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Ritika Kapur

PhD Student

Ritika is interested in the institutional arrangements for urban environmental conservation.

Biography

Career

  • Development Co-ordinator: Madras Crocodile Bank/Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team, Madras, India. (2008 - 2009)
  • Research Assistant: Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, U.K. (2007 – 2008)
  • Consultant: Independent Evaluations Group (IEG), World Bank, Washington D.C., USA. (2005 – 2006)
  • Intern: Central Himalayan Rural Action Group (CHIRAG), Uttarakhand, India. (2002)

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Student: Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. (2009 – Ongoing)
  • M.A. Governance and Development. Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. (2007)
  • B.A. (Honours), Political Science and Economics. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. (2004)
  • International Baccalaureate, Mahindra United World College. Pune, India. (2000)

Research

Ritika's current research addresses the institutional arrangements for urban environmental conservation, with a focus on the city of New Delhi, India. This work addresses the political ecology of green spaces in a developing city, within the context of urbanisation and economic development. Her research interests also include ecological history, environmental heritage, urban design, and sustainable cities.

External activities

  • Member: Contemporary South Asia Reading Group, University of Cambridge.
  • Member: Political Ecology Reading Group, University of Cambridge
  • Research Assistance: "Access to governance and policy processes: What enables the participation of the rural poor?" Background paper for the IFAD Rural Poverty Report 2009
  • Research Assistance: "Africa after the Africa Commission: What Priorities for the German G8?" A DSA/DFID High-level Policy Forum coordinated by the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI). May 2007
  • Research Assistance: "Enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of Joint Programmes: Lessons learned from a United Nations Development Group Review". UNDG Joint Program Reviews. UNDG. March 17, 2006.