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Harshit Sosan Lakra
Assistant Professor
harshit.lakra[at]ar.iitr.ac.in
01332284775
Research Interests

Biosketch
Educational Details
Professional Background

Research
Projects
Publications
Patents
Books
Collaborations

Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
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)
BioSketch
Educational Details
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States Of America
2009
Master in Urban and Regional Planning, Economic and Community Development and International Studies in Planning
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
2019
PhD, Architecture and Planning
Centre for Environmental and Planning , Ahmedabad
2001
Post Graduate Diploma , Environmental Planning
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
1999
B.Arch , Architecture
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Capacity Building, Knowledge co-creation, experience sharing and community outreach for the Hindu Kush Himalaya 11 Jan 2025 Open-geospatial technologies and community-led mapping 12,50,0OO INR ICIMOD, Lalitpur, Nepal, India
GoAL for climate change and disaster risk resilience among India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Japan 03 Jul 2023 Gender-orientated adaptive transformation cross-learning 79,987 USD Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research, India
Adaptation of Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems and Fintech Solutions for Comprehensive Tribal Development 01 Jul 2024 Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems 3,35,00,000 INR IIT Bhilai Innovation and Technology Foundation, India
Benchmark Survey and Developing Tribal Development Index 01 Jul 2021 Tribal Development 14.80 Lacs INR Dr. Ram Dayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Jharkhand, India
Trip Chaining Among Working Mothers, Faculty of Built Environment 01 Jul 2022 Architecture and Planning 5000 RM SATU- University of Malaysia and Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, India
Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas and Students engagement 14 Nov 2022 Indigenous Local Knowledge System 90,000 INR Dean of Students’ Welfare, IIT Roorkee, India
Low Carbon Net Zero Bamboo Structure in collaboration with BRAC University and British Council 01 Jul 2020 Sustainable Architecture 5.45 Lacs INR South Asia Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (SAADRI) and CoEDMM IIT Roorkee, India
Co-building project to prototype Junag PVTG dwelling unit in Keonjhar, Odisha 01 Jul 2022 Indigenous Local Knowledge System 14.40 Lacs INR Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee in Collaboration with WOSCA and District Administration, Keonjhar Odisha, India
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment on Tribal Groups of Jharkhand, Collaborative Community Outreach Work 01 Jul 2022 Jharkhand 8.97 Lacs INR Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, and Adivasi Development Network Jharkhand, India
Intangible Cultural Heritage for Hill Region 03 Jul 2023 Cultural Heritage Rs 3 lacs INR Ministry of Culture, Government of India, India
Detailed Hydraulic and Hydrologic Study of Storm Water Drainage Network for Controlling the Waterlogging 02 Jan 2023 Township Developed at Sector 108, Gurugram, Haryana Rs 37.85 lacs INR Experion Developers Pvt Ltd, India
Model Village Development for Juang Tribe of Odisha through Public and Private Partnership 01 Jul 2014 Rural Planning Rs. 22 Lacs INR HUDCO/HSMI, India
Case Studies of Ethnic Settlements of Jharkhand for Culture-Based Planning 01 May 2013 Rural Planning Rs 7.5 Lacs INR Faculty Initiation Grant, IIT Roorkee, India
National Mission Project on Education through ICT 01 Jul 2009 Vernacular Architecture Rs 8 Lacs INR MHRD, Government of India, India
Urban Environmental Management, Performance Measurement of NGO’s and ULB’s initiatives, Case study of Slums of Ranchi 03 Jul 2006 Environmental Planning 5000.00 INR/Month Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Bush Clinton Katrina Fund 01 May 2008 Urban Scholar 5000 USD Cornell Urban Scholars Program, Cornell University, United States Of America




Publications
GIS-Based Application for Sales and Marketing
2003
Gharat, K. Lakra, H. S., | ISG
Journal: ISG Newsletter Volumes: 9 ,
