Architecture and Regional Planning

• Faculty Excellence Award
• GATE scholarship
• Monbusho Scholarship, 2004-07

Educational Package
• Urban Services Planning Pandit D. By - (2023)
• Urban Utilities Planning: Water Supply Sanitation and Drainage Pandit D. By - (2022)
• Urban Landuse and Transportation Planning Pandit D. By - (2020)
Journal
• Identification of factors for a dynamic bicycle route recommendation system for transit catchment areas Balan N., Pandit D. By IUT Journal - (Accepted/In-Press)
• Energy-saving potential in Indian open-plan offices using Micro-Zonal Occupant Centric Control (MZOCC) Jacob J.C., Pandit D., Sen J. By Energy and Buildings 282 - (2023)
• A joint and simultaneous prediction framework of weekday and weekend daily-activity travel pattern using conditional dependency networks Nayak S., Pandit D. By Travel Behaviour and Society 32 - (2023)
• A critical review of activity participation decision: a key component of activity-based travel demand models Nayak S., Pandit D. By International Journal of Urban Sciences - (2022)
• Modeling the decision of Ridesourcing drivers to park and wait at trip ends: A comparison between Perth, Australia and Kolkata, India Chakraborty J., Pandit D. , Chan F. , Xia C. By Transportation - (2022)
• A framework for identifying perceived Quality of Life indicators for the elderly in the neighbourhood context: a case study of Kolkata, India Saha S., Basu S. , Pandit D. By Quality and Quantity - (2022)
• An explorative study on transient cooling pattern and energy efficiency while using micro-zonal occupant-centric control Jacob J.C., Pandit D., Sen J. By Architectural Engineering and Design Management - (2022)
• Expected service dimensions and service levels for paratransit considering future mobility needs in emerging countries Pandit D., Sharma D. By Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 162 1-13 (2022)
• Exploring a framework for identifying and prioritising neighbourhood-based support services catering to the Quality of Life (QoL) of older adults: discussion on findings from two Indian cities Saha S., Rashid M. , Basu S. , Pandit D. By Ageing International - (2022)
• A simulation-based study to determine the negative externalities of hyper-local food delivery Sinha D., Pandit D. By Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 100 - (2021)
• Potential of telecommuting for different employees in the Indian context beyond COVID-19 lockdown Nayak S., Pandit D. By Transport Policy 111 98-110 (2021)
• Determining the level of service measures to evaluate service quality of fixed-route shared motorized para-transit services Sharma D., Pandit D. By Transport Policy 100 176-186 (2021)
• Determination of service quality attributes based on user perception for paratransit services in developing country like India Sharma D., Pandit D., Bose T. By Transportation Research Procedia 48 3577-3594 (2020)
• A Protocol for Simulation Modeling of Ridesourcing Services: Optimisation of Fleet Size in an Urban Environment Chakraborty J., Pandit D. , Xia J. , Chan F. By International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research 18 267-276 (2020)
• A review of Ride-Matching strategies for Ridesourcing and other similar services Chakraborty J., Pandit D., Chan F., Xia J. By Transport Reviews 41 578-599 (2020)
• Heterogeneity in perception of service quality attributes of bus transit across various user categories- A case of Kolkata Bose T., Pandit D. By Transportation Research Procedia 48 2784-2799 (2020)
• A Methodology to Prioritise Service Quality Attributes for Bus Transit- A Case Study of Visakhapatnam Bose T., Pandit D. By Urban Transport Research Journal 1-14 (2020)
• Identifying Factors Influencing Perceived Quality of Life (QoL) of Indian Elderly: Case Study of Kolkata, India Saha S., Basu S., Pandit D. By Social Indicators Research 160 867-907 (2020)
• An assessment of service level of household toilet attributes based on the users satisfaction in rural Bihar, India Rashid M., Pandit D. By Environment, Development and Sustainability 23 7373-7392 (2020)
• Rural communities perception of and willingness to pay for wastewater and stormwater management infrastructure in bihar, india Rashid M., Pandit D. By Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 10 36-47 (2020)
• Determining the provision of wastewater management infrastructure in rural India from the local communitiesâ perspectives Rashid M., Pandit D. By Water Science and Technology 79 489-500 (2019)
