Aravindhan Nagarajan
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Risk and Uncertainty
- History of Science and Technology
Biography
Aravindhan was formerly a research scholar with the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. His current research work focuses on ‘Recycling and Industrial Sustainability in the Indian Economy’ with a focus on informal sector plastic recycling units. He has also worked on the subject of risk perceptions and uncertainty pertaining to technological adoption in agriculture. His research interests include industrial sustainability, climate change, risk and uncertainty.
Courses
Development Challenges in the Indian Context
Appreciate India's developmental trajectory and its contemporary developmental challenges
Theories and Histories of Development
Trace how ideas of progress and growth have evolved
Climate change: Science, adaptation and mitigation
Introduction to the three critical aspects of the subject- climate science, climate mitigation, and climate adaptation.
Professional Development Courses
Imagining Sustainable Futures for Urban Policy and Governance in India
Three-day workshop is intended for professionals, practitioners, and researchers working in the broad domains of urban policy, governance, sustainable urban development, and urban planning and design.
Publications and Writings
Research Articles (Published)
- Nagarajan, A. (2018). Maharashtra’s War on Plastic. Economic & Political Weekly, 53(24), 11.
- Nagarajan, A., Murari, K. K., Jayaraman, T., & Radhakrishnan, G. (2015). Appraising the Debate on Biodiversity Conservation in the Western Ghats. Economic & Political Weekly, 50(30), 49.
- Nagarajan, Aravindhan. “India’s Waste Problem.” Economic & Political Weekly 54.1 (2019): 27.
- Nagarajan, Aravindhan (2018), “The Development of Transgenic Crop Technologies in India: Past Experiences and Future Prospects,” Review of Agrarian Studies, vol. 8, no. 2.
- Aravindhan, N (2018, June, 4). Paying the Price for Cleaning the City’s Plastic. NewsClick.in.