Sumita Ghosh | Funded research | University of Technology Sydney

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Associate Professor

Discipline of Planning

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Associate Professor
Discipline of Planning

Sumita.Ghosh@uts.edu.au (opens in a new tab)

The Conversation - Trees can add $50,000 value to a Sydney house, so you might want to put down that chainsaw (opens in a new tab)⁠
The Conversation - Australian cities are lagging behind in greening up their buildings (opens in a new tab)⁠
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We pay less for houses in one‑in‑100 year flood zones – but overlook risks of more devastating floods (opens in a new tab)⁠

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Green infrastructure planning and policy
Food urbanism theory and practices
Urban forestry
Local food production and gardens
Urban morphologies and sustainable urban form
Spatial Analysis using GIS and remote sensing
Sustainability performance assessment and modelling

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Growing up in dense cities: Understanding the impact of urban density on children's health and wellbeing
Worldwide Universities Network6 Jan 2025 - 20 Dec 2025
People funded by this grant:
- Cilliers EJ,
- Biloria NM,
- Hemsley B,
- Barros P,
- Brindley P
WUN Research Development Fund
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Nudging Towards Sustainability: Insights for Sustainable Consumption in Mombasa and Västernorrland
Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy14 Dec 2023 - 30 Apr 2024
People funded by this grant:
- Cilliers EJ,
- Christensen P,
- Ntim O,
- Ghosh S
Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Shared green space potential
Department of Education30 Jun 2022 - 31 Jan 2023
People funded by this grant:
- Cilliers EJ,
- Takin M,
- Ghosh S,
- Herath S
NSW Department of Education Consulting Fund
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Mapping Participation: An analysis of SDA data
Achieve Foundation Ltd28 Jun 2021 - 27 Dec 2022
People funded by this grant:
- Carnemolla P,
- Herath S,
- Ghosh S,
- Towart L
The Achieve Foundation
CONTRACT RESEARCH
UTS X IKEA Design Partnership 2019/20
IKEA Pty Ltd20 Aug 2019 - 1 Oct 2021
People funded by this grant:
IKEA Pty Ltd
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Assessment of environmental, economic and social benefits of trees in a Shoalhaven City Council case study
Shoalhaven City Council30 Apr 2018 - 8 Jun 2018
People funded by this grant:
- Ghosh S
Shoalhaven City Council - (N/A)
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‘Growing Food and Density Together’
UrbanGrowth NSW15 Feb 2018 - 14 Feb 2019
People funded by this grant:
- Ghosh S,
- Houston D,
- McGregor A,
- Mann A
UrbanGrowth NSW
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Green cities - Expanding the living architecture industry in Australia.
Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited8 Nov 2016 - 31 Oct 2017
People funded by this grant:
- Wilkinson S,
- Ghosh S,
- Brown P
HIA Pool 2 Co-investment - (GC15001) RDC
CONTRACT RESEARCH
THE POTENTIAL OF Transport for NSW RAIL CORRIDORS FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND OTHER BENEFITS
TRANSPORT FOR NSW22 Feb 2016 - 20 Jul 2016
People funded by this grant:
- Ghosh S,
- Osmond P,
- Blair J
Transport for New South Wales CO2 sequestration, vacant land, train corridors
GRANT
Urban food production on Sydney CBD rooftops
The Council of the City of Sydney18 Nov 2013 - 17 Nov 2014
People funded by this grant:
- Wilkinson S,
- Ghosh S,
- Page L
City of Sydney urban food production, rooftop farming,
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Understanding the Carbon and Pollution Mitigation Potential of Australia's Urban Forest
Horticulture Australia Limited (Was Horticultural Research and Development Corporation) RDC1 Jul 2011 - 31 Jan 2013
People funded by this grant:
- Ghosh S,
- Amati M,
- McManus P,
- Shrestha K,
- Brack C
Horticulture Australia Limited - (NY11002)
GRANT
Understanding the carbon and pollution mitigation potential of Australia's urban forest

A/ProfSumita Ghosh

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FUNDED RESEARCH