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
2003
Lakra, H. S., | Council of Architecture
Journal: News column
Project news for NBJK, The Success Story of Clean Jharkhand Project
2007
Lakra, H. S., Mishra, S., Agrawal, R.. | Abacus
Journal: Abacus Pages: 67 , Volumes: 2 ,
Fact Sheet Slums a Step Above Homelessness
2007
Lakra, H. S., Mishra, S., Agrawal, R.. | Abacus
Journal: Abacus Pages: 23 , Volumes: 2 ,
Fact Sheet Human Development Index
2008
Lakra, H. S., Pandey, S. K. Agrawal, R., Mishra, S | Abacus
Journal: Abacus Pages: 6 , Volumes: 3 ,
Indigenous Habitat
2010
Lakra, H. S., Tete ,A. R | Council of Architecture
Journal: Housing
Smart Strategies of Transportation Development for Greenfield Cities
2016
Kiran P.S.S and Harshit Sosan Lakra | Spandrel
Journal: Journal of School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal, Making Cities Smart and Competitive
Culture & Planning of Cities: A Review of Approaches
2017
Lakra, H. S., & Pushplata | SPACE
Journal: SPA Journal of Planning and Architecture
Saudi Vision for a Happy City: Analyzing architecture students’ perspective for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2021
Parashar, A. and Lakra, H.S., | Ekistics and The New Habitat
Journal: Ekistics and The New Habitat
Framework for geospatial flood exposure mapping of schools in the Himalayan region for climate change adaptation and resilient school design.
2022
Mathuria, S., Lakra, H.S., Goswami, A., Shaw, R. and Parihar, A., | Elsevier
Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Urban flood resilience: mapping knowledge, trends, and structure through bibliometric analysis.
2023
Prashar, N., Lakra, H.S., Kaur, H. and Shaw, R., | Springer
Journal: Environment, Development and Sustainability
Vernacular Construction Techniques of the Kangra Region of Himachal Pradesh, India
2023
Raman K. Lakra, H. S. | International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements
Journal: ISVS e-journal
Studying public spaces–a Systematic literature review
2023
Parashar, A., Lakra, H.S., | Taylor and Francis
Journal: Journal of Urbanism
Identifying the cause and impact of slum encroachment along the Asan River, Dehradun
2023
Gupta, A. P., Lakra, H. S., & Gupta, S | Elsevier
Journal: Science Talks
Urban Flood Resilience: A comprehensive review of assessment methods, tools, and techniques to manage disaster
2023
Prashar, N., Lakra, H.S., Shaw, and R Kaur | Elsevier
Journal: Progress in Disaster Science
Collaborations
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Honors And Awards
Honors
UNITED STATES-INDIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States Of America
2025
2024-2025 Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India
2020
Mentor of Best DIC Summer Intern 2020 (Anupriya Aggarwal, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi
Cornell, City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, New York, United States Of America
2009
Graduate Research Travel Award
Himalayan University Consortium (HUC) ICIMOD, Bangkok, Thailand
2023
Himalayan University Consortium Fellow
FORD Foundation, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States Of America
2009
Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program (IFP) Fellow
Cornell University , Graduate School, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States Of America
2009
Graduate Research Travel Award
Cornell University, New York, New York, United States Of America
2008
Cornell Urban Scholarship Program
Department of Tribal Welfare
2010
Nominated for Tribal Achiever Award in Education Section
MemberShips
American Planning Association
17 Aug 2007 - Present
Member
Council of Architects
01 Mar 2003 - Present
Member
Indian Society of Geomatics(ISG)
01 Dec 2004 - Present
Member
Indian Society of Technical Education(ISTE)
01 Dec 2004 - Present
Member
Institute of Town Planners, India(ITPI)
01 Dec 2004 - Present
Member
International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)
01 Dec 2004 - Present
Member
International Planning Student Organization (IPSO )
01 Dec 2004 - Present
Member
Organization of Cornell Planners (OCP)
17 Aug 2007 - 01 Aug 2009
Member
Women’s Planning Forum (WPF) Cornell University
17 Aug 2007 - 01 Aug 2009
Member
Minority Organization Architecture, Art and Planning (MOAAP), Cornell University
