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Book Chapter/Section

Understanding the preferences of slum dwellers in a slum relocation project A case study of selected projects in Kolkata under the policy Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) , by Saha D., R G. , Banerji H. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, - (Accepted/In-Press)
Assessing Critical Factors for Supply-Side Stakeholders in Enhancing Livability and Climate Resilience in Worksite Housing for Construction Workers: A Fuzzy Delphi Analysis by Saha D., Banerji H. , Kumar U. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering - (Accepted/In-Press)
A Comparative Analysis of Commercial Centres at Neighbourhood Level in Traditional and Planned Indian Cities by Biswas A., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. Urban Planning and Design for Megacities in the Global South: Strategies for Smart and Sustainable Urban Development - (2025)
Enhancing Resilience through Sustainable Management of Brownfield Industrial Heritage: A Case of Kolkata by Mukherjee A., Banerji H. , Chattopadhyay S. Urban Planning and Design for Megacities in the Global South - (2025)
Exploring community vitality: insights on ethnic migrants in the Indian context by Samanta P., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. Urban Planning and Design for Megacities in the Global South: Strategies for Smart and Sustainable Urban Development - (2025)
Exploring Community Vitality: Insights of Ethnic Migrants in the Indian Context by Samanta P., Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements Part F4101 341-366 (2024)
Investigating the Housing Preferences of Slum Dwellers in Slum Relocation Projects: A Community-Based Operations Research Framework for Megacities in the Global South by Saha D., Gupta R., Banerji H. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements Part F4101 297-320 (2024)
Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), Bhubaneswar by Gharat P. C., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. , Mukerji A. 75+ Case Studies of Innovative Projects of Smart Cities Mission 112-121 (2023)
Palace Rejuvenation: Gangtok by Senapati A. K., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. , Mukerji A. 75+ Case Studies of Innovative Projects of Smart Cities Mission 60-70 (2023)
Pedestrianisation, Gangtok by Mondol M., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. , Mukerji A. 75+ Case Studies of Innovative Projects of Smart Cities Mission 50-59 (2023)
Smart Bus and Traffic Infrastructure, Bhubaneswar by Palit K., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. , Mukerji A. 75+ Case Studies of Innovative Projects of Smart Cities Mission 72-82 (2023)
Socially Smart Bhubaneswar by Gharat P. C., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. , Mukerji A. 75+ Case Studies of Innovative Projects of Smart Cities Mission 102-111 (2023)
ICT-Based Smart Solution to Assessment of Socio-economic Vulnerability and Necessary Interventions by Local Government by Sarkar B., Bhaumik S. , Banerji H. , Sen J. Smart Cities and Smart Communities, Empowering Citizens through Intelligent Technologies 433-457 (2022)
ICT-Based Smart Solution to Assessment of Socio-economic Vulnerability and Necessary Interventions by Local Government by Sarkar B., Bhaumik S., Banerji H., Sen J. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 294 433-457 (2022)
Reflections from East Kolkata Wetlands: A conceptual framework for building urban resilience to climate change for sustainable urbanism in developing countries by Kumar S., Banerji H., Ghosh S. Sustainable Urbanism in Developing Countries 343-364 (2022)
A conceptual urban resilient framework to climate change for sustainable urbanism in developing countries: Reflections from East Kolkata Wetlands by Kumar S., Banerji H. , Ghosh S. Sustainable Urbanism in Developing Countries - (2022)
Steel Structural Systems - Construction methodology implementation and case studies by Banerji H. Alternative and Innovative Construction Systems for Housing 664-708 (2020)
Book edited by Virginia P. Sisiopiku and Ossama E. Ramadan and titled Urban Planning and Civil Engineering. by Sarkar B., Banerji H., Sen J. Patterns of Socio-economic Deprivation and its Impact on Quality of Life: Case of a Less Developed Region in West Bengal, India - (2015)

