Research Interests
Climate Change and Development, Risk Communication, Disaster Risk Reduction, Governance and Policy, Southern Urbanism, Qualitative Methods
BioSketch
Odisha University of Technology and Research, Bhubaneswar
2010
B.Arch.,
University of Alberta, Canada
2023
Ph.D.,
I.I.T. Roorkee, India
2014
Master of Urban and Rural Planning,
Assistant Professor
25 Apr 2024 - Present
Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, India
Project Manager, Transit Planning
05 Feb 2024 - 12 Apr 2024
Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Canada
Senior Manager, Design and Research
01 May 2023 - 31 Jan 2024
UniTech Consultants, Bengaluru/Bhubaneswar, India
Associate Consultant - Sub Division
01 Mar 2022 - 24 Apr 2024
Property Club Partners Pvt. Ltd., Kottawa, Sri Lanka
Associate Consultant
08 May 2023 - 24 Apr 2024
InSituate Advisory Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India
Assistant Professor
01 Aug 2016 - 15 Dec 2017
BMS School of Architecture, Bengaluru, India
Assistant Professor
15 Jan 2015 - 30 Jul 2016
Srinivas School of Architecture, Mangalore, India
Assistant Professor
14 Jul 2014 - 06 Nov 2014
Manipal University, Manipal, India
Project Architect
01 Sep 2010 - 28 Jul 2012
UniTech Consultants, Bhubaneswar, India
Co-founder
01 Sep 2010 - 27 Jul 2012
Stargaze Enterprises, Bhubaneswar, India
Research
Advancing neighbourhood climate action: opportunities, challenges and way ahead
2024
Joshi N., Agrawal, S., Ambury, H., & Parida, D. | Springer Nature
Journal: npj Climate Action
Spatiotemporal Land Use Changes in Remote Rural Regions of India between 2000 and 2020
2024
Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development | Sage
Journal: Agrawal, S., Welegedera, N. & Parida, D.
Vulnerability portrayals across climate risk discourses in Bhubaneswar: an evolutionary perspective.
2023
Parida, D. & Agrawal, S. | Taylor & Francis
Journal: Climate and Development
Climate Shocks and local urban conflicts: An evolutionary perspective on risk governance in Bhubaneswar, India
2023
Parida, D., Van Assche K. & Agrawal, S. | MDPI
Journal: Land
Southern Urbanism: A Systematic Review of Concepts, Debates, and Future Directions.
2022
Parida, D. & Agrawal, S. | Springer
Journal: Geojournal
Elderly Pedestrian Accessibility in South Asian Cities: Empirical evidences from Bangladesh and India.
2022
Parida, D., Lavanya, N. & Khan Rahaman | Springer Nature
Journal: SN Social Sciences
Spatial variations of Urban Heat Island development in Khulna city, Bangladesh: Implications for urban planning and development.
2022
Leya, R., Jodder P.K., Rahaman K., Choudhury A., & Parida, D. | Springer
Journal: Earth Systems and Environment
Understanding risk communication in practice: Insights from municipalities in Alberta, Canada.
2022
Agrawal, S., Parida, D., Ambury, H., & Joshi N | Elsevier
Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Media framing of cyclone Amphan: Implications for Risk Communication and Disaster Preparedness.
2021
Parida, D., Sandra Moses & Khan Rahaman. | Elsevier
Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Fantasy visions, Informal Urbanization and Local conflict: an evolutionary perspective on smart city governance in India.
2021
Parida, D. | Springer
Journal: Geojournal
Spatiotemporal changes in land uses in high-density rural India: Using a remote sensing approach
2021
Agrawal, S., Welegedera, N. & Parida, D. | Rural Development Institute, Brandon University
Journal: Journal of Rural and Community Development.
Planning in Steel towns in Post-Colonial India: Case of Rourkela
2017
Parida, D. | ITPI
Journal: Institute of Town Planners Journal
Informal Settlements, in Elgar Encyclopedia in Urban and Regional Planning and Design.
