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M. Sc. Nikita John

Nikita John

PhD student
Research assistant, Urban-Footprints Project

Biography

Nikita John has been part of the Urban Footprints Project since February 2019 as a research associate at Hafencity University Hamburg. Together with her team, she organized the “Kickoff Workshop” in July 2019 to announce the project and generate interest and potential contacts for the coming years. They also hosted a workshop as part of the City Science Summit, organized in collaboration with City Science Lab and MIT. Since late 2019, she and the team have helped set up the new junior professorship for “Transformation to Sustainable Energy Systems” under project leader Dr. Cathrin Zengerling at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg.

Her involvement in the research project is based on her training as an architect and her master’s degree program, which focused on resource efficiency in architecture and planning and resulted in a master’s thesis analyzing affordable housing policy in India. Currently, Nikita is focused on exploring the role of participation in ensuring accountability and reducing emissions in urban infrastructure delivery in the Indian context.

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