Ankit Bhardwaj
Research Associate
Sociology
Centre for Policy Research
India
Biography
Ankit Bhardwaj is a research associate at CPR’s Climate Initiative. He is currently working on the process of mainstreaming multi-objective climate policy making and implementation at the municipal-level in India. His background is in Civil and Environmental Engineering, from the University of Toronto, and holds a masters in City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to joining CPR, Ankit has worked with LSE Cities on the adoption of co-benefits as a climate policy making framework by global cities, and investigating the process of India’s Smart City Mission, and its impact on urban governance. He has also worked with SEEDS and CURE in Delhi on projects that produced climate-adapted infrastructure in collaboration with local communities.
Research Interest
His wider research interests include the role of technical knowledge in politics, urban infrastructure and critical theory.
Publications
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Mainstreaming climate action in Indian cities: Case study of Rajkot 1 September 2017
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Green court's order for an audit of buildings in Delhi is a new frontier in the fight for clean air Scroll.in, 6 January 2017
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Can Indian cities lead on climate action as they go about their development goals? Scroll.in, 28 June 2017
