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Professor Prathivadi Anand,
Professor-Public Policy & Sustainability

Information about Professor Prathivadi Anand at the University of Bradford.

School of Social Sciences
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences)
Email:
p.b.anand@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 233957
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supervised researchers.

Biography

Professor Anand is a specialist in environmental economics and public policy with a focus on the interface of urban economy, environment and sustainability. Prof Anand has held various leadership positions including as the Head of the Department of Peace Studies and International Development (February 2019- to date) and the Programme Leader for the PG Certificate programme for the Young Professionals of the African Development Bank. Previously, he was the Head of Centre for International Development at Bradford (2010-2015). He has been the PI of a three year British Academy funded project on infrastructure governance for inclusive, smart and sustainable cities (jointly with Prof Rajan of IIT Madras, India). He was the team leader and principal author of the Mongolia National Human Development Report 2011 titled From vulnerability to sustainability for UNDP. He has been co-organising the Cambridge Capability Conferences led by Prof Flavio Comim with Dr Shailaja Fennell. This has led to two books: New Frontiers of the Capability Approach (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and Social Choice, Agency, Inclusiveness and Capabilities (forthcoming 2024, Cambridge University Press). He has been the principal editor of the 1100-page volume with 43 chapters written by some 60 experts from around the world and published as Handbook of BRICS and Emerging Economies published by Oxford University Press (2021). Based on the British Academy work, he guest edited a special issue of Telecommunications Policy on the governance and economics of smart cities.

He served as elected member of the Senate (2007-2010 and 2013-18) and elected member of senate on the University Council (2015-18). He is presently a Council member of the British Association of South Asian Studies. (BASAS) and was previously a council member of the Development Studies Association (2015-2021) and he has been a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association.

Though he is interested in all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), his work maps significantly on the following:

SDG6: Clean water and sanitation

SDG10: Reduced inequalities

SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG13: Climate action

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Professor Prathivadi Anand as follows:

Teaching interests

Critical Perspectives on Sustainable Development

Governance for Development

Public Policy Analysis

Sustainable Cities

Teaching highlights

Winner of Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching- July 2017

Winner of Vice Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Achievement in September 2016 for my work with Chevening Scholars and promoting Chevening Scholarships at Bradford.

Winner of National Award for Student Nominated Award for Teaching Excellence, Economics Network of the Higher Education Academy, September 2005.

Winner of the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching, July 2001

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Teaching modules

Information about programme modules taught by Professor Prathivadi Anand.
Title Subject Module code Year
Critical Perspectives on Sustainable Development
Policy Analysis for Governance and Development
Policy Analysis for Governance and Development (Distance Learning)
Sustainable Cities
Project Planning and Design
Issues in Development Practice (AfDB)
Security and Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Areas

Publications

There are 41 publications involving or that are attributed to Professor Prathivadi Anand. They are listed as:

  • book (2)
  • book chapter (10)
  • edited book (1)
  • editorial (2)
  • peer reviewed journal (21)
  • published report (3)
  • reviews (1)
  • working paper (1)

Book

Professor Prathivadi Anand has 2 publication(s) listed under book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Scarcity, Entitlements and the Economics of Water in Developing Countries 2007 Anand, Prathivadi B.
New Frontiers of the Capability Approach 2018 1 Comim F, Fennell S, Anand PB 9781108427807 Cambridge University Press

Book Chapter

Professor Prathivadi Anand has 10 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Environmental valuation 2012 Anand, Prathivadi B.
Sustainability and the capability approach: from theory to practice? 2014 Anand, Prathivadi B.
Cities and the Capability Approach 2018 Anand, Prathivadi B.
Cauvery dispute: An analysis of a river dispute 2007 Anand, Prathivadi B.
Environmental valuation 2012 Current Issues in Project Analysis for Development Current Issues in Project Analysis for Development 162 - 188 Anand P. 9781848445352 10.4337/9781781002599.00012
Meeting the MDG water target in Asia: The role of regional co-operation 2008 Infrastructure and Trade in Asia Infrastructure and Trade in Asia 173 - 203 Anand P. 9781847209412
Addressing infrastructure needs in post-conflict reconstruction: An introduction to alternative planning approaches 2013 Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding 283 - 296 Anand P. 9780203550199 10.4324/9780203550199
Extractive economies, institutions and development: implications for BRICS and Emerging Economies 2019 Anand, Prathivadi B.
BRICS and Emerging Economies: an assessment 2019 Anand, Prathivadi B.; Comim, F.; Fennell, S.
Issues of inequality in managing water supply in asian cities 2019 The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas The Challenge of Environmental Management in Urban Areas 37 - 50 Anand P. 9781138343528 10.4324/9780429439094-5

Edited Book

Professor Prathivadi Anand has 1 publication(s) listed under edited book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Handbook of BRICS and Emerging Economies 2020 1 PB Anand, S Fennell, F Comim PB Anand, S Fennell, F Comim 9780198827535 Oxford University Press

