Centre for Human Settlement Planning

The Centre for Human Settlement Planning involves itself in research, outreach, advocacy and dissemination of knowledge in all allied areas of spatial and physical planning. It follows the principles of sustainable, resilient and inclusive planning approaches in addressing the current challenges to human habitation.

About

The idea of a Centre for Human Settlement Planning at Jadavpur University was first mooted during the visit to our campus by Sofia Leonard, Director of the Patrick Geddes Centre of Planning Studies, Edinburgh, in 1995. The same year, a National Seminar on Planning and Management of Town Planning Education in India was held in Jadavpur University under the auspices of the AICTE, where the scheme for setting up such a Centre was formally proposed and recommended. The Centre came into existence the following year with Prof. Monideep Chattopadhyay as its Founder-Coordinator. Thereafter, Prof. T.K. Bhattacharyya served as its second Coordinator. The Centre is housed in the Dept. Of Architecture, Prayukti Bhawan at JU main campus.

Year of establishment: 1996

Prof. Chattopadhyay successfully led the Centre as its coordinator till his retirement in November 2004. Many a height was reached by the Centre during his tenure. He was succeeded by Prof. T. K. Bhattacharyya who headed the Centre till 2016-’17.

List of Faculty Members

Prof. Dr.

Jayita Guha Niyogi

Professor

Department Of Architecture

@ : jayitaguha.niyogi@jadavpuruniversity.in

Dr.

Suchandra Bardhan

Professor

Department Of Architecture

📞 : 03324572707

@ : suchandra.bardhan@jadavpuruniversity.in

Research Areas

• Land use planning• Transportation planning• Urban planning and landscape planning

Ongoing Projects

Facilities Available

• Desktops, laptops, books, reports and other referencing materials

Achievements

• A one week workshop was organised on ‘ Application of Quantitative Techniques in Spatial Planning in the Department from 21-28 December 2018. About 75 participants comprising faculty members, research scholars and post-graduate students attended the course• A one week Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)- JU sponsored National workshop was organised on ‘ Application of Qualitative & Quantitative Techniques in Sustainable Urban Planning in the Department from 20-26 September 2019• A webinar was organised for the students of Architecture on 27 November 2020 and the speaker was Prof. Ranjan Chattopadhyay, Professor, Amity School of Architecture & Planning, Amity University, Kolkata and Former Director General, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, WB.

NBA Accreditation:UG-CSE,ETCE (6yrs) & UG-IT,IEE,PE (3yrs)