Conferences

Towards sustainable urban environments: Enhancing thermal comfort in informal transit shelters within the hot and humid regions of India by Saha D., Banerji H. , Kumar U. 6th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI) - (Accepted/In-Press)
'Socio-Economic Contributions of Living Industrial Heritage: A Correspondence Analysis of the Industrial Community in West Bengal, India by Mukherjee A., Banerji H. 60th ISOCRAP World Planning Congress Reinventing (In)visible Cities - (2024)
BARRIERS TO AGE-FRIENDLINESS IN RURAL AREA by Sherawat S., Banerji H. , Gupta S. Infrastructure and Built Environment: Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies (IBSR 2024) - (2024)
PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS IN INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE: IMPACT ON WORKING PREFERENCES IN JUTE MILLS by Mukherjee A., Banerji H. International Conference on Climate Change, Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Habitat - (2024)
Community-Based Industrial Heritage Tourism: Assessing Social Values around Jute Mills in West Bengal, India by Mukherjee A., Banerji H. 2nd Annual Conference on Infrastructure and Built Environment: Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies (IBSR) - (2024)
Prioritizing the indicators of effective inclusive education assessment framework using TOPSIS analysis for children with disabilities: A case of Delhi by Kumar U., Banerji H. 17th International Conference on Educational Data Mining 752-758 (2024)
Priority Ranking of Indicators of Effective Inclusive Education Using WPM Method Based on Perception of School Stakeholders: A Case of Delhi by Kumar U., Banerji H. Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science 10 1787-1800 (2024)
Critical Success Criteria for sustainable and affordable housing delivery in high-density urban areas- A case study of Indian megacities by Saha D., Banerji H. 60th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, Reinventing the (In)visible Cities - (2024)
Critical Success Factor (CSF) for the Implementation of Innovative and Sustainable Practices for Affordable Rental Housing: Utilizing a Fuzzy Delphi Approach by Saha D., Banerji H. , Kumar U. 1st International Conference on Creativity, Technology, and Sustainability 473-486 (2024)
Exploring outdoor thermal comfort perception of tourists and locals inside a historic fort of a desert city using mixed method approach by Banerjee S., Banerji H. , Chattopadhyay S. EGU General Assembly - (2024)
Evaluating walkability and analysing pedestrian connectivity in downtown Kolkata: A comparative study by Palit K., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. Urban Affairs Association Conference - (2023)
A human-centered approach to improve livability of bamboo houses for Rural and Periurban people in Eastern India through Co-Design and Co-Innovation by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. Municipalika, 17th International Exhibition and Conferences on Safe, Smart and Sustainable Solutions - (2023)
Critical Review or current Rental Housing Interventions in India and their Dimensions by Saha D., Banerji H. International Conference on Housing Challenges, Policies and Strategies of 21st Century - (2022)
Impact of Smart Cities Mission on smaller cities specific focus on Hill Town by Banerji H., Saha D. Symposium on Urban Development of NE states Smart City Revolutions and Innovations in Urban Transport - (2022)
Inclusive City Framework by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. National Conclave on Gender and Disability Inclusion in Indian Cities - (2022)
Mainstreaming inclusion in Indian cities through robust monitoring and evaluation framework by Bansal K., Banerji H. , Chattopadhyay S. , Samanta P. 10th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD - (2022)
ON-SITE ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR LIVEABILITY OF EMERGING HOUSING SYSTEMS IN INDIAN CONTEXT by Basu R., Banerji H. , Chattopadhyay S. International Conference on Resilient and Livable City Planning 280-283 (2021)
ON-SITE ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR LIVEABILITY OF EMERGING HOUSING SYSTEMS IN INDIAN CONTEXT by Basu R., Banerji H. , Chattopadhyay S. International Conference on Resilient and Livable City Planning 280-283 (2021)
