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List of Publications 2020-2021

2021

  • Debnath, R., Bardhan, R., Darby, S., Mohaddes, K., Sunikka-Blank, M., Coelho, A. C. V., & Isa, A. (2021). Words against injustices: A deep narrative analysis of energy cultures in poverty of Abuja, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro. Energy Research & Social Science, 72, 101892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101892

  • Gaur, A., & Bardhan, R. (2021). Editorial: Past, Present, and Future Impacts of Climate on Infrastructure. Frontiers in Water, 3, 670950. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2021.670950

  • Kumar, N., Kubota, T., Tominaga, Y., Shirzadi, M., & Bardhan, R. (2021). CFD simulations of wind-induced ventilation in apartment buildings with vertical voids: Effects of pilotis and wind fin on ventilation performance. Building and Environment, 194, 107666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107666

  • Malik, J., & Bardhan, R. (2021). Integrating Occupant Behaviour in Thermal Comfort Assessment of Low-Income Dwellings. In U. Iyer-Raniga (Ed.), Sustainability in the Built Environment in the 21st Century: Lessons Learned from India and the Region (pp. 75–88). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61891-9_5

  • Malik, J., Bardhan, R., & Banerji, P. (2021). Understanding the Effect of Occupant Behaviour on Thermal Comfort and Energy Use in Slum Rehabilitation Housing. In A. Jana & P. Banerji (Eds.), Urban Science and Engineering (Vol. 121, pp. 287–295). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4114-2_23

  • Mehrotra, S., Subramanian, D., Bardhan, R., & Jana, A. (2021). Effect of surface treatment and built form on thermal profile of open spaces: A case of Mumbai, India. Urban Climate, 35, 100736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100736

  • Pan, J., Bardhan, R., & Jin, Y. (2021). Spatial distributive effects of public green space and COVID-19 infection in London. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 62, 127182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127182

  • Pan, J., Cho, T. Y., & Bardhan, R. (2021, July). Redesigning the working space for social distancing: Modelling the movement in an open-plan office. CIBSE Technical Symposium.

  • Sarkar, A., & Bardhan, R. (2021). Analysing the Impact of Interior Design on Indoor Ventilation in Low-Income Housing of Mumbai. In A. Jana & P. Banerji (Eds.), Urban Science and Engineering (Vol. 121, pp. 251–262). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4114-2_20

  • Sarkar, A., & Bardhan, R. (2021). Cooling Energy-Saving Potential of Naturally Ventilated Interior Design in Low-Income Tenement Unit. In M. Bose & A. Modi (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (pp. 91–101). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5955-6_9

  • Sarkar, A., Kumar, N., Jana, A., & Bardhan, R. (2021). Association Between Built-Environment and Livability: Case of Mumbai Slum Rehabs. In A. Jana & P. Banerji (Eds.), Urban Science and Engineering (Vol. 121, pp. 63–74). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4114-2_6

  • Sung, J., Troilo, M., Howarth,N., Bardhan, R., Grene, H., Golden,M., Furness,I., Maddock,I., Debnath, R , (2021), Better energy efficiency policy with digital tools, International Energy Agency, https://www.iea.org/articles/better-energy-efficiency-policy-with-digita...

  • Sunikka-Blank, M., Abdie, D., & Bardhan, R. (2021). We need ground space: Urban densification and transitional housing in Ethiopia. Journal of the British Academy, 9s9, 81–106. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s9.081

 

2020

  • Bardhan, R., & Debnath, R. (2020). Building Energy Performance with Site-Based Airflow Characteristics in Naturally Ventilated Conditions in Low-Income Tenement Housing of Mumbai. In S. Singh & V. Ramadesigan (Eds.), Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 1 (pp. 519–529). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_50

  • Bardhan, R., Debnath, R., Gama, J., & Vijay, U. (2020). REST framework: A modelling approach towards cooling energy stress mitigation plans for future cities in warming Global South. Sustainable Cities and Society, 61, 102315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102315

