MA (Geography, University of Kerala)
MURP (CEPT University Ahmadabad)
Diploma in Transport Economic and Management (Indian Rail Institute, Delhi)
PhD (SPA Bhopal)
Bio
Dr. Paulose N. Kuriakose brings more than 10 years of teaching and research experience, alongside 3 years in the industry. His expertise spans Urban Transportation, Urban Infrastructure Management, Policy Studies, and GIS-based Urban and Regional Planning.
In the MURP program, Dr. Kuriakose teaches a range of subjects, including Integrated Studio, Planning Legislation, Disaster Management, Geomatics, and Sustainable Urban Development. His courses aim to equip students with the knowledge and skills to address urban planning challenges in an evolving world.
Dr. Kuriakose's research interests focus on addressing critical urban issues and advancing sustainable planning practices, with an emphasis on utilizing modern tools like GIS to enhance urban infrastructure management and policy development.
Urban Transportation
Urban Development Policy Studies
Urban Governance
Journal Articles
Paulose N. Kuriakose, Sowmia Philip – "City profile: Kochi, city region - Planning measures to make Kochi smart and creative," Cities, Volume 118, 2021 (SSCI & Scopus, Impact Factor: 6.7).
Agrawal, A., Kuriakose, Paulose N. – "Implications of a Twitter data-centred methodology for assessing commuters’ perceptions of the Delhi metro in India," Computational Urban Science, 2, 38, 2022 (Scopus, Cite Score: 3.5).
Kapshe M, Kuriakose Paulose N, Srivastava G, Surjan A – "Analysing the co-benefits: case of municipal sewage management at Surat, India," Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 58, Pages 51-60, 2013 (SCI & Scopus, Impact Factor: 11.2).
Book Chapters
Kuriakose, Paulose N., Choudhury, B. (2024) – "Car Parking in Indian Cities: A Review of the Impediments to Sustainable Mobility," Transportation Research, TPMDC 2022, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 434, Springer, Singapore. (Scopus)
Agrawal, A., Kuriakose, Paulose N. (2023) – "Incorporating Crowdsourced Social Media Footprint in Delhi Metro’s Service Quality Assessment," Urban Commons, Future Smart Cities and Sustainability, Springer Geography, Springer, Cham. (Scopus)
Chowdhury, P.K., Ghosh, N., Kuriakose, P.N. (2023) – "Towards Seamless Urban Mobility Through Smartphone-Based Mobility Apps: Insights from India," Urban Commons, Future Smart Cities and Sustainability, Springer Geography, Springer, Cham. (Scopus)
Kuriakose, Paulose N., Rajeendran, S.P. (2021) – "Parking Maximums and Workplace Levies: Time to Adopt New Paradigms in India, the Case of Kochi," Geospatial Technology and Smart Cities, The Urban Book Series, Springer, Cham. (Scopus)
Akhtar, N., Kuriakose, P.N. (2021) – "Disruptive Mobility in Pre- and Post-COVID Times: App-Based Shared Mobility in Indian Cities—The Case of Bengaluru," The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Green Societies, Springer, Cham. (Scopus)
Policy Documents
Madhya Pradesh Urban Transport Policy – Published by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis.
Project Accomplishments
2023 – Heat Mapping of Panaji and Shimla (Client: GIZ) (Principal Investigator).
2023 – Preparation of Thanjavur Regional Plan -2047 (Client: Government of Tamil Nadu) (Team Member).
2022 – TOD-Based Local Area Plan for Metro Rail Project in Bhopal & Indore (Client: MPMRCL, Government of Madhya Pradesh) (Principal Investigator).
2021 – Field Assessment & Analysis of Approved Group Housing Projects in Surajpur Industrial Area, Delhi NCR (Client: UPSIDA) (Team Member).
2020 – Preparation of Urban Transport Policy (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis, Government of Madhya Pradesh) (Principal Investigator).
2016 – Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission, ICAP Project (Client: Government of Madhya Pradesh) (Team Member).
2012 – Master Plan for Samdrup-Jhongkar, Bhutan (Client: Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Government of Bhutan) (Team Member).
Research Accomplishments
2023 – Future Proofing of Thrissur District, Kerala (Grant by Thrissur Management Association Kerala).
2023 – Centre of Excellence in City Logistics Management (Coordinator) (Grant by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH).
2021 – Indian SDG Monitoring Through Earth Observation (Kochi Municipal Corporation, Kerala) (Supported by GIZ).
2020 – Urban Missions in India, Targets Performance and Linkages to UN SDGs and COVID-19 Resilient Urban Development (Supported by GIZ).
2014 – Urban Development with Co-Benefits Approach Phase II (Supported by United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)).
2011 – Urban Development with Co-Benefits Approach: Case of Surat (Supported by UNU-IAS).
GIZ (Germany) – Multiple research and project grants, including City Logistics Centre, SDG monitoring, and urban mission alignment with SDGs (2020–2023).
Thrissur Management Association – Funding for Future Proofing of Thrissur District (2023).
UNU-IAS (United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies) – Grants for Urban Co-Benefits research projects in Surat and other Indian cities (2011, 2014).
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (UK) – Master's research funding at the University of Leeds (2014).
Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS) – Fellowship support for urban sustainability research (2020).
DAAD-GIZ Fellowship – Summer school on Sustainable Habitats (2011).
Norwegian University of Science and Technology – Fellowship for PhD coursework exchange (2019).
Office:
Mobile:
paulosenk@spabhopal.ac.in
