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sheilja singh

School of Planning and Architecture Delhi, IIT Jodhpur, Jamia Millia Islamia

ORCID iD 0000-0003-4223-190X
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Sheilja Singh is an architect, urban regeneration expert, and urban surface water resources planner, currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Design at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi. She holds a Ph.D. in Physical Planning from SPA Delhi, with research focused on Integrated Lake Basin Management and collaborative planning approaches for the rejuvenation of urban water bodies in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Her research integrates urban planning, water governance, climate resilience, GIS-based spatial analysis, stakeholder engagement, and emerging applications of data analytics, AI, and machine learning in water resource management. She has contributed to interdisciplinary projects funded by UKRI, AHRC, and GCRF, including the H2O-STEP project at IIT Jodhpur in collaboration with Cardiff University, examining historic stepwells as nature-based solutions for climate adaptation.

Dr. Singh has published in peer-reviewed journals, edited volumes, and international conference proceedings, and actively participates in global academic networks related to water security and sustainable urban development. Her work bridges planning theory, policy analysis, and applied research to support evidence-based and scalable solutions for urban water systems.

Employment

  • School of Planning and Architecture Delhi Assistant Professor
    2025 - 2026
  • IIT Jodhpur Post Doc Fellow
    2024 - 2025
  • Jamia Millia Islamia Visiting Faculty
    2023 - 2024
  • School of Planning and Architecture Delhi Visiting Faculty
    2023 - 2024
  • School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi Teaching Assistant
    2019 - 2022
  • Aligarh Muslim University Guest Faculty
    2018 - 2019

Education

  • School of Planning and Architecture Delhi PhD
    2019 - 2023
  • Jamia Millia Islamia M.Arch in Urban Regeneration
    2016 - 2018
  • Jamia Millia Islamia B.Arch
    2011 - 2016

Projects & Funding

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Publications (2)