Binita Mahato

About Binita Mahato

I am an urban planner and designer with a background in architecture. I teach graduate/undergraduate courses on urban design, urban form, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and sustainability. My research focuses on DEI, urban resilience, environmental justice, and urban informality, both in the context of the US and the Global South.

Areas of Expertise

Urban Design, International Development Planning, Environmental Planning and Resource Management, Anti-racism Planning

Selected Publications

Mahato, Binita. 2024. Park Segregation and Park Access: An Environmental Justice Inquiry of Urban Parks in Montgomery, Alabama. Landscape Journal, 43(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.3368/lj.43.1.1 , Mahato, Binita, Rebecca Retzlaff, and Xi Chen. 2022. Planning, Civil Rights, and African American Voting: The Case of Montgomery, Alabama. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X221136503., Mehta, Vikas, and Binita Mahato. 2021. “Designing Urban Parks for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity.” Journal of Urbanism 14 (4): 457–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2020.1816563., Mahato, Binita, and Arindam Roy. 2023. “Chapter 9: Formalization of the Informal Sector through Hawkers’ Unions in Kolkata, India” in Keeping Small Businesses in Place - Voices from the Field: Case Studies of Communities Combating Commercial Gentrification. University of Maryland: National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education. https://antidisplacement.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Keeping-Small-Businesses-in-Place-SBAN-case-studies-2023.pdf

Recent Courses Taught

Urban Design Studio, Sustainable Urbanism, Geographic Information Systems, History and Theory of Urban Form