Sejal Patel
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Sejal Patel

Professor
Programs
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Research Area
  • urban housing
Practice

About Sejal Patel

Sejal Patel is Dean, CSP, Head, CEPT International Office and Chair, Master of Urban Housing Program.She has engaged in academics, professional practice and research in areas of housing policy andprojects, urban planning and legislations, urban regeneration and gentrification policies,an dparticipatory urban governance. She has engaged with national, state and local goveracademicinstitutions.
Sejal Patel is Dean, CSP, Head, CEPT International Office and Chair, Master of Urban Housing Program.She has engaged in academics, professional practice and research in areas of housing policy andprojects, urban planning and legislations, urban regeneration and gentrification policies,an dparticipatory urban governance. She has engaged with national, state and local goveracademicinstitutions.
  • Urban planning, policies and legislations
  • Housing Policy and Projects
  • Participatory governance
  • Professional practice for urban planners (conduct, ethics and values)

Book Chapter

  1. Creative Redevelopment for Cities of Gujarat -
  2. Inclusive Cities in Gujarat -
  3. Aligning the Centre with States and Cities for Affordable Housing in India POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL IMPERATIVES FOR INDIA’S URBAN RENAISSANCE
  4. Inclusive Planning for inclusive cities High Level Committee on Urban Planning

Journal Article

  1. Participatory Urban Planning and Urban Governance : A case of Dehradun Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
  1. Enabling markets to supply green and affordable housing for women through policy convergence and reforms CEPT University Press

Conference Proceedings

  1. Degree Of Citizen Participation In Participatory Local Governance: A Case Of Pune XVII Network-Association of European Researchers on Urbanisation in the South (NAERUS) Conference.
  2. Outreach of Pro-poor Housing Programs and Projects: Is it sustained? International Journal Of Built Environment And Sustainability
  3. Policy response to spatial illegality, displacement, resettlement and impoverishment of urban poor. Shelter 
  4. The politics of land and Infrastructure development.  E Pathshala: Sociology. S. Patel. New Delhi
  5.  E‑Learning : Opportunities, Issues and Challenges International Workshop on ​‘E‑Learning Methods and Instruments’
  6.  Government or Markets: Comparative Efficiency and Efficacy of Pro-poor housing supply mechanisms in India.  13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA)
  7. A framework for financing metro rail infrastructure through land value capture mechanisms : Case of Jaipur. 13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA)
  8. Conceptualising smart cities for unique urban development context of India Nirman
  9. Diversity in urbanism characteristics of medium size twin towns.  XVI Network-Association of European Researchers on Urbanisation in the South (N‑AERUS) Conference. 
  10. Efforts of Affordable Housing Supply Models-Futile or Worthwhile?  Shelter
  11. Government or Markets? An Evaluation of policy rhetoric and ongoing practices in Housing programs in Maharashtra.  XVI Network-Association of European Researchers on Urbanisation in the South (N‑AERUS) Conference.
  12. Non identical twin towns: Diversity in urbanism characteristics. 13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA)
  13. Outreach of pro-poor housing programs and projects: Is it sustained?  13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA)
  14. Participatory local governance in Asian cities: invited,closed or claimed spaces for urban poor? Environment & Urbanization Asia
  15. Smart Cities : Debate on Definitions, Concepts and Performance Measurement Frameworks. National Workshop on ​‘Smart Cities : Prospects and Challenges’, Department of Civil Engineering, PDPU. Gandhinagar: PDPU
  16. Smart Cities : Performance measurement, benchmarking and practices codes. National Conference on ​‘A global overview of Smart Cities in India’ Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, Gujarat Technological University Gandhinagar 
  17. Sustainable city, Livable city, Global city or Smart City: what value addition does smart city bring to these paradigms in the context of global south?  13th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA)
  18. The risk of impoverishment in urban development-induced displacement and resettlement in Ahmedabad. Environment and Urbanization
  19.  Impoverishment assessment of slum dwellers after off-site and on-site resettlement: a case of Indore.  Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
  20. Long term prognosis of slum rehabilitation settlements in cities of global south: a failure or success? UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference. Oxford. Oxford Brooke’s University
  21. Smart Cities : Discourse, Concepts and Potential of a travelling concept. International Conference on Smart Cities
  22. Smart Cities: What value will they bring to urban development in India?  Shelter
  23.  Improverishment assessment of slum dwellers after In situ and off-site relocations.  XIV Network-Association of European Researchers on Urbanisation in the South (N‑AERUS) Conference.
  24. Community exclusions in slum upgradation programs in India: Empowerment through Judicial Interventions?. 11th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA).
  25. Governance of slum upgradation programs: in the shadow of hierarchy? AESOP Young Academics. Delft: Technology University of Delft, Delft Netherlands

