PEAK Urban

Start Year

2018

End Year

2022


overview

The Prediction, Emergence, Adoption and Knowledge (PEAK) Urban project aimed to inform urban decision-making by conducting research grounded in urban complexity, empowering urban populations to plan for clean energy futures, and nurturing a new generation of urban leaders. Working within the assumption that cities are complex and innovative systems, the programme utilised big data, mathematical models, and insights from the social sciences and humanities to analyse various metropolitan areas. In India, IIHS led six streams focusing on Bengaluru, covering topics like metropolitan development, industrial infrastructure, energy transitions, spatial inequalities and urban health.


PROJECT Team

Affiliated Teams
SCHOOL(S)
  • School of Economic Development
  • School of Human Development
  • School of Systems & Infrastructure
PROGRAMME(S)
  • Research
LAB(S)
  • Urban Informatics Lab

Donors/Clients

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)–Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).


Partners
University of Oxford, EAFIT University, African Centre for Cities (ACC)–University of Cape Town, Peking University

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Locations in India
Map showing project locations in India
Other Countries
  • China
  • Colombia
  • South Africa

Publications
Bhor, N., Nadh, P. O. (2024). Interfaces of ‘being healthy and being Ill’: how is health being perceived by individuals with non-communicable chronic conditions?. Int J Equity Health 23, 108.

Bhor, N., Nadh, P. O. (2024). Interfaces of ‘being healthy and being Ill’: how is health being perceived by individuals with non-communicable chronic conditions?. Int J Equity Health 23, 108.

Bhatikar, T. & Beleyur, P. (2024). Can Industrial Corridors Balance Growth with Urban Challenges? The Wire..

Bhatikar, T. & Beleyur, P. (2024). Can Industrial Corridors Balance Growth with Urban Challenges? The Wire..

Bhor, N. (2023) Care-seeking practices for non-communicable chronic conditions in a low-income neighborhood in Southern India. PLOS Glob Public Health, 3(6).

Bhor, N. (2023) Care-seeking practices for non-communicable chronic conditions in a low-income neighborhood in Southern India. PLOS Glob Public Health, 3(6).

Bazaz, A., Arakali, A., Revi, A., Bhan, G., Gulabani, H., Balakrishnan, K., Kapoor, N., Sami, N., Bhor, N., Pattela, O. N., Beleyur, P. R., Anand, S., Mitra, S., Bhatikar, T., John, V., Duque, J. C., Keith, M., Parnell, S., Tucker, A., & Govil, S. (2023). Maximising the benefits of India’s urban transformation: Local evidence synthesis report. PEAK Urban.

Bazaz, A., Arakali, A., Revi, A., Bhan, G., Gulabani, H., Balakrishnan, K., Kapoor, N., Sami, N., Bhor, N., Pattela, O. N., Beleyur, P. R., Anand, S., Mitra, S., Bhatikar, T., John, V., Duque, J. C., Keith, M., Parnell, S., Tucker, A., & Govil, S. (2023). Maximising the benefits of India’s urban transformation: Local evidence synthesis report. PEAK Urban.

Espey, J., Parnell, S. & Revi, A. (2023). The transformative potential of a global urban agenda and its lessons in a time of crisis. npj urban sustainability, 3(1).

Espey, J., Parnell, S. & Revi, A. (2023). The transformative potential of a global urban agenda and its lessons in a time of crisis. npj urban sustainability, 3(1).

Sami, N. (2023). Rethinking the research funding process: An Indian perspective. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 47(2), 312-317.

Sami, N. (2023). Rethinking the research funding process: An Indian perspective. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 47(2), 312-317.

Keith, M., Birch, E., Buchoud, N. J. A., Cardama, M., Cobbett, W., Cohen, M., Elmqvist, T., Espey, J., Hajer, M., Hartmann, G., Matsumoto, T., Parnell, S., Revi, A., Roberts, D. C., Saiz, E., Schwanen, T., Seto, K. C., Tuts, R., & van der Pütten, M. (2022). A new urban narrative for sustainable development. Nature Sustainability, 6(2), 1–3.

Keith, M., Birch, E., Buchoud, N. J. A., Cardama, M., Cobbett, W., Cohen, M., Elmqvist, T., Espey, J., Hajer, M., Hartmann, G., Matsumoto, T., Parnell, S., Revi, A., Roberts, D. C., Saiz, E., Schwanen, T., Seto, K. C., Tuts, R., & van der Pütten, M. (2022). A new urban narrative for sustainable development. Nature Sustainability, 6(2), 1–3.

Anand, S., Lewis, V., & Gulabani, H. (2022). The need for real time and granular data to study the urban economy (Policy Brief). PEAK Urban.

Anand, S., Lewis, V., & Gulabani, H. (2022). The need for real time and granular data to study the urban economy (Policy Brief). PEAK Urban.

Balakrishnan, K. (2022). Towards more equitable and sustainable urban water systems in India: the role of granular data (Policy Brief). PEAK Urban.

Balakrishnan, K. (2022). Towards more equitable and sustainable urban water systems in India: the role of granular data (Policy Brief). PEAK Urban.

Tripathy, P., & Malladi, T. (2022). Global flood mapper: A novel Google Earth Engine application for rapid flood mapping using Sentinel-1 SAR. Natural Hazards, 114, 1341–1363. .

Tripathy, P., & Malladi, T. (2022). Global flood mapper: A novel Google Earth Engine application for rapid flood mapping using Sentinel-1 SAR. Natural Hazards, 114, 1341–1363. .


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