I am an environmental social scientist and urbanist, working at the intersections of critical and applied urban studies, climate–societal transitions, and the science–policy interface. I hold a PhD in Human Geography from Durham University (UK) and a Master’s in Natural Resource Management from the TERI School of Advanced Studies (India). With over a decade of interdisciplinary experience, my work advances both critical and applied understanding  of intersectionality in global environmental change, human security, and the social, political, and spatial dimensions of climate–societal transformations. My research is particularly grounded in the relational political economy of climate urbanism and the translocal dynamics shaping global urban futures. 

My scholarship bridges urban studies, political ecology, and science and technology studies (STS) to examine how climate governance, infrastructure, and inequality shape urban futures. I employ mixed, interpretive, and spatial methods to connect critical theory with practice-based inquiry. Currently, I investigate how climate-driven transformations in infrastructure, labour mobility, and racialised markets are embedded in southern urban planning and policy, and how these processes structure both speculative and lived urban futures. I have taught courses in human geography, sustainability studies, and environmental social science at Durham and Bristol, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches that integrate theory, policy, and practice.

Methodologically, I work with an integrated set of ethnographic, institutional, and spatial approaches. My recent research on climate and labour in frontier economies of climate-resilient development combines spatial analysis, narrative methods, and feminist ethnography. I also employ institutional ethnography and extended case methods to conduct place-based and comparative research, highlighting how political, and environmental economic processes intersect across scales.

Beyond research, I am deeply committed to teaching, mentoring, and collaborative knowledge production. I have worked extensively at the science–policy interface and in large inter- and transdisciplinary research consortia, which has shaped my interest in team-based, policy-engaged, and practice-attuned scholarship. This page documents my evolving academic–practice trajectory and serves as an open invitation to connect, exchange, and collaborate.