Divya Chandrasekhar

About Divya Chandrasekhar

Divya Chandrasekhar specializes in community recovery from disasters. She is a member of the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, State Hazard Mitigation Team and the Resilient America Roundtable of the National Academies of Science. She is also co-PI of the NSF WIRED Global Center (www.resilience.utah.edu).

Areas of Expertise

Environmental Planning and Resource Management, Community Development, Land Use Planning and Governance, International Development Planning

Selected Publications

• Kim, S.* & Chandrasekhar, D. (2024). The role of social networks in promoting post-pandemic recovery of historically underrepresented businesses. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdr... 
• Chandrasekhar, D., Contreras, S., Finn, D., & Isaba, T.* (2023) Land Use Adaptations to Wildfire in Unincorporated Communities in Colorado, Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Reports Series 361, Boulder CO: Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. Available at: https://hazards.colorado.edu/q... 
• Chandrasekhar, D., Kim. S.*, Downen, J. & Spolsdoff, J. (2022). Assessing Economic Impact of Disaster-Induced Transportation Disruptions Using a University-Community Partnership Framework. National Institute of Transportation and Communities. Available at: https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/rese...
• Chandrasekhar, D., Garcia, I. & Khajehei, S.* (2021). Recovery Capacity of Small Nonprofits in Post-2017 Hurricane Puerto Rico, Journal of American Planning Association, DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2021.1938637. https://doi.org/10.1080/019443...
  

Recent Courses Taught

• Advanced Planning Theory
• Community & Regional Analysis
• Field Studies in Urban Ecology
• Planning for Disasters and Environmental Change