Psychographic Segmentation of Residents of Neighbourhood Level Urban Communities Pertaining to Sustainability Dimensions in Devising Planning Strategies: A Computational Social Science Approach by Kumar S., Banerji H. RLCP 327-330 (2021)
Inclusive City Framework by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. NIUA I National Workshop on Mainstreaming Disability Inclusion to transform Urban Futures - (2021)
Integrating Transit Policies with Land Use for Sustainable Development along an Eco-Fragile Zone of a Metropolitan City - Evidence of East Kolkata Wetlands by Kumar S., Banerji H. , Sengupta B. K. International Conference on Resilient and Livable City Planning 316-322 (2021)
Selecting the optimal list of indicators for an integrated framework for assessing Economic-Social-Cultural sustainability of neighbourhood level urban communities using variable selection and regularization methods: A machine learning approach by Kumar S., Banerji H. CUPUM 2021 - (2021)
A machine learning approach for selection of indicators for economic-socio-cultural sustainability assessment of neighborhood-level urban communities in Indian megacities by Kumar S., Banerji H. The 17th International Conference on CUPUM - Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management - (2021)
Heritage Economics, Legal Tools, and Management Mechanisms for Historic Precincts and Areas by Banerji H. Resilient and Sustainable Development of Historic Precincts and Areas: Focus West Bengal - (2020)
Integrating Transit Policies With Landuse For Sustainable Development Along An Eco-fragile Zone: Case Study Of Kolkata by Kumar S., Banerji H. City Futures IV - (2019)
Pentagram Sustainability Model: Framing of a holistic sustainability dimension model for assessment of Neighbourhood level Urban Communities (NLUCs) using a semi-automated systematic literature review by Kumar S., Santara A. , Banerji H. CUPUM 2019 - (2019)
A low-cost sustainable approach towards in situ slum rehabilitation and redevelopment in Kolkata by Vyas H., Banerji H. 7th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering - (2019)
Everyone s Right to the City: Understanding Trans-generational Cities. by Banerji H., Sarkar B. 49th Conference of Urban Affairs Association - (2019)
Exploring the Operational Role of Arts and Culture in Societal transformation and Economic development in Urban Context: A Case study of Santiniketan by Kumar S., Banerji H. , Bhaduri E. City Future IV - (2019)
Scrap housing: A low-cost sustainable approach towards in situ slum rehabilitation and redevelopment in kolkata by Vyas H., Banerji H. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering 212-221 (2019)
Scrap Housing: A low-cost sustainable approach towards in situ slum rehabilitation and redevelopment in Kolkata by Banerji H., Vyas H. 7th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, Singapore - (2019)
Narration On Claiming The Right To The City And Its Reflections From A Realistic Perspective: A Case of Kolkata, India by Banerji H., Chakraborty A. 49thUrban Affairs Association Conference - (2019)
Analysis of transformation of urban planning practice by mapping changes in economic, social, cultural and built environment of the Neighborhood Level Urban Communities (NLUC): Case study of Kolkata, India by Banerji H., Kumar S. ISOCARP 2018 - (2018)
Plug- Ins in Emerging Technology to Combat Problems of Termite and Organic Growth in Buildings by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. National Seminar on Emerging Building Materials and Construction Technologies 213-221 (2018)
Field Studies in India I: East Kolkata Wetlands by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. , Okey B. , Ghosh S. AAG Annual meeting - (2018)
Field Studies in India II: Impacts of Changing Environmental Conditions on Tea Gardens of Darjeeling by Banerji H., Ghosh S. , Okey B. , Chattopadhyay S. AAG Annual Meeting - (2018)
Bhubaneswar in the Global Flux by Banerji H., Saha N. Spaces and Flows: Eighth International Conference on Urban and ExtraUrban Studies and the Spaces - (2018)
Field Studies in India I: Study of China Town, Kolkata by Ghosh S., Banerji H. , Chattopadhyay S. , Okey B. W. AAG Annual Meeting - (2017)
Field Studies in India I: Study of Rajarghat Slum, Kolkata by Okey B. W., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. , Ghosh S. AAG Annual Meeting - (2017)
Assessment of Socio-economic Vulnerability Using Select Indicators by Sarkar B., Banerji H. 52nd ISOCARP Congress - (2016)

