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Urban Climate and Heat Mitigation
Urban heat island dynamics, microclimate assessment, thermal exposure, and climate-responsive urban planning.
Urban Climate • Nature-Based Solutions • Geospatial Analytics
Dr. Ashish Mishra
Postdoctoral Fellow | Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellow
Developing geospatial and data-driven solutions for sustainable, climate-resilient, and nature-positive cities.
Biography
Academic profile
Dr. Ashish Mishra is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Human and Biodiversity Research Lab at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and a recipient of the Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowship. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering and earned his Ph.D. in Hydrology from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
His research integrates remote sensing, GIS, spatial modelling, and environmental analytics to understand urban environmental systems and support evidence-based planning. His work spans urban climate, nature-based solutions, stormwater management, air pollution, and human well-being, with a particular focus on developing decision-support tools for sustainable and climate-resilient cities.
9Peer-reviewed journal publications
4+Research and consultancy projects
8Professional memberships
2026Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellow
Research area
Urban systems and NbS
Ashish’s research focuses on understanding how cities can become more sustainable, climate-resilient, and healthier through data-driven planning approaches. His current work investigates how nature-based solutions can address multiple urban challenges simultaneously, including urban heat, stormwater runoff, air pollution, biodiversity conservation, and human well-being.
By integrating remote sensing, GIS, environmental modelling, and spatial decision-support methods, his research seeks to identify where and how nature-based interventions can maximize environmental and societal benefits. The overarching goal is to support evidence-based urban planning and climate adaptation strategies in rapidly urbanizing regions worldwide.
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Nature-Based Solutions
Spatial evaluation of green infrastructure and NbS for cooling, biodiversity, health, and urban resilience.
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Stormwater and Urban Hydrology
Stormwater runoff, urban drainage, flood-sensitive planning, and hydrological benefits of green infrastructure.
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Air Pollution and Well-being
Integration of air pollution, environmental exposure, and human well-being into urban decision-support frameworks.
Current project
Integrated Spatial Framework for Nature-Based Solutions in Cities
My current postdoctoral research develops an integrated framework for evaluating and optimizing nature-based solutions across multiple urban environmental dimensions. The framework links urban heat mitigation, stormwater runoff reduction, air quality improvement, biodiversity enhancement, and human well-being outcomes using geospatial data, environmental modelling, and spatial prioritization approaches. The research aims to support evidence-based urban planning by identifying where nature-based interventions can deliver the greatest ecological and societal benefits.
Methods and tools
Technical expertise
My work integrates geospatial, environmental, hydrological, and modelling approaches to translate urban data into planning-relevant evidence.
Remote sensing
GIS
Spatial modelling
Google Earth Engine
Python geospatial workflows
Urban microclimate analysis
Hydrological modelling
Machine learning
Decision-support tools
Climate adaptation
Selected publications
Research outputs
Peer-reviewed journal publications across urban climate, remote sensing, hydrology, sustainability, and science-policy interfaces. A complete and updated list is available on Google Scholar.
2023
Mishra, A., & Arya, D. S. (2023). Assessment of land-use land-cover dynamics and urban heat island effect of Dehradun city, North India: a remote sensing approach.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26(9), 22421–22447
DOI ↗2024
Mishra, A., & Arya, D. S. (2024). Land Surface Temperature Dynamics during COVID-19 Lockdown in Diverse Climatic and Physiographic Zones—A Study of Indian Mega Cities.
Transactions in GIS, 28(7), 2295–2308
DOI ↗2025
Pushkar, D. S., Mishra, A., Arya, D. S., Jaiswal, S., & Kumar, A. (2025). Investigating the effects of land use, land cover change, and urban heat island effects in Agra city, India, using a remote sensing approach.
Discover Cities, 2, 105
DOI ↗2025
Jubaed, A., & Mishra, A. (2025). Analysing Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics (1972–2020) and Evaluating Drainage System Efficacy: A Case Study of Bangladesh Polders.
