Sahana Goswami

Manager - Sustainable Cities

Bio

Sahana is a Manager for the Cities program at WRI India. She works on urban water issues with a focus on reuse and resource recovery from urban wastewater streams. At WRI India, she has also worked on transit-oriented development and provision of safe access to transit station areas across urban centers in India.

Her prior academic writing experience includes development of factsheets on water resources planning for the south-east Wisconsin region and journal papers on equity planning in economic development schemes of local governments in the U.S. She has also worked as an architect and urban planner in a private architecture and design firm.

Sahana holds a Master's in Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S. and a Bachelor in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture, JNTU, Hyderabad, India.

Sahana is an avid walker and loves to discover the cities she visits on foot. Her other interests include writing about her travels and art journaling.

Blog Posts

Living with water: integrating blue, green and grey infrastructure to manage urban floods
by Ashwathy Anand and Sahana Goswami - September 03, 2020
This is second in the ongoing series of blogs on Urban India Going Underwater. Read the first blog here.

Rampant urbanization and climate change are twin triggers causing severe and frequent urban flooding across India. Traditional grey stormwater infrastructure such as gutters, storm
Is urban India going underwater again?
by Sahana Goswami and Samrat Basak - August 05, 2020
India is in the middle of the 2020 monsoon season and the Indian Meteorological Department has forecast a normal monsoon. But regional rainfall variations have already flooded
Water concerns, India and COVID-19: the lesser-known battle
by Sahana Goswami and Samrat Basak - March 26, 2020
The global spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) highlights the intensity of global interconnections, and social and economic interdependence between regions. The pandemic has reinforced the critical need for access to safe and assured water supply for all, as described in the
Urban Blues and Prudence: 5 Things to Consider prior to Restoration and Conservation Efforts
by Sahana Goswami and Samrat Basak - March 19, 2020
Since time immemorial, Indian cities have come up either on riverbanks or near surface waterbodies or over groundwater reservoirs, making the presence of water a founding feature of settlements. Historically, waterbodies played a vital role in defining the cultural heritage of a city. They provided public spaces for recreation, gatherings and religious activities, as well as a range of
Enabling sustainable built environments using innovative water-sensitive design
by Sahana Goswami - October 31, 2018
India is urbanising at a rapid pace and there is extensive and increasing demand for services like housing, water, sanitation, energy, and mobility. Recent reports on the state of
Kerala Flooding: Natural Calamity or Manmade Disaster?
by Samrat Basak, Sahana Goswami and Raj Bhagat Palanichamy - September 03, 2018
As India prepared to commemorate its 72nd Independence Day, the southern state of Kerala saw little reason to celebrate. The monsoon rainfall this year was heavier than normal and had reached alarming levels. On an average, districts received 30 percent excess rainfall, with some districts recording between
How to Enable Safer Access to Mass Transit in Indian Cities
by Sahana Goswami - January 30, 2015
It is increasingly recognised that cities are both powerhouses of economic growth and the primary drivers of economic
What does a sociological approach to safe cities reveal?: Findings from a national workshop in India
by Sahana Goswami and Neha Mungekar - November 06, 2014
This blog post originally appeared on TheCityFix.

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Sahana Goswami

Living with water: integrating blue, green and grey infrastructure to manage urban floods

Is urban India going underwater again?

Water concerns, India and COVID-19: the lesser-known battle

Urban Blues and Prudence: 5 Things to Consider prior to Restoration and Conservation Efforts

Enabling sustainable built environments using innovative water-sensitive design

Kerala Flooding: Natural Calamity or Manmade Disaster?

How to Enable Safer Access to Mass Transit in Indian Cities

What does a sociological approach to safe cities reveal?: Findings from a national workshop in India

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