Conference

  1. Enabling Access to Affordable Housing For all ITPI National Workshop , World Town Planning Day
  2. Gender Inclusive Planning and Policy : Women Planners Forum Role ITPI National Conference
  3. Inclusive Housing : Lessons from India IYB, Bandung, Indonesia Workshop
  4. ​‘Inclusionary Housing framework to enable markets to deliver affordable housing National Conclave on Urban Planning, Government of UP

Journal

  1. Approaches to increasing access to affordable shelter in urban India. National Institute of Cooperative Management(NICM), Gandhinagar
  2. Education and Practice in Urban Planning : Opportunities and Challenges.  Public Lecture hosted by Gujarat Institute of Civil Engineers and Architects (GICEA), Ahmedabad.
  3. Journey through Doctoral Research : Proposal to Synthesis, Manuscript or Monographs, Publish or Perish.  Ph.D Research Colloquium, CEPT University. Ahmedabad
  4. Potentials and Challenges of 100 Smart Cities Mission, MOUD. Sonepat. Public Lecture hosted by Faculty of Architecture, Urban and Town Planning, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, State University of Haryana.
  5. Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development in India : Framework, Potential and Challenges. Opening Lecture, B.Tech Program, Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering. Ahmedabad Opening Lecture, B.Tech Program, Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering. Ahmedabad
  6. Neoliberal Reforms and Urban Development : Inclusive or exclusionary growth? , Gujarat University. Ahmedabad Refresher Course in Economics, Department of Economics under Academic Staff College
  7. Urban Regeneration & Displacement of the poor in Neoliberalising cities of global south. Public Lecture hosted by the Spatial Planning and City Environments Research Group, Cardiff University. Cardiff.
  8. Workshop on ​‘A Framework for Sustainable Sanitation Solutions’ by Training Programme for Ph.D. Scholars, Academic Staff College, Gujarat University
  9. Participatory local governance in Asian cities: invited, closed or claimed spaces for negotiations for the urban poor?, Department of Economics Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University. Bhavnagar Patel, S.  National Seminar on ​‘Economic Development Across Sectors: Understanding Development Discourses’
  10. 100 Smart Cities and New Urban Development Mission of India. Government of Punjab-Haryana and Institute for Spatial Planning and Environment Research, India (ISPER).Chandigarh Patel, S. National Workshop on Developing Orientation Skills to Meet the Challenges of new Urban Development Missions.
  11. Smart Cities : Academic Response and Thematic Areas. International Workshop on Smart cities: Urban Utopias or the Future of Cities. Ahmedabad : Centre For Urban Equity, CEPT University Patel, S. International Workshop on Smart cities: Urban Utopias or the Future of Cities.
  12. Positioning Urban poor in the Neoliberal Urban Development in India. (PDPU), Gandhinagar  Patel, S. Economics Conclave, Department of Economics, School of Liberal Studies, Pandit Deendyal Petroleum University 
  13. Right to the City in the Neoliberal urban transformations. , Department of Economics Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University. Bhavnagar Patel, S. National Seminar on ​‘Economic Development Across Sectors: Discourses on Theories, Issues and Policies’
  14. Urban Planning and Land Management Framework in India and Gujarat. CBUD, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India., Ahmedabad, Singapore, Kuala Lampur and Melaka. Patel, S. International Training Program on Urban Planning, Infrastructure & Service Delivery, of urban officials
  15. Approach to Developing Doctoral Research Proposal. . Ahmedabad Patel, S.
  16. Urban Planning and Land Management Innovations in Gujarat. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Singapore. Patel, S.  International Training Program of Elected wing on Urban Planning, Infrastructure & Service Delivery, CBUD

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