Irrigation and Drainage
DOI ↗2023
Ahmad, E., Al-Dousari, Mishra, A., & Singh, S. (2023). Land use land cover change detection and urban sprawl prediction for Kuwait metropolitan region using multi-layer perceptron neural networks (MLPNN).
The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing & Space Sciences
DOI ↗2024
Leal Filho, W., Dibbern, T. A., Pimenta, M. A., Cristofoletti, E., Mbah, M., Mishra, A., Clarke, A., Samuel, N., Apraiz, J. C., Abubakar, I. R., & Aina, Y. A. (2024). The added value of partnerships in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Journal of Cleaner Production
DOI ↗2024
Leal Filho, W., Mbah, M. F., Dinis, M. A. P., Trevisan, L. V., Lange, D. de, Mishra, A., Rebelatto, B., Hassen, T. Ben, & Aina, Y. A. (2024). The role of artificial intelligence in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Fostering sustainable cities and communities.
Cities, 150
DOI ↗2024
Arheimer, B., Cudennec, C., Castellarin, A., Grimaldi, S., Heal, K. V., Lupton, C., et al., & Mishra, A. (2024). The IAHS Science for Solutions decade with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN a Global world (HELPING).
Hydrological Sciences Journal
DOI ↗2026
Orieschnig, C., Adla, S., Chun, K. P., Srivastava, S., Morovati, K., Howard, B. C., Octavianti, T., Uchôa, J. G., Duan, Z., Mazzoglio, P., Panchanathan, A., Koren, G., Papacharalampous, G. A., Pradhananga, D., Soulis, K., Choukrani, H., Dakhlaoui, H., Elçi, A., Fan, X., et al. (2026). Effective science communication in the face of water crises: a community perspective on challenges and best practice in HELPING.
Hydrological Sciences Journal, 1–18
DOI ↗Research and consultancy projects
Applied experience
Experience across climate-sensitive urban planning, stormwater management, hydrological studies, remote sensing training, and geospatial risk assessment.
Impact of Climate Change on Urban Heat Island and Urban Microclimate
Sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan for Bhubaneswar City, Odisha
Project Fellow at IIT Roorkee; sponsored by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Odisha, India.
Remote Sensing–GIS Course Module Development
Funded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
Consultancy project for an insurance firm, focused on Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, India.
Hydrological Study for the Proposed Rail-fed Depot of HPCL at UNA, Himachal Pradesh
Hydrological assessment and planning support for infrastructure development.
Awards and fellowships
Recognition
- Seal of Excellence – The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship | 2026
- Lady Davis Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel | 2026
- Sivapalan Young Scientist Travel Award (SYSTA) | 2023
- Volkswagen Foundation Research Grant | 2023
- Global Research Collaborative Grant by British Council | 2022
- Ministry of Education Fellowship, Government of India, for Postgraduate and Doctoral Programmes | 2015 and 2019
Memberships and affiliations
Professional networks
- Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), USA
- Member, International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) | 2023–2026
- General Member, Future Earth, European Space Agency (ESA)
- Member, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
- Member, Working Group, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
- Committee Member, Inspire, Develop, Empower, and Advance (IDEA), IEEE GRSS
- Technical Member, Earth Science Informatics (ESI) Technical Committee, IEEE
- Member, Indo-UK Water Centre (IUWC)
Education
Ph.D. in Hydrology
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India | 2025
Dissertation: Impact of Urban Heat Islands on Microclimate of a Sub-Tropical City
M.Tech. in Water Resources
Delhi Technological University, India | 2017
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering
Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India | 2014
Contact and links
Collaboration interests
Urban climate, nature-based solutions, and decision-support tools
I am interested in collaborations at the intersection of urban climate, geospatial modelling, climate adaptation, nature-based solutions, stormwater-sensitive urban design, and environmental health. I am particularly open to projects that connect Earth observation, spatial analytics, and planning decisions for more resilient cities.