Dr. Neha Bansal

Profile

Prof. Dr. Neha Bansal is an Architect, City Planner, Disaster Management Professional, academician and researcher with 20+ years of professional and academic experience spanning architecture, urban planning, urban design, disaster management and sustainable development. She holds a B.Arch., a Master’s in City Planning from IIT Kharagpur and a Ph.D. in Urban Disaster Management from IIT Roorkee (Dept. Of Architecture and Planning), with Doctoral Research focused on Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment framework for cities. Her academic approach integrates design, planning, evidence-based research, GIS, sustainability and resilience to address contemporary challenges of rapidly transforming cities. She has held senior academic and research responsibilities, guided postgraduate and doctoral scholars, contributed to academic governance, and actively participated in national and international research and professional platforms.

Educational Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Architecture and Planning / Urban Disaster Management Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Uttarakhand 2010–2015

Master’s in City Planning (MCP) Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal 2002–2004

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) L.A.D. College of Women’s Architecture, Nagpur University, Maharashtra 1997–2002

Additional Professional Training:

Remote Sensing & GIS Applications in Urban and Regional Planning – IIRS, Dehradun Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework – GFDRR & NIDM Risk Sensitive Land-use Planning – GFDRR & NIDM Geoinformatics for Disaster Management – IIRS/SDMC Landslide Risk Management in South Asia – SAARC Training Programme

Areas of Expertise:

Architecture and Architectural Education, City and Urban Planning (Urban Design, City Planning, Regional and Sub-Regional Planning, Campus Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Planning, Urban Disaster Management and Resilience)

Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment (Urban Flood Risk, Landslide Risk, Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster-Resilient Architecture)

Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development (Sustainable Urban Development, Climate Resilience, Urban Livability, Green Mobility, Sustainable Housing)

Spatial and Research Methods (GIS and Remote Sensing, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, Bibliometric Analysis, Urban Risk Mapping)

Teaching Experience: 14+ years in teaching with 20+ years of academic and professional experience, including teaching, research supervision, academic administration, professional practice and consultancy.

Major Academic Positions:

1. Visiting Professor – UG & PG, Indus School of Architecture, Ahmedabad — 2023–2025

2. Professor & PG/Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Design, Integral University, Lucknow — 2023

3. Professor, SRM School of Architecture and Interior Design, SRMIST, Chennai — 2020–2022

4. Professor, Aditya College of Architecture, Mumbai — 2018–2019

5. Associate Professor, D.C. Patel School of Architecture, APIED, Gujarat — 2016–2018

6. Assistant Professor, Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur — 2005–2010

Industry / Research Experience:

Dr. Neha Bansal's professional profile extends beyond conventional academic teaching and includes architecture, urban planning, urban design, disaster resilience and consultancy.

Professional Experience:

Principal Architect & Partner, A.A.N. Associates, Lucknow — 2023–Present

Advisor & Architect, Vishal Chiranjan Architects, Navi Mumbai — 2019–2020

Urban Planning Consultant, Architect Vishal Chiranjan, Mumbai/Navi Mumbai — 2018

Urban Design Consultant, Sharpline Designers & Associates, Navi Mumbai — 2015–2016

Consultant Planner, National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), Jaipur — 2004–2005

Director of Strategies, Rapid Response – Rescue, Relief & Rehabilitation — 2013–2018

Freelance Architectural Practice — since 2005 Selected Professional / Applied Projects

Draft Sub-Regional Plan 2021 for Rajasthan Sub-Region of NCR

Planning studies for a proposed new township between Shahjahan–Behror–Neemrana

Educational City and Dry Port City planning studies

Urban design and development assignments

Solid Waste Management using GIS for Nagpur

Urban Disaster Management Plan for Dehradun

Publications and Research Work:

Dr. Bansal records 36+ publications in national and international journals/conferences. The publication portfolio demonstrates sustained research in:

Urban disaster management → urban resilience → flood risk → GIS/MCDA → smart cities → sustainability → climate change → heritage → tourism → livability → sustainable housing → bioclimatic design.

1. Bansal, N., Mukherjee, M. & Gairola, A. (2022). Evaluating Urban Flood Hazard Index (UFHI) of Dehradun City using GIS and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, Springer. The CV identifies this publication as Scopus and SCI indexed.

2. Bansal, N., Mukherjee, M. & Gairola, A. (2023). GIS Based Multi Criteria Decision Analysis for Mapping Flood Prone Areas in Dehradun City, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-023-11605-09. The CV identifies the journal as Scopus and SCI indexed.

3. Bansal, N., Khan, M.A. (2023). Comprehensive Meta-data Analysis on Flood Hazard Mapping using Bibliometric Analysis. Rock and Soil Mechanics, Vol. 44, Issue 6, pp. 395–408. Web of Science and Scopus indexed.

4. Bansal, N., Mukherjee, M. & Gairola, A. (2012). Compact Development as Land Use Planning Tool for Urban Disaster Management. REAL CORP 2012, Schwechat/Vienna, Austria. The international conference paper is independently identifiable in the REAL CORP proceedings.

5. Bansal, N., Mukherjee, M. & Gairola, A. (2017). Smart Cities and Disaster Resilience. In From Poverty, Inequality to Smart City, Springer Singapore, pp. 109–122.

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Women Excellence Award – 2021, for exemplary contribution in Architecture and Interior Design, International Leadership Development Council.

2. Best Teacher / Best Faculty Award – 2016, North Zone, A3 Foundation, Chandigarh, for contribution to academics.

3. Best Paper Award – 2016 for research paper Evaluating Special Economic Zone and Special Investment Regions as Economic Growth Engines, presented at CRIP 2016, NICMAR Pune.

4. Council of Architecture – Council Inspector nomination, 2019.

5. Council of Architecture – Staff Selection nominee, 2017 and 2019.

6. NATA Evaluator, 2008–09 and 2016–17.

7. NATA Centre In-charge / Coordinator / Observer at different periods.

8. External Thesis and Jury Reviewer for B.Arch programmes at institutions including NIT Calicut and other architecture schools.

Professional Affiliations:

Council of Architecture (CoA) – Registered Architect

Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) – Associate Member

Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI) – Associate Member

International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM Society) – Member

Institution of Valuers (IOV)- Member and Registered valuer

Research Profiles and Links:

Scopus ID: 57410638300

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ZLdwUI0AAAAJ

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0331-1835

LinkedIn Page : https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-neha-bansal-a9608719