Hey there!

I'm Anushka

I have a masters in city and regional planning from the University of Pennsylvania where I learnt skills (data analytics, public and social policy, infrastructure and energy planning, and civic technology) required for creating smart, decarbonized, and equitable climate-adaptive futures. I also have a degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai where I wrote a dissertation on adapting to the climate crisis through anticipatory design. I then worked with indigenous and marginalized communities in Mumbai on issues of affordable housing, sanitation, climate adaptation, and economic development.

Skills

RESEARCH & ANALYTICAL
ArcGIS, R Studio, Tableau, Qualtrics, Stata, Excel, NetLogo

DESIGN & COMMUNICATION
Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, UX Design, Canva
Relevant Coursework

DATA SCIENCE
Applied Statistics for Planning 
Public Policy Analytics
Quantitative Planning Analysis Methods
Modelling Geographical Objects
Business Analytics for Energy and Sustainability 

CLIMATE POLICY 
Financing Climate-Resilient City Infrastructure
Public Health, Cities, and the Climate Crisis
Climate Resiliency Planning (Studio)
Urban Plans for Ukraine (with U.S. State Department Diplomacy Lab)
Climate and Financial Markets

URBAN TECHNOLOGY
Introduction to Smart Cities
Sensing the City

PLANNING
Introduction to City Planning: History, Theory and Practice
Neighborhood Planning for Angora, Philadelphia (Studio)
Public Finance and Urban Economics
Comparative Urban and Redistributive Politics
Migration and Development

Things I do for fun