• Analysis of service quality of household toilets expected by households practicing open defecation: a study in rural settlements of Bihar, India Rashid M., Pandit D. By Environment, Development and Sustainability 21 2487-2506 (2019)
• A Framework for Improving MSWM Efficiency in Different Types of ULBs: Case Study Bellary District Karnataka Reddy P. H., Pandit D. By NCHF Bulletin xxx1 25-30 (2018)
• Determination of appropriate service delivery level for quantitative attributes of household toilets in rural settlements of India from users perspective Rashid M., Pandit D. By Environmental Management 61 637-649 (2018)
• Service quality of household toilets in rural settlements of India: An assessment from users perspective Rashid M., Pandit D. By Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 7(4) 589-600 (2017)
• Qualitative assessment of public facilities: the public bus Das S., Pandit D. By The TQM Journal 28 275-294 (2016)
• Methodology to determine service delivery levels for public transportation Das S., Pandit D. By Transportation Planning and Technology 39 195-217 (2016)
• Determination of level-of-service scale values for quantitative bus transit service attributes based on user perception Das S., Pandit D. By Transportmetrica A: Transport Science 11 1-21 (2015)
• A Framework for Determining Commuter Preference Along a Proposed Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Pandit D., Das S. By Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences 104 894-903 (2013)
• Importance of user perception in evaluating level of service for bus transit for a developing country like India: a review Das S., Pandit D. By Transport Reviews 33 402-420 (2013)
• An investigation on location choice for housing in mining towns: Case study of Korba S Chattopadhyay, D Pandit, B Alolika, S Altaf By International Journal for Housing Science & its application Volume 37, Issue 2 63-74 (2013)
• Relevance of New Urbanism in the context of developing countries: a literature review S Saha, S Basu and D Pandit By Abacus Volume 8, Issue 1 19-27 (2013)
• Methodology to identify the gaps in the level of service provided for urban bus transit: Case study Kolkata S Das, D Pandit By Spandrel Issue 4 59-71 (2012)
• Bus Route Merging and Frequency Setting Methodology for Bus Rapid Transit Trunk Corridor : A Case Study of Kolkata TS Maparu, D Pandit By Space: The SPA Journal of Planning and Architecture Volume 16, Issue 2 16-37 (2012)
• A Methodology for Selection of Bus Rapid Transit Corridors: A Case Study of Kolkata TS Maparu, D Pandit By Institute of Town Planners, India Journal Volume 7, Issue 4 21-36 (2010)
Conferences
• Planning and design strategies towards improving bicycle safety in Indian cities Sharma D., Balan N. , Pandit D. By 4th National Conference on Traffic Technologies - (Accepted/In-Press)
• A protocol for designing a dynamic bus dispatch and control system along an urban corridor in the Indian context Jayprakash G., Pandit D. By 4th National Conference on Traffic Technologies - (Accepted/In-Press)
• Analyzing Impacts of Strategic Measures on Enhancing Urban Travel- A Case of Bidhannagar, Kolkata Gajjela K., Biswas S. , Goswami A. K., Pandit D. By UAA Conference 2023 - (2023)
• An investigation of telecommuters perceived productivity from pre to post Covid19 pandemic Nayak S., Pandit D. By 58th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, Brussels, Belgium - (2022)
• Neighborhood based support services for the well-being of older adults in Indian urban neighborhoods Saha S., Pandit D. By ARCS 6.0-2022 Conference - (2022)
• Concerns for sustainable mobility during the post-pandemic situation in a developing country, India Nayak S., Pandit D. By ARCS 6.0-2022 Conference - (2022)
• Reducing HVAC Energy Consumption Through Optimal Sub-Zoning Considering Occupant-Centric Control (OCC) Jacob J. C., Pandit D. , Sen J. By Fifth International Conference on Efficient Building Design. Materials and HVAC Equipment Technologies - (2022)
• A framework for exploration of variation in prioritization of neighborhood infrastructure influencing the overall Quality of Life (QoL) of older citizens, across varied socio-demographic groups: a case study of Kolkata Saha S., Basu S. , Pandit D. By 58th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, Brussels, Belgium - (2022)
