Contact Dr Tanaya Sarmah
Areas of expertise
- Environment and Health
- Environmental Impacts
- Environmental Policy
Background
After completing her B.Architecture (Gauhati University, Assam) and her M.Town and Regional Planning (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur, West Bengal), Tanaya worked as an Assistant Professor of Architecture. She then undertook her Ph.D. research in Critical Infrastructure Protection in an Urban Flood Prone Area (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal). Before joining Cranfield University, Tanaya worked with GeoHazards Society India and Resilience Innovation Knowledge Academy (RIKA) India on various projects related to Disaster Risk Management, in tandem with Urban Planning.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Sarmah T, Das S, Narendr A & Aithal BH (2020) Assessing human vulnerability to urban flood hazard using the analytic hierarchy process and geographic information system, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 50 Article No. 101659.
- Sarmah T & Das S (2018) Urban flood mitigation planning for Guwahati: A case of Bharalu basin, Journal of Environmental Management, 206 1155-1165.
- Sarmah T & Das S (2018) Earthquake vulnerability assessment for RCC buildings of Guwahati city using rapid visual screening, Procedia Engineering, 212 214-221.