Faculty
Nitika Bhakuni
Sr.Associate ProfessorInstitutional Roles: Program Chair - Masters in Urban Transport Systems
She has a Masters Degree in Geography from Panjab University, Chandigarh and a second Masters in Planning form School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. She is currently persuing her PhD in Transport form CEPT University, Ahmedabad. With nearly 20 years of work experience in consultancy in India and the UK and over 14 years of teaching experience at Post Graduate level in India. Her work of interest lies in the field of strategic planning, landuse transport integration, social and environment impacts of transportation, accessibility in transportation, access audits, environmental assessments, constraint analysis, port planning and Geographic Information System.
Education
| Degree | Institution | Field | Year of Completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters in Planning | School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi | Environment | 2002 |
| Masters of Arts | Panjab University, Chandigarh | Geogrpahy | 2000 |
| Bachelor of Art Honours | Himachal Pradesh University | Geography | 1998 |
| PhD | CEPT University | Transport Planning | 2017 |
Areas of Expertise
Land use Transport integration, Geographic Information System, Transport Equity , Social and Environment Impacts of Transportation and Port Planning
Courses Taught
| Sr No. | Course Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application of Spatial and Network Analysis in the urban sector | S-2024 |
| 2 | DRP | S-2024 |
| 3 | DRP | S-2024 |
| 4 | Non Municipal Infrastructure | S-2024 |
| 5 | Strategic Plan for Urban Transport System | S-2024 |
| 6 | DRP | M-2023 |
| 7 | DRP | M-2023 |
| 8 | Metro Rail Systems Planning, Operations and Management | M-2023 |
| 9 | Understanding the City Studio | M-2023 |
Research/Design Projects in Areas of Expertise
- CMP Surat
- Demand assessment Metro Surat
- Operational Plan Surat
- Route Rationalisation Hubli Dharwad
- Demand assessment Metro Ahmedabad
- Benchmarking urban transport in six Indian Cities- Ahmedabad, Surat, Hubli Dharwad, Mysore, Bhubaneshwar and Kohima
- Developing the Land use transport Integration toolkit for Indian cities
- Integrated Spatial Development-Case of Ahmedabad
- Integrated Mobility Plan – Greater Ahmedabad region.
- BRT Hubli Dharwad
- BRT Vadodra
- BRT Bhubaneshwar
- Rapid Assessment of City Emissions from Transport and Energy (RACE) Tool Ahmedabad
Research Articles and Book Chapters in Areas of Expertise
- Swamy HM Shivanand, Bhakuni Nitika “Toward Integrated Land Use Transport Plan” JOURNEYS, May 2014
- Bhakuni Nitika, “Inclusive Public Transportation for Differently Abled People in India- Implications and Challenges“, Minor Doctoral Thesis Unpublished, 2014
- Swamy H.M Shivanand, Gautam IP, Lohia SK , Bhakuni Nitika, “Promoting Sustainable urban growth in Indian Cities” The Journal of Governance Volume 4,January 2012 (69-85)
- Swamy H.M Shivanand., Bhakuni Nitika., Sinha Shalini., & Imchen, Sungdi. Landuse Transport Integration Ahmedabad 2012. CEPT University, Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport. Ahmedabad: n.p. (2012)
- Swamy H.M Shivanand, Bhakuni Nitika, Sinha Shalini, Wilson Swapna Ann “Toolkit on Landuse Transport Integration and Density of Urban Use", MoUD, 2012
Presented Papers and Invited Lectures in Areas of Expertise
- Speaker for the session on ‘Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning: Lessons Learned’ during the UMI 2016 conference
- Presentation on the Pedestrian and NMV service levels in Surat during the Surat Smart City proposal stakeholder consultation, 2016
- Case teaching for Leaders in Urban Transport Planning and Management Programme 5, 2016
- Case teaching for Leaders in Urban Transport Planning and Management Programme 4 and presentation on Benchmarking Urban transport, 2014
- Presentation on Leaders in Urban Transport as a part of “Accelerating Learning for Development – e-learning in India” Organised by the World Bank, June 2014
- National Workshop on Toolkit for "Land Use Transport Integration & Density of Urban Growth", 2013
- Case teaching for Leaders in Urban Transport Planning and Management Programme 4 and presentation on Benchmarking Urban transport, 2013