17 Aug 2007 - 01 Aug 2009
Member
Cornell International Christian Fellowship (CICF)
17 Aug 2007 - 01 Aug 2009
Member and President
SPARK, NGO, Jharkhand
01 Jan 2004 - 01 Nov 2012
Member
Adivasi Development Network (ADN) USA and Jharkhand
01 Apr 2009 - Present
Secretary
International Fellowship Programme, Ford Foundation
01 Apr 2006 - Present
Member
Jharkhand Water Forum
01 Jan 2010 - 01 Nov 2012
Member
Students
SuperVisions
Transformation of Census Towns in Uttarakhand: Policies and Prospects
24 Jul 2014 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dinesh Singh
Determinants of Urban Local Bodies Cash Holding: Empirical Results From India, U.S.A. and Canada, India
08 Jul 2016 - 18 Nov 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sobhith Mathew Jose
Investigating Factors Influencing Women's Engagement with Public Spaces in Urban Context of Bhopal, India
14 Jul 2019 - 03 Jan 2024
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Arshi Parashar
Prototype and Design Guidelines for Flood Resilient School Design, India
12 Jul 2019 - 12 Mar 2025
Other Supervisors: Dr. Ajanta Goswami, Scholar: Shalu Mathuria
Framework for Community Flood Resilience Assessment, India
01 Jan 2020 - 06 Jan 2025
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Naveen Prashar
Colonial Invasion, Environmental Degradation, and the Rise of Grassroots Environmental Movements in India and Kenya: A Literary Analysis, India
16 Jul 2018 - 28 Jan 2025
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Garima Rawat
Human and Nature Relationship Framework to assess the Indigenous Communities and Thier Built Environment: A Case of Jharkhand, India, India
17 Aug 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ambika Prasad Gupta
Enhancing Thermal Comfort in Urban Public Spaces in a city of Warm Humid Climate: A Comparitive Study, India
16 Aug 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ujjal Halder
A Framework for Indexing Urban Livelihood Vulnerability of the Poor through Livelihood Capital, India
01 Jan 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Anjali Pathak
Integrated watershed and Landuse Management
01 Jan 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Venkata Ramana
Transformation of Vernacular Houses in the 20th Century in Southern Syria, Swaida, Syria
01 Jul 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Bushra Alarbeed
Framework for Land Use Landcover Change prediction using Geospatial tools and Machine Learning for Coastal Urban Regions of Karnataka, India
01 Aug 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. Ajay Katuri, Scholar: Naufal Ahmed MH
Health Planning Framework for Sustainable Development of PVTGs, India
14 Aug 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. Tanaya Sharama, Scholar: Parul Suraia
Resilience of Built Environment, India
14 Aug 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Snehal Gaikwad
Developing an Inclusive Framework for Dwellings of PVTGs in Alignment with Socio-economic and Cultural Needs, India
01 Aug 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. Saptarishi Kolay, Scholar: Ankush
Study of Coastal Flood Risk due to Extreme Sea Level Rise under Future Climate Conditions, India
14 Aug 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. Rajib Shaw, Prof. Sameer Ali, Scholar: Avinash Kaur
Evaluation Urban Green Public Space Performance in a Highly Urbanized Environment: Toward A Regenerative Placemaking and Sustainable Green Space in the Philippines, Philippines
04 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. Vilas Nitivattananon, Prof. Malay Paramanik, Prof. Takuji W. Tsusaka, Scholar: Vida Fe K. Lagumbay
Miscellaneous
Visits
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016-07-01
World Planning Schools Congress
Sitges, Spain
2018-11-05
Urban Transition 2018
Administrative Positions
MURP Coordinator
02 Dec 2019 - Present
Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee
Chief Warden, Sarojini Bhawan
01 Jul 2022 - 31 Mar 2025
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Advisory Commitee Member For International Relations Office
06 Mar 2024 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Department Coordination Committee for International Relations Office
06 Mar 2024 - Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India