Evans JP, Cassanmagnago D, Chatterji T, Irvin A, Jance IV B, Oke C, Thioye M, Trencher GP, Uyarra E and Yarime M (2025) Grand challenges in sustainable cities: urban innovation for global climate and sustainability goals—from policy agenda to research needs. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 7:1568701. doi: 10.3389/frsc.2025.1568701

Chatterji, T., Sinha, A., Chatterjee, A., and Paul, A (2023) Micropolitics of Urban Informality and Street Vendors in Kolkata, Socio-Legal Review 19(2) 84-114

Praharaj S and Chatterji T (2024). Editorial: The Impact that local governments and ruling bodies can have on implementing sustainable changes and practices, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2024.1436163

Chatterji T & Aravindan M R (2024): Driving Urban Digitalisation through a National Mission– a multilevel governance perspective of India’s data smart cities strategy, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2024.2308007

Chatterji, T (2023). Private metropolis: the eclipse of local democratic governance, Urban Policy and research, https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2023.2292351

Chatterji, T. (2023) Challenges of urban informality in Indian smart cities, Dialogues in Human Geography, DOI 10.1177/20438206231217564

Chatterji, T (2023) Planning and Development of Smart Cities: A case study of Bhubaneswar, Institute of Town Planners India Journal, 20 (2), 69-79

Chatterji, T (2023), Envisioning a data-driven people-centric urban agenda, Urban Update, VIII (IX), 14-15

Chatterji, T., Götz, G., Harrison, P., Moore, R., & Roy, S.(2022): Capacity in motion: comparative COVID-19 governance in India and South Africa, Territory, Politics, Governance, DOI: 10.1080/21622671.2022.2154829

Chatterji, T (2021), Capacity building key to localise SDGs in India, Urban Update VII (V) 36-37

Chatterji, T. (2021), Editorial: Urban Sustainability Goals and the New Urban Agenda, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2021.728775

Roy, S and Chatterji, T, (2021), The Pandemic and Reimagining the Urban through the Lens of Progressive State Responses, Social Scientist, 49 (3-4) pp 45-55

Chatterji, T., Roy, S., Chatterjee, A., (2021), Global contagion and local response: the influence of centre–state relations and political culture in pandemic governance, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 43 (3)192-211 DOI:10.1080/23276665.2020.1870866

Chatterji, T (2020), Urban Social Sustainability: Theory, Policy and Practice, Taylor and Francis, UK

Chatterji, T (2020), Localisation of Global Sustainability Goals through Urban Local Bodies and its Governance Dimensions, Institute of Town Planners India

Singh A, Chatterji, T, Heynen, H 2020, Neoliberal Spatialities in Gurgaon, International Association for the Study of Traditional Settlements, Berkeley, USA

Chatterji, T., (2019), New Urban Worlds: Inhabiting Dissonant Times, Routledge, Taylor & Francis group, UK

Chatterji, T (2018) Digital urbanism in a transitional economy – a review of India’s municipal e-governance policy, Journal of Asian Public Policy, 11:3, 334-349, DOI: 10.1080/17516234.2017.1332458

Chatterji, T and S. Roy (2016). From Margin to Mainstream - Informal Street Vendors and Local Politics in Kolkata, L’Espace Politque, 29 (2) Univerite de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France https://doi.org/10.4000/espacepolitique.3903 ISSN: 1958-5500

Chatterji, T., (2016) China’s Urban Century – Governance, Environment and Socio-Economic Imperatives, Urban Policy and Research, 34:3, 303-304, DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2016.1193283

Chatterji, T. (2017). Modes of Governance and Local Economic Development: An Integrated Framework for Comparative Analysis of the Globalizing Cities of India. Urban Affairs Review, Sage 53(6) 955-989 DOI 1078087416650044

Chatterji, T. (2024, March 25-28). Multilevel Governance and Smart City Finance – A Review of India’s Urban Digitalization Strategy, 8th International Urban E Planning Conference, Lisbon, Portugal (Online)

Chatterji T, Chatterjee A, and Patro B, (2023, Aug 16-18), Building State Capacity for Participatory Slum Upgrading through Collaborative Governance - Experience from Odisha, India, 2nd International Conference on Inclusive Cities, Durban, South Africa (on-line)

