Dr. Anand
| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships |
| Project Title: | Urban Greening in a Globalizing World: An Applied Research Agenda for Livable and Sustainable Cities |
| Field of Study: | Urban and Regional Planning |
| Home Institution: | Independent Scholar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Host Institution: | University of Massachusetts Amherst , Amherst, MA |
| Grant Start Month: | October 2026 |
| Duration of Grant: | 12 months |
Brief Bio:
Dr. Anand is an online urban and community forestry consultant at Fair Forests Consulting LLC, Michigan, USA specializing in urban forestry, ecosystem services, and climate resilience. He earned his MSc in natural resource management and PhD in environmental sciences from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. His doctoral research focused on ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, and governance of urban green spaces.
Dr. Anand has worked with organizations including the USDA Forest Service and has extensive expertise in i-Tree Tools, GIS and urban ecological assessment. He has published in reputed national and international journals. He was honored with the 2025 i-Tree Innovation Award by the Urban and Community Forestry Society, USA.
As a Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. Anand is collaborating on international comparative research on urban greening and large-scale tree planting initiatives. His work focuses on plantable urban space, governance, community engagement, and landscape preferences in urban forestry. Dr. Anand is also contributing as co-editor to an academic volume on urban greening.