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Courses |
• Evolution and Theory of Planning
• Regional Development and Planning
• Participatory Planning and Community Development
• Social and Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Expertise |
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Urban Poor and Civil Society Institution
• Social and Economic Impact Assessment
• Sikkim-Darjeeling-Himalaya region |
| Profile |
| Dr. Acharya joined the CEPT University in 1992 and at present holds the post of a Professor in the Faculty of Planning and Public Policy. He has been conferred the Senior Fulbright Fellowship, ASIA Fellowship, the Shastri Indo Canadian Fellowship and the University Grant Commission Fellowship. He works on the social, economic and political contexts of urban planning and development. Of late his research has focused on the redevelopment and marginalization issues in emerging Asian cities like Beijing, Hanoi and Ahmedabad. Understanding the political economic development issues in the mountain communities in the Eastern Himalayas is his passion. Field investigation, urban trekking and photo documentation is his academic hobby. |
| Recent Significant Projects / Publications |
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Urban Development and Planning in Post Reform Vietnam: A Case Study of Hanoi”, in D Mahadevia (ed.). Tackling Exclusion: Shelter, Basic Services and Citizens Rights in Globalizing Megacities of Asia , Concept, Jaipur, 2008. |
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Trans-Frontier Trade through Sikkim and Darjeeling”, Hills and Mountains Today, September-October, 2005, pp1-6 |
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Urban Development in Post Reform China”, Norwegian Journal of Geography, Vol. 59, No.3, September 2005, pp 228-236 |
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“Popolazione, urbanizzazione e commercio nell Stato del Sikkim” (2003) in Thomas Busset, Luigi Lorenzetti and Jon Mathiu (eds.). Anden-Himalaza-Alpen, Chronos, Zurich, 2003, pp. 177-191 |
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Slum Improvement through partnership initiatives: Review of Slum Networking Project in Ahmedabad” in Jan Hesselberg ed. Issues in Urbanisation: the case of Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 2002 pp. 38-84 |
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Interethnic Differentials in Population Growth in Darjiling and Sikkim”, in A. Ahmad et al. (eds.), Demographic Transition : Third World Scenario, Rawat Publishers, N. Delhi, 1997,pp. 34-61 . |
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Spatial Implication of New Economic Policy Reflection on Some Issues for North East India with special reference to Women", Man and Development, March 1995, pp. 56-64 |
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| Memberships |
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Associate Fellow, Institute of Town Planners, India, New Delhi |
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Member, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun |
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Member, Sikkim Science Society, Gangtok. |
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