Vikas Mehta

About Vikas Mehta

I am a Professor of Urban Design interested in various dimensions of urbanity through the exploration of place as a social and ecological setting and as a sensorial art. My work focuses on the role of design and planning in creating a more responsive, equitable, supportive, and communicative environment.

Areas of Expertise

Selected Publications

• Public Space: notes on why it matters, what we should know, and how to realize its potential. New York: Routledge. Received the 2024 Book Award honorable mention from Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA).
• The Case for Cities. Co-edited with Danilo Palazzo, Chris Auffrey, Conrad Kickert and Terry Grundy. New York: Routledge.
• Overview of Public Space: reflections on contemporary research. In M. Roberts and S. Nelson (eds.), Research Handbook for Urban Design. Edward Elgar., https://scholar.google.com/cit...

Recent Courses Taught

• Urban design
• Urbanism, and the contemporary city: reading and representing the city
• Urban Design Studio
• History of Urban Form
• Urban Systems