Anil Roy

With over 25 years of experience, Anil K Roy is a senior associate professor at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He holds a PhD in Urban Geography from JNU, New Delhi and studied Masters Urban and Regional Planning at CEPT University. Dr Roy was awarded a Canadian Studies Doctoral Fellowship and was affiliated with Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, in 2002. He also worked for the UNESCO Office in New Delhi as the National Coordinator for the Indian Heritage Cities Network programme before joining CEPT University in 2009. His 25 research papers have been published in national and international journals. He has published two books and is working on another on planning education in the global south. His research interests include urbanization in South Asia, Himalayan urbanism, environment and urbanisation linkages and urban informalities.