RTG 2654: Sustainable Food Systems


Name

Sukanya Basu


Current Position

Doctoral Researcher, University of Goettingen, RTG 2654 Sustainable Food Systems,Subproject C5 Food systems and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Prof. Plieninger)


Research Interests
Urban food systems
Sustainability
Food security
Food system resilience
Livelihood and environment
Urban commons

Education


  • 09/2021- Present : Ph.D. in Sustainable Food Systems, University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 06/2017-03/2019: Master of Arts in Natural Resources and Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India
  • 07/2012-05/2015: Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University of Burdwan, India



Professional Experience


  • 01/04/2019 – 31/08/2021: Research Assistant, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India



Publications


    2021
  • Basu, S., Nagendra, H., (2021). Perceptions of park visitors on access to urban parks and benefits of green spaces. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening (57): 126959.
    • 2020
  • Basu, S., Nagendra, H., (2020). The Street as Workspace: Assessing Street Vendors’ Rights to Trees in Hyderabad, India. Landscape and Urban Planning (199):103818.



Working papers


  • The role of urban parks in children’s lives” in the book titled “Transformative Power of Parks” to be published by Sagamore-Venture Publishing in 2022.
  • “Nature-based Solutions for Mental Health” in the book titled “A Modern Guide to Nature-based Solutions for Cities”, eds Timon McPhearson, Niki Frantzeskaki, Nadja Kabisch. To be published in 2022.



Conferences


    2019
  • “Accessibility and Environmental Justice in Urban Green Space: A Comparative Study of Selected Parks in Hyderabad City, India” selected for 17th IASC Global Conference, Lima, June 2019.
  • “Accessibility and Environmental Justice in Urban Green Space: A Comparative Study of Selected Parks in Hyderabad City, India” selected for 2nd Annual Sustainability and Development Conference, University of Michigan, USA, Oct 2019.
    • 2018
  • Understanding place-making in urban India through socio-ecological processes and community interventions on the lakes in Bangalore” in ESP Asia Conference, WII, Dehradun, Oct 2018.



Languages


  • English (advance)
  • Hindi (advance)
  • Bangla (mother tongue)