Priyanka Jha

About

I am a Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. My academic background in geography includes a Master of Arts from Jamia Millia Islamia and a Bachelor of Arts (Shivaji College) from the University of Delhi.

My research focuses on urban environments, and I am interested in how access to nature might improve people's emotional well-being. This has helped me see how we can make our cities better places to live by making them more egalitarian and sustainable and by providing chances to more people. Incorporating green spaces and natural elements into the urban design can promote community and connection to the environment. Additionally, my research has shown that equitable access to these spaces can positively impact mental health outcomes for marginalized populations.

My main research interests are greening cities, smart cities, urban green spaces, GIS, ecological restoration, biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability, mental health, and GIS. As an urban geographer, one of my primary goals is to create communities that welcome and accommodate people of all backgrounds and lifestyles, including those who want to live in a location where nature thrives or who want to feel closer to nature in their backyards.

Employment

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Education

• National Law University and WWF India Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Environmental Management and Law
  2023 - 2024
• Jamia Millia Islamia Ph.D
  2021 - Present
• Jamia Millia Islamia MA
  2018 - 2020
• University of Delhi B.A (Hons)
  2015 - 2018

Projects & Funding

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Publications (19)

• Crossing the ecological threshold: Spatio-temporal dynamics of blue-green space ecosystem health in Delhi using a VORR framework
  Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2026.101243
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• Modelling future shrinkage of the East Kolkata Wetlands for sustainable planning through a hybrid machine learning integrated CA-ANN framework
  Cleaner Water 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.clwat.2026.100251
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• Urban Blue-Green Spaces and Everyday Well-Being in a High-Density Megacity: Evidence from Delhi
  Land 2026 DOI: 10.3390/land15030497
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• Cooling Effects of Wetlands in a Tropical Megacity: Evidence from the East Kolkata Wetlands, India
  Water 2026 DOI: 10.3390/w18060672
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• Urban Cooling Under Extreme Heat: The Role of Blue-Green Spaces as Nature-Based Solutions in Delhi
  Sustainability 2026 DOI: 10.3390/su18052378
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• Assessment of biophilic conditions through geo-statistical approaches for urban growth and vegetation loss in Kolkata Metropolitan Area
  Sustainable Cities and Society: Advances 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.scsadv.2026.100035
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• Urban EcoScore index-based assessment of biophilic potential and habitat-structural condition of the Kolkata metropolitan area
  Ecological Indicators 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115381
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• Assessing Fire-Induced Forest Loss and Ecolapse in West Singhbhum of Jharkhand, India
  Journal of Sustainable Forestry 2025 DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2025.2583938
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• Investigating the role of policies in the sustainable management of East Kolkata wetlands
  Discover Global Society 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s44282-025-00212-6
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• Detecting the role of urban green parks in thermal comfort and public health for sustainable urban planning in Delhi
  Discover Public Health 2024 DOI: 10.1186/s12982-024-00368-7
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