Book

URBAN CHALLENGES AND THEIR UNIQUE SOLUTIONS by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. , Mahapatra G. D. - (2026)
Designing Trans-Generational Urban Communities- An Approach towards Inclusive Cities in the Indian Context by Sarkar B., Banerji H. - (2024)
Designing Trans-Generational Urban Communities: An Approach towards Inclusive Cities in the Indian Context by Sarkar B., Banerji H. Designing Trans-Generational Urban Communities: An Approach towards Inclusive Cities in the Indian Context 1-189 (2024)

Edited Volume

Urban Challenges and their unique solutions: Transforming Indian Cities Through Innovation and Adaptation [ISBN 978-81-990642-9-4] by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. , Mahapatra G. D. Urban Challenges and their unique solutions: Transforming Indian Cities Through Innovation and Adaptation [ISBN 978-81-990642-9-4] - (2026)
Foreword by Banerji H. Community Relocation, Disasters and Climate Change in Asia-Pacific Region vii-ix (2024)
Livable Habitat and Sustainable Urban Agenda by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. Livable Habitat and Sustainable Urban Agenda - (2018)

Journal

Experimental investigation on flexural response of bamboo mortar wall panels by Mondal B., Maity D., Chatterjee A., Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H., Bhattacharya S.P., Biswas S. Structures 87 - (2026)
Experimental investigation on flexural response of bamboo mortar wall panels by Mondal B., Maity D. , Chatterjee A. , Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. , Bhattacharya S. P., Biswas S. Structures 87 111611-111611 (2026)
Jute mills as restorative landscapes: perceptions of environmental aesthetics in living industrial heritage by Mukherjee A., Banerji H. Regional Studies, Regional Science 12 43-56 (2025)
Disparities in expert and community perceptions of industrial heritage and implications for urban well-being in West Bengal, India by Mukherjee A., Banerji H. npj Heritage Science 13 - (2025)
Disparities in expert and community perceptions of industrial heritage and implications for urban well-being in West Bengal, India by Mukherjee A., Banerji H. npj Heritage Science 13 - (2025)
Estimating weightage and prioritizing major domains of inclusive education assessment framework using analytical hierarchy process by Kumar U., Banerji H. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management 16 3440-3451 (2025)
Comparing priority ranking of inclusive education indicators using multi-criteria decision-making methods: children with locomotor disabilities vs. physical disabilities by Kumar U., Banerji H. Cogent Education 11 - (2024)
Critical Success Barriers (CSB) to Rental Housing Policy Implementation in Urban India by Saha D., Banerji H. , Kumar U. Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs 9 53-75 (2024)
A Comparative Review of India and USA s Approach to Brownfield Redevelopment. by Verma N. S., Banerji H. Indian Journal of Environment Protection Vol 43 291-303 (2023)
Defining the term Brownfield in India by Verma N. S., Banerji H. Remediation Journal 34 1-8 (2023)
Bayesian network modeling for economic-socio-cultural sustainability of neighborhood-level urban communities: Reflections from Kolkata, an Indian megacity by Kumar S., Banerji H. Sustainable Cities and Society 78 - (2022)
Pandemic Preparedness: Developing a Resilient Model for the Affordable Housing Sector by Neeraj D., Banerji H. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews 9 105-108 (2022)
A Comparison of European and Indian Approach of Brownfield Redevelopment by Verma N. S., Banerji H. ECS Transactions 107 - (2022)
Adequate and Inclusive Housing for All: a human right based approach. by Banerji H., Chattopadhyay S. , Dhingra M. Nirman Sarika Special Issue on World Habitat Day 12-15 (2022)
A Framework for Evaluating the Need for Universal Education for Differently Abled Children in India by Kumar U., Banerji H. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews Volume 9 483-492 (2022)
A Model to Leave No One Behind in Housing Improvement Programs - learning from Global and Local Cases by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. , Samanta P. , Palit K. Nirman Sarika Special Issue on World Habitat Day 4-11 (2022)
An Inquiry into Success Factors for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction Projects: A Case of Kerala, South India by Anilkumar S., Banerji H. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science 12 24-39 (2021)
Methodology for Framing Indicators for Assessing Economic-Socio-Cultural Sustainability of the Neighbourhood Level Urban Communities in Indian Megacities: Evidence from Kolkata by Kumar S., Bhaumik S., Banerji H. Social Indicators Research 154 511-544 (2021)
Migrants narratives on urban governance: a case from Kolkata, a city of the global south by Chakrabarti A., Tiwari R., Banerji H. Sustainability (Switzerland) 13 1-16 (2021)
Domestic Electricity Demand through City Integrated PhotoVoltaic Systems for Composite Climate, in High Density States of India Case of Aligarh by Agha S. I., Banerji H. , Bhattacharya S. P. Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability 10 24-31 (2020)
Pentagram sustainability model framing of a holistic sustainability dimension model for assessment of Neighbourhood-Level Urban Communities (NLUCs) using a semi-automated systematic literature review by Kumar S., Santara A., Banerji H. International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development 8 100-117 (2020)
Pentagram Sustainability Model: Framing of a holistic sustainability dimension model for assessment of Neighbourhood level Urban Communities (NLUCs) using a semi-automated systematic literature review by Kumar S., Santra A. , Banerji H. Journal of International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development 8 100-117 (2020)
Bhubaneswar in a Global Flux by Saha N., Banerji H. An International Journal of Urban and Extra Urban Studies 9 (4) 45-61 (2018)
Designing Safer Cities - Review of Environmental Crime Prevention Strategies by Banerji. H, Alain A.C. Ekka GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology (JET) Vol.3 No.4, 25-32 (2016)
An Attempt to Explore the Components of Empathic Architecture in Hospitals a Study Conducted in Indian Hospitals. by Banerji H Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, Volume: Issue 2015 No. 4. Theme: Empathic Architecture [ - (2016)
Patterns of socio-economic deprivation and its impact on quality of life: Case of a less developed region in West Bengal, India by Sarkar B., Banerji H., Sen J. Athens Journal of Health Vol 1, Issue 4 271-286 (2014)
A Methodology to Define the Typology of Rural Urban Continuum Settlements in Kerala by Firoz, M., Banerji, H. & Sen, J., Journal of Regional development and Planning 3(1) 49-60 (2014)
Differential perception of psycho ?stress by physically disabled people with impaired mobility (PDIM) by Banerji, H. Barman J and Sengupta, B. K., Journal of Disability and Society, UK - (2009)