• Appraisal of Different Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Travel Demand Analysis Nayak S., Pandit D. By 12th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo, 2019 - (2020)
• Investigating factors responsible for reduction in bus ridership due to fixed route paratransit modes Bhui S., Pandit D. By International Conference for Future Cities - (2020)
• Review of operational parameters of paratransit services: A case of Kolkata Sharma D., Pandit D. By 11th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo 2018 - (2018)
• A methodology to prioritise service quality attributes for bus transit- A case study of Visakhapatnam Bose T., Pandit D. By 11th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo 2018 - (2018)
• Methodology for determining the size of stations and overall fleet requirement for a public bicycle sharing system in India A case study of New Town, Kolkata Sharat V., Pandit D. By 4th Conference of the Transportation Research Group of India (CTRG-2017) - (2017)
• Influence of neighbourhood attributes on the perception of quality of life of the elderly in India Saha S., Basu S. , Pandit D. By 31st International PLEA Conference 0-0 (2015)
• Improving Quality of Life of elderly women in India: Interventions in the neighborhood context Saha S., Basu S. , Pandit D. By Best Poster Award at the World Congress of Gerantology and Geriatrics,3rd International conference on Healthy Ageing in the changing world 0-0 (2014)
• Methodology to determine Level of Service for Bus Transit in a developing country like India Das S., Pandit D. By 13th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management 0-0 (2013)
• A framework for bus transit reform & redesign: Case study Kolkata Pandit D., Das S. By 13th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management 0-0 (2013)
• A methodology for bus transit system reform & redesign: Case study Kolkata Pandit D., Maparu T. By 12th International Computers in Urban Planning and Management Conference 0-0 (2011)
• Level of Service parameters for bus transit in the Indian Context Das S., Pandit D. By 1st Conference of Transportation Research Group of India 0-0 (2011)
• Integrated simulation of neighborhood scale land use and transport dynamics for multicriteria evaluation of transit oriented development Hanaki K., Pandit D. By 10th International Computers in Urban Planning and Management Conference 0-0 (2007)
• Planning for Sustainable Future Cities: Optimizing Density, Transportation, Land use and the Natural Support Systems Hanaki K., Pandit D. By International Society of Industrial Ecology Conference 0-0 (2007)
• Towards a Sustainable Knowledge Society - Cultural diversity to networked Interculturality Pandit D. By WSC-SD Conference 0-0 (2006)
Book Chapter/Section
• State of Bicycling Infrastructure in Indian Cities (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2203-9_2) Pandit D., Sharma D. By Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies. 19-45 (2022)
• Underlying factors and dependencies towards a dynamic vehicle ownership model in India: A content analysis approach Bhui S., Pandit D. By Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India . CTRG 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 272. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3494-0_10 155-175 (2022)
• Activity-based model: Requisite for a new travel demand forecasting approach for India Nayak S., Pandit D. By Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 218. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9921-4_7 109-121 (2022)
• A full day intercity bus frequency setting model considering dedicated fleet size and user perception using genetic algorithm Jaiswal A., Pandit D. By Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Transportation Research Group of India. CTRG 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 271. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3505-3_21 311-330 (2022)
• Bicycle-Friendly Intersections (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2203-9_4) Pandit D., Sharma D. By Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies. 101-123 (2022)
• Bicycle Parking Facilities (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2203-9_5) Pandit D., Sharma D. By Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies. 125-163 (2022)
• Bicycle Tracks (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2203-9_3) Pandit D., Sharma D. By Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies 47-99 (2022)
