Lakra Harshit Sosan
Areas of Interest
- Economic and Community Development (Neighborhood planning, Infrastructure development and management, International studies in planning, Culture and creative economy studies, Gender studies, Rehabilitation)., Environmental Planning and Management (Environmental psychology, Perception Modeling, Sustainable Development, Green and blue infrastructure, EIA), Indigenous Planning and Rural Development (Model Village Development, Vernacular Architecture), Urban Studies (Planning Legislation and Governance, Urban Resilience, Urban Mobility, Big Data and GIS)
Multiple Posts
| From | Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-02 | Ongoing | MURP Coordinator | Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee |
Honors and Awards
| Award | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program (IFP) Fellow | FORD Foundation | 2009 |
| Graduate Research Travel Award | Cornell, City and Regional Planning | 2009 |
| Graduate Research Travel Award | Cornell University , Graduate School | 2009 |
| Cornell Urban Scholarship Program | Cornell University | 2008 |
| Nominated for Tribal Achiever Award in Education Section | Department of Tribal Welfare | 2010 |
Educational Details
| Degree | Subject | University | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master in Urban and Regional Planning | Economic and Community Development and International Studies in Planning | Cornell University | 2009 |
| PhD | Architecture and Planning | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | 2019 |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Environmental Planning | Centre for Environmental and Planning , Ahmedabad | 2001 |
| B.Arch | Architecture | Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal | 1999 |
Memberships
- American Planning Association, Member
- Council of Architects, Member
- Indian Society of Geomatics(ISG), Member
- Indian Society of Technical Education(ISTE), Member
- Institute of Town Planners, India(ITPI), Member
- International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), Member
- International Planning Student Organization (IPSO ), Member
- Organization of Cornell Planners (OCP), Member
- Women’s Planning Forum (WPF) Cornell University, Member
- Minority Organization Architecture, Art and Planning (MOAAP), Cornell University, Member
- Cornell International Christian Fellowship (CICF), Member and President
- SPARK, NGO, Jharkhand, Member
- Adivasi Development Network (ADN) USA and Jharkhand, Secretary
- International Fellowship Programme, Ford Foundation, Member
- Jharkhand Water Forum, Member
PHDs Supervised
| Topic | Scholar Name | Status of PHD | Registration Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Finance | Sobhith Mathew Jose | O | 2016-07 |
| Flood Resilience House Design | Shalu Mathuria | O | 2019-07 |
| Gender Sensitive Urban Spaces | Arshi Parashar | O | 2019-07 |
| Urban Flood Resilience | Naveen Prashar | O | 2020-01 |
| Urban Regeneration | Ujjal Halder | O | 2020-08 |
| Water Bodies/ Kund Study | Ambika Prasad Gupta | O | 2020-08 |
Visits to outside institutions
| Institute Visited | Purpose of Visit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | World Planning Schools Congress | 2016-07-01 |
| Sitges, Spain | Urban Transition 2018 | 2018-11-05 |