Definition of Urban Brownfield in India by Verma N. S., Banerji H. - (2025)
SECTORS, COMPONENTS AND INDICATORS OF INCLUSIVE CITIES (L-143081/2024) by Banerji H., Chattopadhyay S. , Bansal K. , Choudhury U. - (2024)

Educational Package

Course on Regional Language - Marathi and Tamil by Banerji H., Joglekar K. , Prakash S. - (2025)

Monograph

i. Toolkit on Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusion in Schools by Banerji H., Chattopadhyay S. , Kumar U. - (2023)
Inclusive City Framework by Banerji H., Chattopadhyay S. - (2021)
CREATION OF A UNIVERSALLY STIMULATING AND RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN HOSPITALS - A CONCEPTUAL RESEARCH MODEL by Banerji H. - (2019)
Customizing Mass Housing-Adaptive & Flexible Grammar for Tropical Wet and Dry Climatic Zones of West Bengal and Odisha under the Technology Submission of PMAY-U by Chattopadhyay S., Banerji H. , Gupta S. , Bhattacharya S. P. - (2019)
Reading Material for History of Human Settlements by Sen J., Sengupta B. K., Banerji H. - (2004)

Symposium

Socially Smart Bhubaneshwar by Gharat P. C., Chattopadhyay S. , Banerji H. , Mukerji A. National Youth Conclave - (2023)
Co- Editor of the ISSN Publication by Banerji H., Chattopadhyay S. Livable Habitat and Sustainable urban Agenda - (2016)

Report

Revision of Urban Regional Plan Formulation and Implementation Guidelines by Banerji H., Chattopadhyay S. - (2021)

Globalization can lead to inclusive growth in developing countries - myth or reality, by Banerji H International Scientific Conference Economic and Social Development, - (2013)
Growth of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises: A Creative Economic Base to Achieve Less-vulnerable Livelihood in Developing Nations. by Sarkar B., Banerji H., Sen J., International Conference on Architecture and Engineering in Urban Development organized by International Centre for Research and Development (ICRD), - (2013)

Architecture and Regional Planning

Faculty

Haimanti Banerji

Responsibilities

Research Areas

Principal Investigator

Co-Principal Investigator

Ph. D. Students

Ankur Karmakar

Divyangna Neeraj

Riddha Basu

Sonika