• Determinants of users perception of fixed route paratransit service quality Pandit D., Sharma D. By Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 271. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3505-3_13 173-192 (2022)
• Introduction (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2203-9_1) Pandit D., Sharma D. By Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies. 1-17 (2022)
• Lighting, Drainage, Landscaping and Street Furniture (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2203-9_8) Pandit D. D., Sharma D. By Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies. 185-216 (2022)
• Markings (ttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2203-9_7) Pandit D., Sharma D. By Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies. 175-184 (2022)
• Signage (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2203-9_6) Pandit D., Sharma D. By Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies 165-174 (2022)
• Designing Sustainable Products, Services and Manufacturing Systems D Pandit and K Hanaki By Chapter 8: A model for sustainable neighborhood regeneration towards an efficient urban form 85-98 (2011)
• District Human Development Report, Paschim Midnapore D Pandit and A Merchant By Chapter 8:Industrialization, Urbanization and Environment 240-258 (2011)
• Innovations inSharing Environmental Observations and Information D Pandit, S Chattopadhyay By Using Air Pollution Health Risk Assessment for Future Land use Planning in Korba India 151-160 (2011)
Book
• Bicycling Infrastructure Design for Indian Cities and Emerging Economies. Pandit D., Sharma D. By 1-231 (2022)
• Urban Landuse and Transportation Planning Pandit D. By 1-1003 (2021)
Others
• Invited Article on Research paper Potential of telecommuting for different employees in the Indian context beyond COVID-19 lockdown , Nayak S., Pandit D. By WCTRS Research Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 13, March 2022. - (2022)
• Handbook on Feasible Service Delivery Level Ranges for Bus Transit (Part 1: User perceptive) Pandit D., E. By 1-323 (2019)
• Handbook on Feasible Service Delivery Level Ranges for Bus Transit (Part 2: Operator perceptive) Pandit D., E. By 1-222 (2019)
• Handbook on Para-transit Service Design Indian Context (Part 2: Integration) Pandit D., E. By 1-81 (2019)
• Handbook on Para-transit Service Design in Indian Context (Part 1: Operation & Regulation) Pandit D., E. By 1-263 (2019)
• Manual for Bus Service Timetable development and Vehicle Scheduling Software Pandit D., Santra K. By 1-37 (2019)
• Summary Report: Service Level Optimization between Public Bus and Para-transit Services along a Transport Corridor Pandit D., E. By 1-200 (2019)
• Detailed Project Report: Bicycle Track along the Salt Lake Bypass Road, Kolkata Pandit D., E. By - (2017)
• Mobility Improvement Plan for NDITA, Detailed Project Report Pandit D., E. By - (2017)
• Service Level Optimization between pubic bus and para-transit services along a transport corridor:Progress report 2017 Pandit D., E. By - (2017)
Symposium
• The elderly and the city: Improving the Quality of life (QoL) of elderly citizens Saha S., Basu S. , Pandit D. By International symposium on Megacities 0-0 (2014)
• Sustainable transportation(Poster) Pandit D. By First Indo-German frontiers of Engineering Symposium 0-0 (2009)

Principal Investigator

• DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR BUS TRANSIT SYSTEM REFORM & REDESIGN : CASE STUDY IN KOLKATA
• Cycle Hire System in Action Area-I in New Town, Kolkata
• Planning and Design of Bicycle Track Along the Salt Lake Bypass Road, Kolkata
• Mobility Improvement Plan for NDITA
• Framework for improving bicyclists accessibility to rail stations
• Improving quality of life of senior citizens in residential neighborhoods in an Indian context
• Service Level Optimization Between Public Bus and Para-transit Services Along a Transport Corridor
• An Intelligent Urban Bus Transit Dispatch, Control and Surveillance System using Artificial Intelligence and User Perception

Co-Principal Investigator

• Convergent Lab for Digital cum Spectral Analytics of Historical and Geo-Archaeological (Driven) Iconography
• Development plan preparation for Korba urban area, Chhattisgarh, Raipur
• Making of a Survey on Sustainability of Tourism Industry in Kerala/Thrissur
• MAKING OF REPORT ON [VULNERABILITY OF CITIES] IN THE GCOE PROGRAM, CSUR, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, JAPAN