Assessing Reach and Impact of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: A case Study of Roorkee City in Uttarakhand
Funding: Indian Council of Social Science Research
Status: Completed
- Assess SBA's reach in Roorkee via secondary data, observation, and stakeholder interviews
- Analyze SBA's impact through a citizen perception survey in Roorkee
- Evaluate behavioral changes in health, hygiene, and sanitation post-SBA launch
- Offer evidence-based recommendations for improving SBA's effectiveness and sustainability in Roorkee
Impact of Roadside Activities and Built-forms on Pedestrian Environment in Indian Cities
Funding: SRIC, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Status: Completed
- Identifying factors influencing the pedestrian environment in Indian cities
- Investigating the impact of road-side activities on pedestrian behaviour
- Investigating the impact of landuses and built-form activities on pedestrian behaviour
- Pedestrian willingness-to-pay for improving pedestrian infrastructure in Indian cities
- Pedestrian facilities planning for small and medium sized Indian Cities
Spatial Planning for Rural Areas: A pilot study for Uttarakhand Villages
Funding: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India
Status: Completed
- Identifying factors influencing potential growth of the rural areas
- Belada village and Chhabra village in Uttarakhand as case studies
- APP based household survey and infrastructure inventory survey
- Analysis of existing and future scenario of demographics and infrastructure requirements
- GIS based mapping and Strategies for spatial development of the selected villages
Lab Facilities
The Infrastructure Planning Lab is well-equipped with high performance workstations, survey equipment and various advanced software required for planning studies
Software
- IBM SPSS 27.0
- IBM Amos 27.0
- ArcGIS 10.7.1
- QGIS 3.22.2
- Office 365
Equipment
- High-performance Workstations
- HD Digital Camera
- Survey Tablets
- Survey Equipment
- VR Set
- Pollution Meter
- 360 degree Camera