Usha Iyer‐Raniga
Biographic Data
| ID | 6547687 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Usha Iyer‐Raniga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Usha |
| FAMILY NAME | Iyer‐Raniga |
| SIGNATURE | RANIGA U I |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3088-8739 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Building a resilient world
Purpose The design of buildings and urban areas holds immense potential to shape sustainability, encompassing considerations of material usage, energy efficiency and environmental impacts throughout construction and life cycle. Architects play a pivotal role in this endeavour. In the evolving landscape of architectural education, there remains a significant gap in understanding the full scope of its potential and challenges. This study aims to ex…
Circular Economy Pathways for Sustainable Urban Housing in India
Rapid urbanisation, population growth, socioeconomic disparities, and sustainability pressures are intensifying India's urban housing challenges, particularly for low‐income and economically weaker section households, creating a critical need for context‐sensitive circular economy (CE) pathways. This study investigates how CE approaches can be contextualised for Indian urban housing through a 2‐day participatory workshop involving 20 built enviro…
Public Housing Redevelopment in Melbourne
Learning for sustainability
The role of education is to enable change for the better. Sustainability education relies on humanity to act urgently to deal with what may be argued as the most pressing need of the 21st century. Transformative adult learning has the potential to drive positive behaviour change to address complex and wicked global problems. Addressing the frequent question of how society will build and achieve sustainability change, this article utilises educati…
Circular economy education
Purpose The integration of circular economy (CE) into higher education programmes is a crucial step to facilitate a smooth transition towards circularity. Although existing studies highlight the lack of CE awareness as a primary barrier to achieving circularity, there is still limited research investigating the enhancement of CE understanding after completing CE-related training or courses. To address this gap, this study aims to examine how CE e…
University rankings and sustainable development
Purpose In light of the growing emphasis on sustainability in higher education, this paper aims to explore the effectiveness of sustainability university rankings, specifically focusing on sustainable development (SD), to understand their impact on advancing universities’ sustainability goals and address gaps in practical implications and limitations. Design/methodology/approach This study examines sustainability rankings in higher education (HE)…
Developing Social Simulations to Aid Scenario-Based Planning for Urban Regeneration Projects
Developing sustainable and circular urban precincts requires the buy-in and participation of users of the infrastructure in an optimal manner. The most well-designed and developed infrastructure will achieve its objectives only if they are used in the intended manner. To achieve this, planners need to consider social behaviour and expectations of users, and design precincts to facilitate sustainable behaviour. This paper presents research on deve…
If there is waste, there is a system
Is the global public willing to drink recycled water? A review for researchers and practitioners
Greening heritage housing
A Strategic Project Appraisal framework for ecologically sustainable urban infrastructure
A Strategic Project Appraisal framework for ecologically sustainable urban infrastructure
Greening heritage housing
Is the global public willing to drink recycled water? A review for researchers and practitioners
If there is waste, there is a system
Learning for sustainability
The role of education is to enable change for the better. Sustainability education relies on humanity to act urgently to deal with what may be argued as the most pressing need of the 21st century. Transformative adult learning has the potential to drive positive behaviour change to address complex and wicked global problems. Addressing the frequent question of how society will build and achieve sustainability change, this article utilises educati…
Circular economy education
Purpose The integration of circular economy (CE) into higher education programmes is a crucial step to facilitate a smooth transition towards circularity. Although existing studies highlight the lack of CE awareness as a primary barrier to achieving circularity, there is still limited research investigating the enhancement of CE understanding after completing CE-related training or courses. To address this gap, this study aims to examine how CE e…
University rankings and sustainable development
Purpose In light of the growing emphasis on sustainability in higher education, this paper aims to explore the effectiveness of sustainability university rankings, specifically focusing on sustainable development (SD), to understand their impact on advancing universities’ sustainability goals and address gaps in practical implications and limitations. Design/methodology/approach This study examines sustainability rankings in higher education (HE)…
Developing Social Simulations to Aid Scenario-Based Planning for Urban Regeneration Projects
Developing sustainable and circular urban precincts requires the buy-in and participation of users of the infrastructure in an optimal manner. The most well-designed and developed infrastructure will achieve its objectives only if they are used in the intended manner. To achieve this, planners need to consider social behaviour and expectations of users, and design precincts to facilitate sustainable behaviour. This paper presents research on deve…
Building a resilient world
Purpose The design of buildings and urban areas holds immense potential to shape sustainability, encompassing considerations of material usage, energy efficiency and environmental impacts throughout construction and life cycle. Architects play a pivotal role in this endeavour. In the evolving landscape of architectural education, there remains a significant gap in understanding the full scope of its potential and challenges. This study aims to ex…
Circular Economy Pathways for Sustainable Urban Housing in India
Rapid urbanisation, population growth, socioeconomic disparities, and sustainability pressures are intensifying India's urban housing challenges, particularly for low‐income and economically weaker section households, creating a critical need for context‐sensitive circular economy (CE) pathways. This study investigates how CE approaches can be contextualised for Indian urban housing through a 2‐day participatory workshop involving 20 built enviro…
Public Housing Redevelopment in Melbourne
Sustainability (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Environmental planning (5 works) · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Sustainability in Higher Education (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)