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Building Construction

Sustainable Urban Development

Ecology, Environment & Resource Planning

Sustainable Urban Planning & Management

Modern Building Systems

Urban & Rural Governance

Planning Theory

Urban Finance

Principles of Planning

Urban Management

Public Policy

Water Supply and Sanitation

Settlement Geography

 

P.G

City & Regional Planning

Planning Legislation

Evolution and Theory of Planning

Urban Economics & Sociology

*List of latest subjects in last two decades

Organization

Start Date

End Date

Designation

Nature of Work

 

MANIT, Bhopal

Feb. 2018

Till date

 

Professor

Teaching, Research, mentoring, Administrative, Outreach

 

MANIT, Bhopal

Jan. 2003

Jan. 2018

 

Professor

Teaching, Research, mentoring, Administrative, Outreach

MACT then MANIT now

Aug. 1994

Dec. 2002

Asstt. Prof.

Teaching, Research, mentoring, Administrative, Outreach

MACT then MANIT now

May 1992

July 1994

Lecturer

Teaching, Research, mentoring, Administrative

MACT then MANIT now

Oct. 1991

April 1992

Adhoc. Lecturer

Teaching, Research, mentoring, Administrative

Govt. Women’s Polytechnic, Bhopal (MPPSC selection )

Mar. 1989

May 1990

Adhoc. Lecturer

( PSC selected)

Teaching, Research, mentoring, Administrative

 

Name of the Student

Topic

Year of Award

Co-Supervisor (if any)

Divya Sharma

Assessment of risk to water resources in the light of

climate variability and compounding urbanization

03/02/2009

Supervisor

G.V.Kulkarni

Cosmic Geometries in Town Planning in Ancient India:

A case of Vijayanagar

04/04/2009

Supervisor

Sanjay Jadon

Interpreting Imageability of the Historical city in the

present context – A case of Gwalior

12/07/2011

Co- Supervisor

Sheeba

Valson

Assessment of microclimate variations in context of urban development

06/02/2012

Supervisor

Rekha. S.Nair

Vulnerability of urban coastal areas to climate change with a focus on urban planning

24/04/2014

Supervisor

Rama U Pandey

Framework for evaluating livability performance of

residential built environment: An analytical approach in Indian context

08/12/2014

Main Supervisor

Vidya Ghuge

Relation between urban outdoor spaces and Thermal

comfort

23/05/2015

Co- Supervisor

Sheetal

Sharma

Study of variations in surface water flow of urban areas in context of physical planning

15/12/2015

Main-Supervisor

Seemi Ahmad

Investigating wind flow pattern surrounding high-rise building complex

28/12/2015

Supervisor

Arti Jaiswal

Identification of criteria and indicators for locating Transfer Station sites in Urban areas by Delphi consensus” applying them for case area of Bhopal city

using GIS

13/06/2016

Supervisor

Aradhana

Hans

Framework to address Urban Residential Water Use

issues in Development Plan

05/06/2017

Supervisor

Pranav Gupta

Land Take Decisions for delineating Urban boundary-

A Rational approach

20/12/2023

Supervisor

Divya.S.

Agrawal

Flood-Drought Resilience through 'Nature based

solutions'

04/12/2024

Supervisor

Chitra

Srivastava

Resilient Planning Model for comprehending Carbon-

Thermal Scenarios

ongoing

Supervisor

Neha D Patil

(PT)

Green Economy (tentative)

ongoing

Supervisor

Anupama

Bharati (PT)

Living heritage (tentative)

ongoing

Supervisor

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-PI (if any)

Infrastructure Planning and Management models for Disadvantaged sections of society (A case of M.P.)

Centre of Excellence, MACT (then), MANIT

(now), R&D mini proposal

1999-2000

1.0 Lac

Co-PI

Urban renewal & redevelopment scheme for disadvantaged section

of society (A case of M.P)

MHRD, New Delhi, scheme for Thrust Area

1999 -2002

8.0 Lacs

Co-PI

Sustainable spatial regional planning for tribal areas in M.P.

MHRD, New Delhi, scheme for R&D

2000 -2003

8.0 Lacs

Co-PI

Water management as a tool for control of climate change impacts on society and vice

MHRD, New Delhi, scheme for R&D

2005-2008

7.0 Lacs

PI

Effect on Natural Drainage and Water Resources due to Urbanization: Immediate need of Urban planning

Grant –in- Aid scheme, MANIT, Bhopal Scheme for R&D

2010-12

3.5 Lacs

PI

Is unbuilt area, available for development?

