Dr. Chatterjee is an architect and urban designer and a
partner in the research-based design practice of Kaimal Chatterjee &
Associates in New Delhi, India. Dr. Chatterjee is responsible for the urban
design of the newest capital city, Naya Raipur, for the Indian state of
Chhattisgarh. Dr. Chatterjee received her PhD in Community and Environmental
Design from North Carolina State University, USA. Her current research interests
and publications explore global vs. human cities; the intersections of childhood
and urban space; sustainable urban design and planning; and the politics of
displacement and urban development. Dr. Chatterjee is a research affiliate of
the Children, Youth and Environments Center for Research and Design at the
University of Colorado in Boulder, USA, and serves as the News Editor of the
international, peer-reviewed journal “Children, Youth and Environments”. She
is also a visiting faculty in the graduate departments of Urban Design and Urban
Planning in the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. |