Editorial

Professor Prathivadi Anand has 2 publication(s) listed under editorial.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Guest editorial: Conceptual framework and overview. Special issue on human security, well-being and sustainability: Rights, responsibilities and priorities 2007 Journal of International Development 19 449 - 456 Anand P.;Gasper D. 0954-1748 10.1002/jid.1381
Governance and economics of smart cities: opportunities and challenges 2018 Telecommunications Policy 42 795 - 799 Anand P.;Navío-Marco J. 0308-5961 10.1016/j.telpol.2018.10.001

Peer Reviewed Journal

Professor Prathivadi Anand has 21 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Capability, Sustainability and Collective Action: An Examination of a River Water Dispute 2007 Anand, Prathivadi B.
Right to Water and Access to Water: An Assessment 2007 Anand, Prathivadi B.
Financing the Provision of Global Public Goods. 2002 Anand, Prathivadi B.
Water and Identity: An analysis of the Cauvery River water dispute 2004 Anand, Prathivadi B.
Right to information and local governance: An exploration. 2011 Anand, Prathivadi B.
The conflict of forest tenure and the emergence of community based forest management in Indonesia 2014 Purnomo, Eko P.; Anand, Prathivadi B.
Introduction: Conflict and co-operation for natural resources 2003 Journal of International Development 15 211 - 213 Anand P. 0954-1748 10.1002/jid.984
Financing the provision of global public goods 2004 World Economy 27 215 - 237 Anand P. 0378-5920 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2004.00597.x
Semantics of success or pragmatics of progress?: An assessment of India's progress with drinking water supply 2007 Journal of Environment and Development 16 32 - 57 Anand P. 1070-4965 10.1177/1070496506297005
The complexity and consequences of the policy implementation dealing with sustainable ideas 2018 Journal of Sustainable Forestry 37 270 - 285 Purnomo E.;Anand P.;Choi J. 1054-9811 10.1080/10549811.2017.1406373
From conflict to co-operation: Some design issues for local collective action institutions in cities 2003 Journal of International Development 15 231 - 243 Anand P. 0954-1748 10.1002/jid.986
Waste management in Madras revisited 1999 Environment and Urbanization 11 161 - 176 Anand P. 0956-2478 10.1630/095624799101284959
Data quality and governance in a UK social housing initiative: Implications for smart sustainable cities 2018 Duvier, Caroline; Anand, Prathivadi B.; Oltean-Dumbrava, Crina
Co-operation and the urban environment: An exploration 2000 Journal of Development Studies 36 30 - 58 Anand P. 0022-0388 10.1080/00220380008422645
Preferences, inequity and entitlements: Some issues from a CVM study of water supply in Madras, India 1999 Journal of International Development 11 27 - 46 Anand P.;Perman R. 0954-1748 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199901/02)11:1<27::AID-JID554>3.0.CO;2-D
Development and the environment: An introduction 2000 Journal of Economic Studies 27 7 - 18 Perman R.;Anand P. 0144-3585
Data quality and governance in a UK social housing initiative: Implications for smart sustainable cities 2018 Sustainable Cities and Society 39 Duvier, C., Anand, P. B., Oltean-Dumbrava, C. (2018). “Data quality and governance in a UK social housing initiative: Implications for smart sustainable cities”, International Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, Special Issue on Smart and Sustainable Cities: Policy, Urban Public Services & Social Issues, October 2017, Vol 39, pages 358–365, http://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2018.02.015, ISSN 2210-6707 ISSN 2210-6707 http://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2018.02.015
Governance and economics of smart cities: opportunities and challenges 2018 Anand, Prathivadi B.; Navio-Marco, J.
Assessing smart city projects and their implications for public policy in the Global South 2020 Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences 15 Prathivadi Anand 2158-2041 Taylor and Francis Group
Assessing smart city projects and their implications for public policy in the Global South 2020 Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences Anand P. 2158-2041 10.1080/21582041.2020.1720794
Covid-19 and the digital revolution 2020 Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences online first Hantrais L., Allin P., Kritikos M., Sogomonjan M., Anand PB, Livingstone S., Williams M., and Innes M ISSN: 2158-205X Taylor and Francis https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1080/21582041.2020.1833234

Published Report

Professor Prathivadi Anand has 3 publication(s) listed under published report.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Towards Green and Inclusive Prosperity: Building green economies that deliver on poverty reduction 2015 Bann, C.; Anand, Prathivadi B.; Iftikar, U.; Scott, T.; Bouma, G.; Dutta, S.
Extractive Economies and Sustainable Development: An analysis of infrastructure, health and social development 2014 Anand, Prathivadi B.
From Vulnerability to Sustainability: National Human Development Report of Mongolia 2011 2011 1 UNDP 9789996204555 UNDP

Reviews

Professor Prathivadi Anand has 1 publication(s) listed under reviews.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
India's economic policy reforms: A review 1999 Journal of Economic Studies 26 241 - 257 Anand P. 0144-3585 10.1108/01443589910284417

Working Paper

Professor Prathivadi Anand has 1 publication(s) listed under working paper.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Violence and urbanisation: The Kerala-Bihar paradox and beyond. 2009 Anand, Prathivadi B.