Chatterji, T (2023, March 27-29). Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Indian Smart Cities – A Case Study of Bhubaneswar, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal (online)

Chatterji, T (2023, Feb 24-26) Planning and Development of Smart Bhubaneswar, 71st National Town and Country Planning Congress, Institute of Town Planners India, Bhubaneswar - Key Speaker

Chatterji, T (2022, 29 Aug - 2 Sep) Participatory Slum Upgrading and Governance Innovations – A Case Study of Jaga Mission of Odisha, India, 5th World Planning School Conference, Bali, Indonesia

Chatterji, T (2022, July 18-22), Achieving urban sustainability goals through national data platforms: A review of India’s National Urban Digital Mission, UGI - IGU Centennial Congress, Paris

Chatterji, T and Tripathi, D (2022, July 18-22) Urban Disaster Governance through Community Engagement – Role of Self-Help Groups in Covid Crisis in Odisha, India, UGI - IGU Centennial Congress, Paris, France

Chatterji, T, (2022, April 7-12) Urban Governance and Data Platforms – A review of India’s National Urban Digital Mission, 6th International Conference Urban E-Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Chatterji, T, (2022, January 18-19), Small Water-bodies in Peri-urban Bhubaneswar and their Governance Challenges, Conference on Transforming Peri-urban Futures, Bhopal

Chatterji, T. (2021, Sep 7-10), Special Purpose Vehicles and New Forms of Smart City Governance in India, 5th International Conference Urban E-Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon

Chatterji, T., (2021, April 7-11), Local Governance and Pandemic - Comparison of Covid Response of Two Indian Cities, Conference on Local Governance and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers 2021, Seattle (online), USA

Chatterji, T., (2017, October 12-14), Strengthening Rural-Urban Linkages through District Planning Framework in India, Asian Planning Schools Conference,Tsinghua University, Beijing

Chatterji (2016) Participatory Planning in the Age of Smart Cities in India,

Chatterji, T, (2015, November 19-21), Work or Walk? Road Space and Regime Politics in Kolkata, DAKAM Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center, Istanbul

Chatterji, T., Roy, S., Kamiya, M (2026) (Eds) City Economies in the Global South - Growth, Inclusion and Sustainability, Routledge, London, UK

Chatterji, T (ed.) (2025). ISOCARP 60 - A Legacy of Planning Impacts, International Society of City and Regional Planners, The Hague ISBN 978-90-75524-83-3

Franco, I., Chatterji, T., Derbyshire, E., Tracey, J., eds (2019) Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact- Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice, Singapore, Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-981-32-9926-9

Chatterji, T (2016), Globalisation at the Peri-urban Interface – A comparative analysis of the governance characteristics of three Indian cities, Ghaziabad, Copal Publishing ISBN: 978-93-83419-45-6

Chatterji, T., (2015), Citadels of Glass – The Story of India’s New Suburban Landscape, Westland Books, India, ISBN 978-93-85724-16-9

Chatterji, T., and Vaidya. H. (2024) Chapter 16: Pathways to Smart and Green Transitions through Urban E-Planning: Multilevel Urban Waste Governance in India, in Carlos N. Silva (Ed) Recent advances and Prospects in Urban E- Planning, IGI Global, Hershey (PA), USA

Chatterji, T (2023) Beyond 74th Amendment - Alternative Models of Decentralisation and Participatory Governance at the Fourth-Tier, in Tripathi, S N and Pandey, K K (eds) Stimulating Urban Decentralisation in India @ 2047, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi

Chatterji, T and Vaidya, C. (2023) Chapter 8: The Smart Cities Mission and Digital Transformation of Urban India, in Morris S (ed) India Infrastructure Report, ISBN 978-93-56408-54-8

Chatterji, T (2023) Researching India’s Urban Sustainability Agenda – Where to start?) in Kes McCormick, James Evans, Yulia Voytenko Palgan and Niki Frantzeskaki,(Eds) Sustainable Cities and Communities, Edward Elgar

Chatterji, T. (2022) Land, Livelihood and Living Conditions: Innovations to address vulnerabilities of the urban poor through integrated governance in Odisha, India in Future Cities Series, Practical Planning Guidance for Innovative, Resilient and Inclusive Cities UN Habitat - ISOCARP

