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Prof Debashish Das

Jadavpur University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-7869-1150
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Prof Debashish Das is a Professor in the Department of Architecture, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He is a B.Arch. graduate from IIT-Roorkee (2002) and Masters in Urban Planning from School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, India (2005). He was trained at BTH-Karlskrone, Sweden in Integrated Urban Planning, International Training Programme by SIDA (2009). He did his PhD from Jadavpur university (2013) on Aspects of Urban Built Form-Investigations for Interventions in the built environment. His research interest focuses on the impact of urbanization on urban microclimate, urban heat island, and outdoor thermal comfort and to bridge the gap between urban climate research, urban planning policies and development control in tropical cities. He has published research articles at various reputed national and international journals. He is also involved in joint collaborative research from works with IIT Roorkee on Zero Peak Energy Building Design for India (ZED-i) project. Also participated in the World Urban Database & Access Protocol Tool workshop in UCD, Dublin, (2014) as an expert from Kolkata. Being an Architect-Planner he is also involved in various planning projects in West Bengal, India, like preparation of Land Use Development Control Plans. He is also accredited professional of Indian Green Building Council, member of Institute of Town Planners India, West Bengal Chapter, member of Council of Architecture, India, member of Indian Institute of Architects, India. His research findings are very relevant with respect to various planning interventions with respect to City Master Plans, Smart Cities and Sustainable Development Goals for different tiers of cities in South East Asian context.

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  • Jadavpur University Professor
    2005 - Present

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