Himanshi Kapoor

Project Associate - Urban Development, Sustainable Cities and Transport

Bio

Himanshi Kapoor is a Project Associate with the Urban Development team at the Sustainable Cities and Transport program at WRI, India. She works at the intersection of urban planning and climate change. Her portfolio consists of projects under the ClimateSmart Cities initiative and others related to Land Value Capture, Livable Neighborhoods and Transit Oriented Development.

Prior to joining WRI India, she worked as a Project Architect in an architecture and interior design firm in Delhi.

Himanshi holds a master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad and a bachelor’s from MBS School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. She has also completed several certificate courses on managing cities.

In her free time, Himanshi enjoys making graffiti sketches, cooking and playing with her dog. She also enjoys cycling and believes it keeps her heart happy.

Blog Posts

Resurrecting Public Spaces in a post-Covid India
by Himanshi Kapoor, Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta and Jaya Dhindaw - October 26, 2021
This blog was first published on NIUA.org on October 21, 2021.

The COVID-19 lockdown, imposed around the world, has triggered unprecedented changes in the
Five Ways to Promote Public Transport in Indian Cities
by Amit Bhatt and Himanshi Kapoor - December 10, 2020
This blog was originally published on NIUA.org.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) estimates that INR 39,20,000 crore (USD 600 billion) needs to be invested, between 2011-31, of which about
Going local for Climate Action
by Himanshi Kapoor and Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta - June 10, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our times and is proving to be one of the greatest challenges faced by humanity. It is wreaking havoc around the globe and has forced most of human work to shut down. However, these uncertain times have inadvertently helped the

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