Chatterji, T., Roy, S., and Chatterjee, A.,(2022), Chapter 28: Sub-national Political Culture and COVID-19 Pandemic, Governance Response Towards Life and Livelihood Vulnerabilities of Urban Poor in India, in Carlos Nunes Silva (ed) Local Government and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Springer, Switzerland

Chatterji, T. (2020), Gentrification around the World, Volume II, Palgrave Mcmillan, Switzerland

Roy, S and Chatterji, T (2020), Asian Smart Cities: Governing Development in the Era of Hyper-Connectivity, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK

Vaidya, H., and Chatterji, T (2019), Chapter 12: Sustainable Cities and Communities in Franco, I., et. al.(eds). Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact- Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice

Chatterji, T (2019) Chapter 7 Role of Small Towns in Regional Development: Lessons from South Africa, in Rumi Aijaz and Felix Knoff (eds). Regional Planning for Sustainable Land Use in India, New Delhi, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi 978-93-89094-38-1

Chatterji, T and S. Maitra (2018) Chapter 11 Bhubaneswar, India – Smart City Plan and Economic Sustainability, in Sebastian Darchen and Glen Searle (eds). Global planning innovations for urban sustainability, London, Routledge 978-081-53-5757-5

Chatterji, T and Soni, A (2016) Chapter 4 Positioning Urban Governance in Planning Pedagogy -in Ashok Kumar, D.S. Meshram and Krishne Gowda (eds). Urban and Regional Planning Education Learnings for India, Singapore, Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0608-1_5 ISBN:978-981-10-0607-4

Chatterji, T. (2026. July 14) Shilponagari Kolkata, Anandabazar Patrika, https://epaper.anandabazar.com/calcutta-north/15/2026-07-14/page-4/article-734158982.html, URL

Chatterji, T (2026 June 24)Gateway to Bengal - Kolkatas revival depends on urban reform and revival, not industry alone, Business Standard, https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/kolkata-s-revival-depends-on-urban-reform-and-revival-not-industry-alone-126062301399_1.html, URL

Bandopadhaya, S.,Chatterji, T., and Roy, S (2026, June 26) Relook at urbanisation as driver of growth: Bengal’s economic future will be decided in its cities, The Telegraph, https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/relook-at-urbanisation-as-driver-of-growth-bengals-economic-future-will-be-decided-in-its-cities-prnt/cid/2166338#goog_rewarded, URL

Chatterji, T. (2026, April 23) Bengal’s Missing Debate, https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/bengals-missing-debate-1503584932.html, URL

Chatterji, T,( 2026, March 18) India’s gateway to the West is under strain. The Statesman https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/indias-gateway-to-the-west-is-under-strain-1503571409.html, URL

Chatterji, T. (2026, March 10), Indias urban reset: What 16th FC report, Budget 2026-27 mean for cities, Business Standard https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/india-s-urban-reset-what-16th-fc-report-budget-2026-27-mean-for-cities-126030901350_1.html, URL

Chatterji, T. (2026, February 16) Budget for urban India: allocation for ministry of housing and urban affairs sees sharp decline, The Plurals https://theplurals.in/economy/budget-for-urban-india-allocation-for-ministry-of-housing-and-urban-affairs-sees-sharp-decline/, URL

Chatterji, T. (2026. February 13) Urban Retreat, The Statesman, https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/urban-retreat-1503556005.html, URL

Chatterji, T (2026, January 31) Over next 25 years, India will add more people to its urban areas than any other country; UN report, https://theplurals.in/opinion/over-next-25-years-india-will-add-more-people-to-its-urban-areas-than-any-other-country-un-report/, URL

Chatterji, T. (2026, January 30) Roadmap for the Left, The Statesman, https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/roadmap-for-the-left-1503548716.html, URL

Chatterji, T. (2026, January 10) COP30 and the Urban Turn in Climate Diplomacy, ORF Online https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/cop30-and-the-urban-turn-in-climate-diplomacy, URL

Chatterji, T (2025, November 19) From Hashtags to Street Power: Social Media and the New Urban Protest Politics, Pax Lumina Pax Lumina 6(6)/2025/73-76 , URL

