Research & Administrative Coordinator at South Asia Sustainability Hub & Knowledge Network (SASH&KN)
Biography
Dr. Pravin Kushwaha has an interdisciplinary background of Environmental Science, Disaster Mitigation, Urban Studies and Science and Technology Studies (STS). The broad thematic areas of his research are Urban Planning, Environment, Vulnerability, Sustainability and Resilience. Methodological approaches he has been working on in the past include Actor-Network-Theory (ANT) & Ethnomethodology, Citizens Science, Transformation Lab (T-Lab), Pathways Approach, Scenario Building, Co-production of Knowledge, Co-design of Solutions, Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) Building and Technology Implementation (TI) using a Network System of Solution Implementation (NSSI) etc. The specific research outcomes include critical analysis of Indian disaster management framework/policy, modern urban planning interventions and production of vulnerability in Delhi, urban flooding in Delhi and Gurugram, solid waste management and waste-to-energy specifically in Delhi-NCR and re-framing urban water and waste water management systems in Gurugram.
