Leona Nunes

Program Research Analyst - Sustainable Cities and Transport

Bio

Leona has joined as a Program Research Analyst in Sustainable Cities and Transport program at WRI India. She works closely with Madhav, assisting him with research work and coordinating other activities.

Prior to her current role at WRI, she had been working as a Research Intern with the Urban Innovation team at WRI, creating databases and undertaking analysis for the emerging new mobility market in sub-Saharan Africa under the Shell grant. Additionally, she has also helped to coordinate the survey design for a ride hailing survey across countries in the Global South. Understanding the movement and mobility of people in cities has been among her key research interests.

She has is recent MSc graduate in Transport & City Planning from the Bartlett, UCL and has completed her Bachelors in Planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad.

Being passionate about cities, she loves exploring markets, food joints and book stores. During spare time, she dedicates her time to playing the guitar and harmonica.

Blogs

Opportunity for Electric Two-wheeler (e-2W) in Hyperlocal Economy of India
by Dr. Parveen Kumar, Leona Nunes and Madhav Pai - July 08, 2021
With the pandemic a state of all pervasive geographical immobility has prevailed for a while now. There has also been an increased dependence on delivery of essentials goods. The pandemic has adversely impacted the workforce, testing capacities of the existing systems. During this ongoing crisis, home delivery options have become the “new normal” in domains like healthcare, food, grocery, and
Physical Distancing on Mumbai’s Trains Is Nearly Impossible, and Station Design Is a Big Reason Why
by Leona Nunes, Lubaina Rangwala and Madhav Pai - September 17, 2020
This blog was originally published on TheCityFix.

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