Chatterji, T. (2025, November 17) Reclaiming the city: What Indian mayors can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s win, Citizen Matters, https://citizenmatters.in/reclaiming-the-city-what-indian-mayors-can-learn-from-zohran-mamdanis-win/, URL

Chatterji, T. (2025, September 24) South Asia’s Angry Capitals: Youth Inclusion Must Shape Urban Policy, Expert Speak, Raosina Debates, ORF Online South Asia’s Angry Capitals: Youth Inclusion Must Shape Urban Policy https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/south-asia-s-angry-capitals-youth-inclusion-must-shape-urban-, URL

Chatterji, T. (2025, September, 17) Opinion: South Asias youth angst and its urban dimension, The News Minute https://www.thenewsminute.com/opinion/opinion-south-asias-youth-angst-and-its-urban-dimension, URL

Chatterji, T. (2025, September 5) From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India, The Question of Cities, https://questionofcities.org/from-public-good-to-private-control-land-governance-and-urban-exclusion-in-india/, URL

Chatterji, T (2025, June 10) Planning in the Age of Political Populism: Kolkata’s Tram Debate, Metropolitics https://metropolitics.org/Planning-in-the-Age-of-Political-Populism-Kolkata-s-Tram-Debate.html, URL

Chatterji, T. (2025, February 12) Opinion: Urban infrastructure push in Budget 2025 ignores environmental concerns, The News Minute. https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/opinion-urban-infrastructure-push-in-budget-2025-ignores-environmental-concerns, URL

Chatterji, T (2024, December 30) Dr Manmohan Singh: Architect of Urban Sector Reforms in India, The News Minute, https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/manmohan-singh-architect-of-urban-sector-reforms-in-india https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/manmohan-singh-architect-of-urban-sector-reforms-in-india, URL

Vaidya, H., and Chatterji, T., (2024, November, 6) Why India needs an inter-governmental forum for urban governance, Economic Times, https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/blog/why-india-needs-an-inter-governmental-forum-for-urban-governance/115013940 , URL

Chatterji, T and Mitra-Ghosh, A (2024, November 1). Legacy Derailed. The Statesman. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/legacy-derailed-1503359743.html#google_vignette, URL

Vaidya, H and Chatterji, T (2023, December 28), Navigating Indias Urban Future: 7 Resolutions for Urban India for 2024, Economic Times, (https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/blog/navigating-indias-urban-future-7-resolutions-for-urban-india-for-2024/106339818), URL

Chatterji, Tathagata and Raj, Antony S (2023, November 16) Incorporating Values of Compassion into University Education, Pax Lumina 4(6) pp. 52-55 https://paxlumina.com/download-paxlumina/, URL

Chatterji, T (2023, June 23) Digital Sutras for Green Urbanism, Smart City ELETS https://smartcity.eletsonline.com/digital-sutras-for-green-urbanism/, URL

Chatterji, T (2023, January 16), Caring Cities - Why we need to rethink our urban agenda to combat the pandemic of inequalities, Pax Lumina, URL

Chatterji, T. (2021, July 26), Can the National Urban Policies help in SDG Localisation? IMPRI - Impact and Policy Research Institute https://www.impriindia.com/insights/national-urban-policy-sdg-localisation/#comments, URL

Chatterji, T. (2021, March 3), Cleanliness, Mobility, and Shelter: Urban Affairs of Budget 2021, IMPRI Impact And Policy Research Institute https://www.impriindia.com/insights/cleanliness-mobility-and-shelter-urban-affairs-of-budget-2021/ , URL

Chatterji, T. (2021, April 29) Budget 2021 - What is there for the cities? ORF Online https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/budget-2021-what-there-cities/, URL

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2020, Post-pandemic livelihood sustainability and urban missions,

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2020, Cities and the Coronavirus,

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2020, Why we need a new social contract for our cities,

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2019, Focus on small towns to generate rural jobs,

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2018, How Indian Cities are Squeezing the People out of Public Spaces,

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2018, The National Urban Policy Is a Great Opportunity for Course-Correction,

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2018, Envisioning a Humane Urban Policy for India,

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2016, With UN’s Roadmap to Urbanisation in Hand, It Is Time for India to Transform Its Urban Policy,

Prof. Tathagata Chatterji, 2016, The New Urban Agenda,