Rajjan M Chitrakar

I am trained as an architect and urban designer, with significant teaching, research and industry experience in architecture, urban design and planning in Australia and overseas. After completing a PhD in Urban Design and Planning from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia in 2015, I am currently working as Sessional Academic at QUT, where I teach urban design and research methods for undergraduate students and supervise doctoral candidates as an external supervisor. My research interest is situated at the intersection of urban design and planning, with a particular focus on urbanisation, urban growth and change in Asian cities, provision, use and management of public open space, sustainable development of urban neighbourhoods, community resilience, place-making and sense of community and risk-sensitive land use planning. I have published a number of peer reviewed papers in highly ranked international journals and presented my research works in national and international conferences in Australia and internationally.

I am the recipient of a number of prestigious awards, scholarships and research grants including:

1. QUT Publication Grant (2015)

2. QUT Faculty of Science & Engineering Scholarship (2012)

3. QUT Higher Degree by Research Tuition Award (2012)

4. Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship (2005)

5. Dr Indira Upadhyaya Gold Medal (2003)

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November 2016