Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

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Dr. Shama Parween

Joined Institute on : 25-Jun-2019

  • Assistant Professor
  • Architecture and Planning
  • PhD , M.Arch (Urban Regeneration)
Contact Address

Department of Architecture & Planning, Birla Institute of Technology ,Mesra, Ranchi- 835215

Department of Architecture & Planning, Birla Institute of Technology ,Mesra, Ranchi- 835215

  • Phone Office - 09654491619
  • Phone Residence - 09654491619
  • Email - ar_shama@bitmesra.ac.in
Work Experience

Teaching : 9 Years

Research : 3 Years

Individual: 1.5 Years

Research Areas

Urban Water Supply Planning and Management,  Urban Flood Mitigation, Nature-Based Solutions,  Blue-Green Infrastructure, Urban Regeneration, Urban Design, Environmental Planning, Climate-Responsive Architecture, Vernacular Architecture

PhD Guidance

Md. Noor Alam Khan—Investigating the role of urban growth on increasing river pollution across northern India (Ongoing)

UG Guidance- 23 

PG Guidance

Student Name

Year

 

Title of Project

Achyut Ankit

2025

Enhancing Wetland Conservation through Sustainable Eco-tourism Practice for Kabartal Wetland, Begusarai

Shishir Anurag Xalxo

2025

Ecological Restoration and Rejuvenation of Surface Water Bodies in Peri-Urban Areas of Ranchi, Jharkhand

Rohit Kumar

2024

Environmental Assessment and Planning of Luguburu Ghantabari in Bokaro district

Manish Nair

2023

Managing Pluvial Floods through Nature-Based Planning Strategies: a Case of Delhi

Krishna Varma

2023

An Integrated Approach Towards River-Centric Urban Planning: A Case of Morna River, Akola

Avinash Dutta

2022

Assessment and Planning for Urban Water Security in Ranchi Urban Area

Rohit Ysyaraju

2021

Potentials of Neighbourhood Redevelopment to Improve Socioeconomic Conditions, Hyderabad

Rajat Yadav

2020

Urban Renewal of Indore City Core

Award and Honours

GATE Scholarship, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, July 2014 - June 2016, financial assistance during two years of master’s program.

Publications

Journal/ Book Chapter

  • Parween, S., Sinha, R.C.(2025) “An Integrated Model for Water Resource Allocation, Distribution and Management: A Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimisation Model.” Water Resources Management (Springer), Volume 39, pages 5575–5599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-025-04217-3 (SCIE)

  • Nair, M.M., Parween, S., Sinha, R.C. (2025). “Suitability Assessment for Pluvial Flood Mitigation in Dense Urban Areas, Using Nature-Based Solutions: A Case of Delhi”. Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 17(1), ISSN online 2068 - 9969.https://doi.org/10.37043/JURA.2025.17.1.5 (ESCI)

  • Nair, M.M., Parween, S., Sinha, R.C. (2024). “Leveraging Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation”. In: Ghosh, S., Majumdar, S., Cheshmehzangi, A. (eds) Cities of Tomorrow: Urban Resilience and Climate Change Preparedness. Urban Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9658-8_9 (Scopus)

  • Parween S. & Sinha R.C,"An Analytical Hierarchy Process Approach for Prioritization of Objectives and Parameters for an Integrated Urban Water Management",(2024),KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering,, 28, 1566–1579 (2024), Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-024-1019-2 (SCIE)

  • Parween S. & Sinha R.C.“Identification of Indicators for developing an integrated study on Urban Water Supply System, Planning and Management” ,(2023),Journal of Environmental Engineering , ASCE, 2023, 149(3): 04022095. 10.1061/JOEEDU/EEENG-7062 (SCIE)

  • Parween S. & Abid N.“Urban water conservation-learning from the past: comparative study of urban wetlands and manmade water bodies ”, (2018)Engineering Sciences International Research Journal, Volume 6, Issue-2, ISSN 2320-4338 (Peer Reviewed)

  • Parween S.“Changing dynamics of Indian Cities-  a case study of Katra Neel, Shahjahanabad” (2018), Engineering Sciences International Research Journal, Volume 6, Issue 1, ISSN 2320-4338 (Peer Reviewed)

  • Chapter in the book Modern Approaches to Architecture, Built Environment & Urban Planning, ISBN- 978-93-86435-56-9 , IMRF International Publishing House.

  • Parween S.“ Deciphering the role of Urban Regeneration in fabricating smart Indian Cities” , (2016) Engineering Sciences International Research Journal, Volume 4, Issue 2, ISSN 2320-4338 (Peer Reviewed)

 

Conference

Parween S.  and  Sinha R.C. (2023, May 17–21). Identification of key performance indicators using Delphi method for integration of urban water supply system, planning and management. 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICOEST), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Parween S. and Sinha R.C. (2023, May 17–21). Water security in urban India and the way forward – Case of Delhi and Ranchi. 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICOEST), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Nair M.M., Sinha R.C. and Parween S. (2023, August 10–12). Towards pluvial flood mitigation measures: A case of Delhi. International Conference on Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Development in the Global South, New Delhi, India.

Rohini N. and Parween S. (2024, February 17–18). Exploring diverse approaches to enhance energy efficiency in office buildings of tropical regions. International Conference on Climate Change, Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Habitat, Patna, Bihar, India.

Vishwadhatrey V. and Parween S. (2024, February 17–18). Assessing strategies for net zero energy railway station. International Conference on Climate Change, Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Habitat, Patna, Bihar, India

Kumar R., Parween S., and Sinha R.C. (2024, February 17–18). Indicators identification for tourism development plan of cultural landscapes: A case of Luguburu Ghantabari, Bokaro. International Conference on Climate Change, Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Habitat, Patna, Bihar, India.

Parween S. and Abid N. (2018, December 28–29). Urban water conservation – Learning from the past: Comparative study of urban wetlands and manmade water bodies. International Conference on Advances in Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, Goa, India.

Parween S. (2018, September 21–22). Changing dynamics of Indian cities: A case study of Katra Neel, Shahjahanabad. International Conference on Architecture, Built Environment & Urban Planning, Vijayawada, India.

Parween S. (2016, November 3–5). Deciphering the role of urban regeneration in fabricating smart Indian cities. International Conference on Science, Technology, Women Studies, Business & Social Sciences, Goa, India.

Member of Professional Bodies

Council of Architecture

The Indian Institute of Architects 

Current Sponsored Projects

 

Title of Project

PI/Co-PI

Sponsoring Agency

Year (From-to)

Fund Value

Status

Enhanced Gram Panchayat Spatial Development Plan for Neori  and Kandra Gram Panchayat , Jharkhand

Co-PI

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

2024-2025

INR 10,000,00

Ongoing

Case Study of Project done by Ranchi Smart City Corporation Ltd. (RSCCL) under SAAR 2.0

Co-PI

Ranchi Smart City

January -July 2024

INR 3,000,00

Completed

Gram Panchayat Spatial Development Plan for Neori Gram Panchayat , Jharkhand for Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Co-PI

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

July – November 2020

INR 2,50,000

Completed

Gram Panchayat Spatial Development Plan for Kandra Gram Panchayat , Jharkhand for Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Co-PI

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

July – November 2020

INR 2,50,000

Completed

Member, Editorial Board

Reviewer 

Water Resources Management, Springer

Iran Journal of Computer Science,Springer