, Influence of Geological Parameters on Landslide Vulnerability Zonation in Darjeeling Town in Eastern Himalayas, Volume 4 Number 2, 27-46, Asian Journal of Environment and Disaster Management (AJEDM), 2012

1 Souvanic Roy, Climate Proofing of Indian Cities: Need for Paradigm Shift in Urban Development, 34-46, Proceedings of the International Symposium on “Livable Habitat and Sustainable Infrastructure: A Key to Smart Growth” published by IIT, Kharagpur, 2016

2 Souvanic Roy, Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation Experience of Megacities in Asia, 37-48, Proceedings of the “Asian University Network Forum on Advances in Research” published by Aichi Gakuin University, Japan, 2015

1 Tathagata Chatterji, Souvanic Roy, Gentrification and Post-industrial Spatial Restructuring in Calcutta, India, Gentrification around the WorldVolume II, 269-288, , 2020

2 Souvanic Roy, Tathagata Chatterji, The smart city policy of India and its governance implications, Smart Cities in Asia Governing Development in the Era of Hyper- ConnectivityChapter 7, 108-126, , 2020

3 Subrata Kr. Paul, Abhinanda Chatterjee, Souvanic Roy, Issues and Challenges for Transit-Oriented Development in the Scenario of a Developing Country: The Case of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, India, Perception, Design and Ecology of the Built Environment: A Focus on the Global SouthChapter 4, 65-90, , 2020

4 Souvanic Roy, Development Efforts towards Ecological Sustainability in Calcutta: Transformation of a Metropolis, Rights and Security in India, Myanmar, and Thailand pp 31-4631-46, , 2020

5 Souvanic Roy, Soumen Mitra, Sudip Kr. Roy, Manas Kr. Sanyal, Landuse and Infrastructure Development Strategy for Planned Transformation of Bally- Howrah-Uluberia Planning Area, Urban Development in Howrah: Socio-Economic Perspectives”, Primus Books, New Delhi312-348, , 2015

6 Souvanic Roy, Architectural Design, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, Bloomsbury Publishing (ISBN 9781472521576)49-56, , 2015

7 Souvanic Roy and Soumen Mitra, Eco-development and Biodiversity Conservation- A Study of Sunderban Biosphere Reserve, West Bengal, “Insights from the Field: Studies in Participatory Forest Management in India”, published by Winrock International India , New Delhi221-242, , 2011

8 Souvanic Roy, Ecological Sustainability and Metropolitan Development: The Calcutta Experience, “Waste Recycling and Resource Management in the Developing World” published by International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland293-302, , 2000

9 Souvanic Roy, Santhal Architecture, Published by Folk and Tribal Cultural Centre, Govt. of West Bengal, Calcutta, 1998

10 Souvanic Roy, Evaluation of Shelter Strategies for Urban Poor: Case Study Metropolitan Calcutta, “Housing Development and Management” published by Centre for Built Environment, Calcutta, India137-141, , 1996

Patents

#	Patents	Year

Role of Indigeneous Communities in Planning and Management of Protected Areas in Canada sponsored by Shastri Indo Canadian Institute, Sponsored
Completed
Analysis of Village Clusters With Special Reference to Houses Built under the HUDCO Scheme of Assistance to Cyclone Affected Areas of Hasnabad, North 24 Pargana, Sponsored
Completed
Riverfront Development Plan in the Central Business District of Kolkata sponsored by Development Consultants Ltd. Kolkata, Consultancy
Completed
Conservation and Redevelopment of Crawford Market, Mumbai sponsored by Development Consultants Ltd. Kolkata, Consultancy
Completed
Planning Strategy for a Heritage Town: Study of Murshidabad under In-house Research Scheme of Jadavpur University, Sponsored
Completed
Green Building for Guest House and Ancillary Infrastructure at Digha for Students Health Home, Consultancy
Completed
Study of Tenure Issues and Pilot Action Plan for Improving Tenure Security for the Urban Poor in Metropolitan Kolkata sponsored by DFID, UK, Consultancy
Completed
Planning and Management of Protected Areas in Thailand sponsored by Ford Foundation and coordinated by Asian Scholarship Foundation, Thailand, Sponsored
Completed
Comparative Study of Protected Area Governance in Southeast Asian Countries sponsored by Ford Foundation coordinated by Asian Scholarship Foundation, Thailand, Sponsored
Completed
Carrying Capacity Assessment and Strategic Plan for Bally Municipal Area sponsored by DFID, UK, Consultancy
Completed
Proposed New Town at Domjur, Howrah, for Howrah Improvement Trust, Consultancy
Completed
Draft Development Plan for Bally Municipal Area sponsored by DFID, UK, Consultancy
Completed
Howrah Development and Rejuvenation Plan for Howrah Improvement Trust sponsored by DFID, UK, Consultancy
Completed
Kolkata City Development Plan for Kolkata Municipal Corporation sponsored by DFID, UK, Consultancy
Completed
Eco- Development and Biodiversity Conservation: Case Study Sunderban Biosphere Reserve, West Bengal sponsored by Winrock International India, Sponsored
Completed
Development of Decision Support System for Urban Planning in Darjeeling Hills, West Bengal sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, Sponsored
Completed
Integrated Cluster Action Plan for Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission in Hooghly District, West Bengal sponsored by Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of West Bengal, Consultancy
Completed
Slum Free City Plan of Action (SFCPoA) at Korba under Rajiv Awas Yojana ( RAY), Govt. of India sponsored by Stesalit Ltd., Consultancy
Completed
Master Plan for ISI, Tejpur Centre for Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Calcutta, Consultancy
Completed
Smart City Development Plan for Haldia sponsored by Haldia Municipality, Consultancy
Completed
Policy and Design Proposal for Heritage Walk in the Historic Core of Serampore sponsored by National Museum of Denmark, Consultancy
Completed
Listing, Assessment and Grading of Heritage Buildings in Serampore’s Historic Core sponsored by National Museum of Denmark, Consultancy
Completed
Integrated Conservation and Development Plan for the Historic Core of Danish Serampore, West Bengal sponsored by National Museum of Denmark, Consultancy
Completed
Comparative Appraisal of Thermal Performance of Traditional (Assam or Ikra Type) and Emerging Housing Typologies and Upgradation of Traditional Prototypes for Improved Thermal Behaviour in Different Sub-Climatic Zones of Northeastern India, Sponsored
Ongoing
UKRI GCRF Living Deltas Hub sponsored by UKRI-RCUK and coordinated by Newcastle University, UK, Sponsored
Ongoing

Awards

Gold Medal for first position in postgraduation in SPA, New Delhi, Year: 1988
Gold Medal for best postgraduate thesis in SPA, New Delhi, Year: 1988
Ford Asia Follow-up Fellowship by Asian Scholarship Foundation, Year: 2003
Ford Asia Fellowship by Asian Scholarship Foundation, Year: 2003
Nuffic Fellowship by Netherlands Fellowship Programme, Year: 2014
Shastri Indo Canadian Fellowship by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI), Year: 2016