ACCCRN / Mercy Corps, Indonesia

(International)

2017

$ 2000

PI

“Climate-Resilient, Energy Secure and healthy built environmenTs (CREST)

British Council

Going global partnership program

2021-23

£99,706

Co-PI

(Institute)

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-Investigator                       (if any)

Gohar Mahal Renovation Govt. Of M. P 2000 15 Lakh member

Basic project – Brazil, South Africa, India, China – building and strengthening institutional capacity and climate change

The institute of development studies, university of Sussex, Brighton, U.K

2005

300 Euro

member

Rapid study and documentation on Impact of JNNURM program in Bhopal city

Bhopal municipal corporation & City engineer project

2010 5.0 lakhs member

Authors

Title

Journal

VOL. NO.,

PAGE NO

YEAR

SCI/

Scopus

IMPACT FACTOR

Kulkarni, G.V.,

Bharat, A

Location of functions for healing – a Vastu shastra way

International Journal of

Architectural

Vol. 1, issue 3, Pg. no.167 –

176

2007

WOS

Q1

 

 

Research (IJAR)

 

 

 

 

Sharma D, Bharat A

Conceptualizing Risk

assessment framework for

current science,

Vol. 74 issue 01,

Pg. no. 24- 28

2009

SCIE/

SCOPUS

Q2

 

impacts of Climate change on

 

 

 

/ WOS

 

 

water resources

 

 

 

 

 

Nair Rekha. S, Bharat A,

Manu G Nair

Impact of climate change on water availability: case study

of a small coastal town in India

J. of water and climate change

(by IWA pub.)

Vol.4, No. 22,

pg.146 – 159

2013

SCIE/ SCOPUS

/ WOS

Q2

Jaiswal A,

Exploring Criteria To Locate

Journal of Solid

Vol. 42(1), Pg.

2016

SCIE/

Q4

Bharat A

Solid Waste Transfer Station In Urban Areas

Waste Technology and Management - Widener

University

58-65

 

SCOPUS

/ WOS

 

Gupta P, Bharat A

An integrated approach for capturing intermediate Demographic Changes

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Vol 148 (2) , pg.

04022018-1 -

04022018-20

2022

SCIE/ SCOPUS

/ WOS

Q2

Gupta P, Bharat A

Developing Sustainable Development Index as a tool for appropriate Urban Land

take

Environment, Development and

Sustainability

Pg. 13378-

13406, Vol 24

(11)

2022

SCIE/ SCOPUS

/ WOS

Q1

Gupta P, Bharat A

A hybrid scale to relate natural and built environments: a pragmatic approach to

sustainable cities

Int. Journal of Sustainable Development &

World Ecology

Vol 30 (1) Pg.

95-110, 2023

2022

SCIE/ SCOPUS

/ WOS

Q1

Agarwal, D.S.,

Bharat, A

Nature-based solutions for flood–drought mitigation using a composite framework: a case-based approach

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Vol.14 (3): Pg.

no. 778–795

2023

SCIE/ SCOPUS

/ WOS

Q2

Agarwal, D.S.,

Bharat, A., Kjeldsen, T.R.Adeyey eK

Assessing Impact of Nature Based Solutions on Peak Flow using HEC-HMS

Water Resources Management

https://doi.org/10

.1007/s11269- 023-03712-9

2024

SCIE/ SCOPUS

Q1

Srivastava, C., Bharat, A

Mapping carbon–thermal environments for comprehending real- time scenarios

Acta Geophysica

 

2024

SCIE/SC OPUS

Q2

Gupta P, Bharat A, McCullen N, Kershaw T

Promoting sustainable land management: An innovative approach to land-take

decision-making

Land Use Policy

149,107419

2025

SCIE/ SCOPUS

Q1

Srivastava, C., Bharat, A

Unlocking urban resilience potential of a city through comprehending carbon-

thermal emission scenarios

Natural Hazards

https://doi.org/10

.1007/s11069- 025-07577-6

2025

SCIE/ SCOPUS

Q1

Tiwari R, Tiwari J, Bharat A

Exploring influence of infrastructure development on land values through

stakeholder perception: A case study of Bhopal, India

The Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management

accepted

2025

SSCI/ SCOPUS

Q1

Title

Year

Agency

Co-Investigator(if any)

Published/Granted

         

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