Year: 2024 , ISBN: 978 1 80088 899 9
Parida D. | Edward Elgar Publishers
Pages: 181-192 ,
Honors And Awards
Government of Alberta, Canada
2021
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship
Pradeep Khare Memorial Scholarship
University of Alberta, Canada
2021
Pansy and George Strange Scholarship
University of Alberta, Canada
2020
International Education Abroad Individual Award
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada
2023
Graduate Research Assistantship Fellowship 2018 - 2023
BMS School of Architecture, Bengaluru, India
2017
Research Incentive Programme Grant
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst ( DAAD), Karlsruhe, Germany
2013
DAAD IIT Master Scholarship
MHRD (IIT Roorkee), India
2012
MHRD Graduate Scholarship
Ethos India, Bengaluru, India
2008
Ethos India Award
Birla White, Aditya Birla Group, India
2007
Birla White Yuva Ratna Awards 2007 & 2008 ( Regional winner)
College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
2005
CET Merit Scholarship (2005 - 2010)
Institute of Town Planners (ITPI), India
14 Aug 2017 - Present
Associate Member
The Indian Institute of Architects, Odisha Chapter, India
01 Aug 2011 - Present
Associate Member
Council of Architecture, India
05 May 2011 - Present
Registered Architect
Spatial and Social Theory Group, University of Alberta, Canada
01 May 2019 - Present
Member
Teaching Engagements
Ekistics ( ARN 411 )
Autumn
Architectural Design Studio-I ( ARC 201 )
Autumn
Students
Climate Risk Governance in Himalayan towns in India, India
11 Jul 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shubham Sharma
Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) as a strategy for improving public transport systems in Indian cities, India
09 Oct 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: Prof. A Ramesh, Scholar: Shiksha singh
Miscellaneous
PG Certificate in Urban Planning and Energy Infrastructure, Germany
01 Oct 2013 - 31 Mar 2014
Convener, Department Social Media Committee
11 Jun 2024 - Present
Department of Architecture and Planning, IIT Roorkee, India
Broad research areas for Prospective Graduate Students (Doctoral and Master level)
Climate Risk Governance and Planning
Planning for Disaster Risk Reduction
Southern Urbanism
Climate vulnerability in informal settlements
Risk Communication
Invited Seminars / Lectures
2024 School of Architecture and Planning, NICMAR University, Pune - Guest Lecture on "Qualitative Research Methods in Urban Studies"
2021 City of Calgary, Canada - Co-panelist, Risk Communication in Alberta’s municipalities, organized by the City of Calgary, Canada
2021 Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada - Guest speaker - titled ‘Built Environment in Southern cities’ in the undergraduate course on “Built Environment” in the Department of Geography
2020 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada - Lecture titled “On Space, and Planning” in the ‘Advanced Planning Theory’ course in School of Urban and Regional Planning
2020 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada - Invited speaker in ATLAS Virtual Student Talk Series 2020, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Title of Talk: “Climate Change and Urban Informality in the Global South: Insights from India
2017 BMS School of Architecture, Bangalore, India - Invited speaker in the undergraduate course Theory of Architecture ; Lecture on ‘Evolution of styles in architecture: from antiquity till post-modern’
Conferences (presented papers; posters; and panel discussion)
Parida, D. (2021). Who drives change? An evolutionary perspective on the discursive shifts on climate governance in India. In American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference (ACSP) 2021 in Miami, USA (October 2021).
Ambury, H., Parida, D., Joshi N & Agrawal, S. (2021). Say it loud and clear: Understanding risk communication in practice in Alberta. In American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference (ACSP) 2021 in Miami, USA (October 2021).
Parida, D. (2021). Fantasy visions, Informal Urbanization and Local conflict: Contradictions of Smart City imaginaries in India. In Urban Arc 2021, conference by Indian Institute of Human Settlements in Bangalore, India (January 2021).
Parida, D. & Agrawal, S. (2020). Climate action, informal urban practice, and the politics of inclusion: Case of Bhubaneswar city, India. In American Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference (ACSP) 2020 in Toronto, Canada.
Parida, D. (2018). Housing for All by 2022: Bridging the gap or another dead end., Panel discussion on Cities in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities for Planners, Place 18 Conference, Edmonton, Alberta
Parida, D., & Cherian, R. (2017). Mobility for the elderly: A Qualitative assessment of a commercial precinct in Bangalore. In Future of Cities: Opportunities and Challenges, International Conference organized by Institute of Town Planners, India in New Delhi in July 2017
Parida, D (2021). Local Governance and Planning Challenges in The Face of Climate Change in India. Online article in Sambad English, a news agency in Odisha, India, https://sambadenglish.com/local-governance-and-planning-challenges-in-the face-of-climate-change-in-india/
Parida, D (2021). Housing Rights Are Not Enough. We Need ‘Livelihood Centric’ Planning In Our Cities!. Online article in Sambad English, a news agency in Odisha, India, https://sambadenglish.com/housing-rights-are-not-enough-we-need livelihood-centric-planning-in-our-cities/
Parida, D (2021). We Must Invest In Climate Action Before It’s Too Late. Online article in Sambad English, a news agency in Odisha, India, https://sambadenglish.com/climate-crisis-we-must-invest-in-climate-action before-its-too-late/ Parida, D (2020).
Climate Change Is Raising Cyclonic Storm Risks in Odisha. Online article in Sambad English, a news agency in Odisha, India, https://sambadenglish.com/climate-change-is-raising-cyclonic-storm-risks-in odisha/ Parida, D (2020).
An Open Letter to Reimagine Architectural Education and Practice in India; online article in www.urbanvoices.in Parida, D (2020).
City Architecture Has become a Punishment in Covid19; online article in www.urbanvoices.in
Parida, D (2020). The COVID19 conundrum in Madhya Pradesh Amidst Political Upheaval; online article in www.urbanvoices.in
Parida, D (2020). Climate Change and the politics of inclusion: How the urban poor are being left out of climate actions in India; online article in inaugural edition of online urban planning platform www.urbanvoices.in
Parida, D. (2020). God is in the market: Is City Planning in India getting hijacked by free market overtures?; online op-ed in inaugural edition of online urban planning platform www.urbanvoices.in
