Ashali Bhandari
Ashali Bhandari is the managing director at People's Urban Living Lab (PULL) at Transitions Research, Goa. Her work focuses on accelerating inclusive and transformative climate action in India’s mid-sized, rapidly growing cities. She has previously worked at the Centre for Social and Behaviour Change at Ashoka University, National Institute of Urban Affairs and the Studio X Mumbai. She has a master’s in urban and regional planning from the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania.
Areas of expertise
Urban planning, climate change, gender
Currently working at
Transitions Research
Articles by Ashali Bhandari
নভেম্বর 20, 2024
Can sales agents drive the adoption of electric vehicles?
Research in car showrooms reveals that lack of training, biases, and other barriers prevent sales personnel from effectively promoting electric vehicles. This needs to change.
মে 31, 2023
Behaviour change and climate action
Policymakers must recognise behavior change as an important tool to inform climate policies and communication, and enable individual climate action.
এপ্রিল 28, 2023
Too hot to deliver
Platform companies, governments, and regulatory bodies must work together to effectively address heat stress for vulnerable communities like delivery workers in Indian cities.
জুন 23, 2022
How can Indian cities achieve net-zero emissions?
India's rapid urbanisation, limited governance capacities, and lack of climate-friendly policies hinder its path to carbon neutrality. Here's how this can change.
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