  • Debnath, R., & Bardhan, R. (2020). India nudges to contain COVID-19 pandemic: A reactive public policy analysis using machine-learning based topic modelling. PLOS ONE, 15(9), e0238972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238972

  • Debnath, R., Darby, S., Bardhan, R., Mohaddes, K., & Sunikka-Blank, M. (2020). Grounded reality meets machine learning: A deep-narrative analysis framework for energy policy research. Energy Research & Social Science, 69, 101704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101704

  • Debnath, R., Simoes, G. M. F., Bardhan, R., Leder, S. M., Lamberts, R., & Sunikka-Blank, M. (2020). Energy Justice in Slum Rehabilitation Housing: An Empirical Exploration of Built Environment Effects on Socio-Cultural Energy Demand. Sustainability, 12(7), 3027. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12073027

  • Jana, A., Sarkar, A., & Bardhan, R. (2020). Analysing outdoor airflow and pollution as a parameter to assess the compatibility of mass-scale low-cost residential development. Land Use Policy, 99, 105052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105052

  • Kshetrimayum, B., Bardhan, R., & Kubota, T. (2020). Factors Affecting Residential Satisfaction in Slum Rehabilitation Housing in Mumbai. Sustainability, 12(6), 2344. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12062344

  • Lueker, J., Bardhan, R., Sarkar, A., & Norford, L. (2020). Indoor air quality among Mumbai’s resettled populations: Comparing Dharavi slum to nearby rehabilitation sites. Building and Environment, 167, 106419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106419

  • Malik, J., & Bardhan, R. (2020). Energy target pinch analysis for optimising thermal comfort in low-income dwellings. Journal of Building Engineering, 28, 101045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.101045

  • Malik, J., & Bardhan, R. (2020). User Experience and Perception in First-Generation Green-Rated Office Buildings in India. In S. Singh & V. Ramadesigan (Eds.), Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 1 (pp. 531–541). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_51

  • Malik, J., Bardhan, R., & Banerji, P. (2020). Rethinking indoor thermal comfort in the era of rebound and pre‐bound effect for the developing world: A systematic review. Indoor Air, 30(3), 377–395. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12664

  • Malik, J., Bardhan, R., Hong, T., & Piette, M. A. (2020). Contextualising adaptive comfort behaviour within low-income housing of Mumbai, India. Building and Environment, 177, 106877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106877

  • Mehrotra, S., Bardhan, R., & Ramamritham, K. (2020). Diurnal thermal diversity in heterogeneous built area: Mumbai, India. Urban Climate, 32, 100627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100627

  • Pardeshi, P., Jadhav, B., Singh, R., Kapoor, N., Bardhan, R., Jana, A., David, S., & Roy, N. (2020). Association between architectural parameters and burden of tuberculosis in three resettlement colonies of M-East Ward, Mumbai, India. Cities & Health, 4(3), 303–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1731919

  • Sarkar, A., & Bardhan, R. (2020). Improved indoor environment through optimised ventilator and furniture positioning: A case of slum rehabilitation housing, Mumbai, India. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 9(2), 350–369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2019.12.001

  • Sarkar, A., & Bardhan, R. (2020). Socio-physical liveability through socio-spatiality in low-income resettlement archetypes—A case of slum rehabilitation housing in Mumbai, India. Cities, 105, 102840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102840

  • Sathyakumar, V., Ramsankaran, R., & Bardhan, R. (2020). Geospatial approach for assessing spatiotemporal dynamics of urban green space distribution among neighbourhoods: A demonstration in Mumbai. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 48, 126585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126585

  • Sunikka-Blank, M., Bardhan, R., Schupp, J., Prabhu, J., & Penz, F. (2020). Films as source of everyday life and energy use: A case of Indian cinema. Energy Research & Social Science, 69, 101655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101655

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