Sandeep Agrawal

Sandeep Agrawal is an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research and a Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta. He was an Associate Chair in the department and inaugural director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning between 2013 and 2023. During his tenure as director, he led the development of MSc Planning and PhD specialization in urban planning, and established the School in 2018. Prior to moving to the University of Alberta, he was Associate Director and Founding Graduate Program Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson). 

An accomplished author with three books, and 1+00 articles and professional reports, Sandeep has made significant contributions to urban planning through the lens of multiculturalism, human rights and equity, with notable impacts on city bylaws, planning policies, and legislation. His other works include Indigenous housing, energy transition, and municipal governance.  He has received multiple SSHRC, NSERC and other Canadian and American council grants. His  recent book is entitled Rights and the City: Problems, Progress and Practice. His most recent book Municipal Boundary Battles is published by the University of Alberta Press.

Sandeep is a recipient of the Canadian Institute of Planners’ national academic award for his significant contribution to planning education and research.