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  Lata Chaterjee  

Office Address:

Center for Transportation Studies
Department of Geography
675 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 353 8345
lata@bu.ed

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:

International Development; Urban Economic Development; Environmental Science, Housing Economics and Public Policy

EDUCATION:

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 1989 - Present Professor, Department of Geography and Department of Administrative Sciences, Boston University
  • 1978-1988 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Department of Urban Affairs and City Planning, Boston University.
  • Research Associate, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies,
  • 1975-78 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University.
  • Research Associate, The Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research.
  • 1977-78 Visiting Senior Lecturer, Department of Geographical Studies and Urban and Regional Planning, The Free University. Amsterdam, Netherlands. (On leave from Hopkins)
  • 1973-75 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Graduate Program, Rutgers University, New Jersey.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Community Development, Rutgers University, New Jersey.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

RESEARCH GRANTS

  • 1992-95 Institute of Futures Studies, Sweden
    Topic: "Differentiation, Segregation and Discrimination: The New Distributional Ethics"
  • 1993-94 Department of Energy and Oakridge National Laboratory
    Topic: "Factors Underlying Country CO2 Emissions: A Decomposition Analysis
  • 1986-91 Swedish Building Council and University of Umea Sweden. "The Building Sector in Affluent Societies"
  • 1983-84 National Science Foundation. Geography and Regional Science Program.
    Topic: The Impact of Technical Change on Rural Households.
  • 1982-83 National Science Foundation, U.S.- Latin America Cooperative Science Program: To develop a cooperative research project in Life Cycle, Poverty Cycle and Housing Consumption in Brazil with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
  • 1981- 82 National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Grant To India. Lecture Topic: Housing and National Development.
  • 1980-81 U.S. Agency for International Development. "Land Use and Infrastructure Development in the Cairo Metropolitan Area".

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Books and Monographs:

Book Chapters:

  1. L. Chatterjee, "Climate of West Bengal" in A.B. Chatterjee, P. Mookerjee and A. Gupta (eds.) West Bengal, Calcutta, India.1975.
  2. L. Chatterjee, "Urban Hinterlands in West Bengal" in R.L. Singh and K.N. Singh (ed.) Urban Geography. Benares, India. 1975
  3. T.R. Lakshmanan, L. Chatterjee, and P. Roy, "Housing Requirements and National Resources: Implications of the U.N. World Model." in I. Tinker and M. Buvinic (ed.) Many Facets of Human Settlements Pergamon Press, Oxford U.K. 1977
  4. L. Chatterjee, "Appropriate Financial Institutions for Meeting Basic Shelter Needs" in G. Lasker (ed) Human Systems, Ecology and the Social Science. Pergamon Press, London. 1981
  5. L. Chatterjee "Energy and Development in the Third World" in L. Chatterjee and P. Nijkamp eds. Urban Problems and Economic Development pp. 285-300 Sijhtoff and Noordhoff, Netherlands 1981
  6. L. Chatterjee, "Housing the Poor in Developing Countries: A Policy Framework," in L. Chatterjee and P. Nijkamp (eds.), Urban Problems and Economic Development, pp 167-182 Sijthoff and Noordhoff, Netherlands.) 1981
  7. L. Chatterjee, "Migration and Development," in L. Chatterjee and P. Nijkamp (eds.), Urban Problems and Economic Development, pp 113- 132 Sijthoft and Noordhoff, Netherlands. 1981
  8. T.R. Lakshmanan and L. Chatterjee, "Urban Built Environmental System: Performance and Policies for the Poor" in R.P. Misra (ed.), Man, Space and Development. Maruzen Asia. Tokyo. 1982
  9. L. Chatterjee, "Technology Choice in the Construction Sector of Developing Countries", in M. Chatterji, P. Nijkamp, T.R.Lakshmanan and C.R. Pathak (eds.), Spatial, Environmental and Resource Policy in the Developing Countries, pp 178-187 Gower Publishers., Aldershot, U.K. 1983
  10. L. Chatterjee, "A Systems Approach to Housing Delivery", in L. Chatterjee and P. Nijkamp (eds.), Urban and Regional Policy Analysis in Developing Countries, pp 79 -92, Gower Publishers, Aldershot U.K. 1983
  11. L. Chatterjee "Urban and Regional Policy Issues in Developing Countries" in L. Chatterjee and P. Nijkamp ed. Urban and Regional Policy Analysis in Developing Countries. pp 9-18 Gower Publishers, Aldershot U.K. 1983
  12. L. Chatterjee, "Client Management in the Housing Sector " in F. Snickars and T.R. Lakshmanan, (eds.), Economic Faces of the Building Sector pp 155-163 Swedish Council for Building Research. Stockholm. 1984
  13. L. Chatterjee, "Regional Housing Needs in Indonesia: Geographic Analysis for Public Policy" in S.C. Mukhopadhyay (ed) Geographical Mosaic pp 380-392, Modern Book Agency Private Ltd., Calcutta. 1984
  14. T.R. Lakshmanan and L. Chatterjee 1985. "Technical Change, Employment and Metropolitan Adjustment" in P. Nijkamp (ed.) Technical Change, Employment and Spatial Dynamics pp. 21-45, Springer Verlag, Berlin.
  15. L. Chatterjee and T.R. Lakshmanan, 1987. "The Role of Women in Technical Change" in M. Fischer and P. Nijkamp (eds) Regional Labor Market:Analytical Contributions and Cross National Comparisons. pp. 345-366 Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam.
  16. L. Chatterjee and Samuel Areetey Attoh 1988. "Information Systems for Housing Planning" in M. Giaoutzi and P. Nijkamp (eds.) Informatics and Regional Development pp 308-320. Gower Publishers, Aldershot. U.K.
  17. L. Chatterjee 1988. "Development Planning and Spatial Inequality: The Relevance of the Gandhian Approach" in R.P. Misra (ed.) Gandhian Model of Development and World Peace. pp 173-188 Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi.
  18. L Chatterjee & Y Jang 1989. "Land Development in Korea under conditions of Fiscal Constraints. in R.P. Misra ed. Regional Development & Economic Restructuring. Maruzen Asia Tokyo.
  19. L. Chatterjee 1989. "Women and Technological Development" in A. Andersson, D. Batten, B. Johansson and P.Nijkamp (eds) Advances in Spatial Theory and Dynamics PP. 53-66 North Holland, New York.
  20. L. Chatterjee 1990. "Housing in Egypt: Problems, Policies and Prospects" in W. Van Vliet (ed.) International Handbook of Housing Policy. Greenwood Press New York.
  21. Lata Chatterjee, 1998. T.R.Lakshmanan and X. Han "A Comparative Assessment of CO2 Emissions in China and India" Chapter in book on Transitions in Asia ed. David Andersson and Jessie Poon Singapore.
  22. T.R. Lakshmanan & Lata Chatterjee. 2000. "New York: Gateway City to the Global Economy" in Ake Andersson & David Andersson (eds) Gate Regions of the World. Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan.

Journal Articles:

  1. L. Chatterjee, "Rural Urban Relationships in Bengal" Geographical Review of India, Vol. 15, No. 3. Sept. 1968
  2. L. Chatterjee and J. Boland, 1974. "Profitability Measures in Residential Real Estate: A Model for Estimating Return On Investment", North East Regional Science Review, Vol. 4, pp 60-65
  3. D. Harvey and L. Chatterjee, 1974. "Absolute Rent and the Structuring of Space by Governmental and Financial Institutions", Antipode, Vol. 6, No.1, pp 22-36.
  4. T.R. Lakshmanan and L. Chatterjee and P. Roy,1976. "Housing Requirements and National Resources" Science,192. (4243). June. pp. 943-949.
  5. L. Chatterjee, 1976. "The Calcutta Region: Problems, Planning and Development," in Focus, Vol. 27, No.1, Sept./Oct.
  6. L. Chatterjee, 1977. "Urban Development Banks: An Innovation on the Horizon?", Metro News, Vol. 5, No. 8, Jan.
  7. T.R. Lakshmanan, L. Chatterjee, and P. Roy, 1977. "Housing Requirements and National Resources: Implications of the U.N. World Model." Habitat: An International Journal, Vol 2, No. 3. pp 277-289
    Also reprinted in The Many Facets of Human Settlements: Science and Society, 1977. (eds) Irene Tinker and Mayra Buvinic, Pergamon Press Oxford.
  8. L. Chatterjee,1978. "Impact of Leverage on Central City Housing Markets" Growth and Change, Vol. 8, No.3 July. pp 8-13.
  9. T.R. Lakshmanan, L. Chatterjee, and P. Kroll, "Housing Consumption and Level of Development: A Cross-National Comparison. Economic Geography. Vol. 54, No.3, July,1978, pp 222-233.
  10. L. Chatterjee, 1980. " Analysis of Affordability of Housing in Nigeria: Application and Methods" in Applied Geography, Vol. 3, (eds.) J.N. Frazier and B.J. Epstein.
  11. L. Chatterjee, 1982. "Effective Targeting for Basic Shelter Provision." Economic Geography, Vol. 58, No. 1, January pp 62-74.
  12. L. Chatterjee, 1983. "Migration, Housing and Equity in Developing Countries : A Comparative Systems Approach," Regional Development Dialogue Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring, pp. 105-123
  13. L. Chatterjee, 1983. "The Informal Sector : Can it offer housing of the Poor", Report August-September, p.3 World Bank.
  14. Yeong Hee Jang and L. Chatterjee 1985. "Land Development and it's Impact on Land Prices: Seoul, Korea," in Pariyojan: An International Journal of Planning, Vol. 6, No.1, pp1-14.
  15. T.R. Lakshmanan and L. Chatterjee 1986. "Technical Change and Metropolitan Adjustments: Some Policy and Analytical Implications" Regional Science and Urban Economics. Vol.16, pp. 7 -30
  16. L. Chatterjee and S.A. Attoh 1986. "A Demo Economic Model of Housing Consumption in Rio de Janeiro", in Modeling and Simulation , Vol 17, Part A. pp.7-10
  17. L Chatterjee and S. Hasnath 1987. "A Regional Model of Public Construction in the U.S. 1969-83" Modeling and Simulation Vol. 18, Part A. pp.19-23
  18. S. Attoh and L Chatterjee 1988. "Regional Inequality in Ghana: Assessment & Policy Issues" Tijdschrift voor Economische & Sociale Geografie, Vol. 79, No. 1: 31-38.
  19. S. Hasnath and L. Chatterjee "An Analysis of Public Construction Investment in the U.S.: A Regional Analysis" in Annals of Regional Science. Vol. 24, No. 2 1990
  20. L. Chatterjee and S. Hasnath 1990. "Public Construction Expenditures in the United States: Are there Structural Breaks in the 1921-87 period?" Economic Geography. Vol. 67, no.1.
  21. Xaoli Han & L. Chatterjee 1997. "Impacts of Economic Growth and Structural Change on CO2 Emissions for Developing Countries" World Development, March, Vol. 25 No. 3.
  22. Lata Chatterjee and Monika Mitra 1998. "Evolution, of Federal and State policies for the disabled in the US: Welfare Impacts Annals of Regional Science.

Honors and Awards:

  • 1995 Visiting Scholar, Institute of Futures Studies, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1994 Visiting Scholar, Institute of Futures Studies, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1992 Visiting Scholar, Institute of Futures Studies, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1990 Keynote Speaker, Swedish Association of Building Officials, Jubilee Conference, Stockholm.
  • 1990 Lecturer, Summer Housing Institute for Senior Planners, Stockholm, Sweden August
  • 1989 Keynote Speaker, National Meetings, Association of Indian Geographers, New Delhi
  • 1987 Lecturer, European Advanced Summer Institute, Umea University, Sweden.
  • 1986 Visiting Scholar, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, June-July
  • 1985 Invited by the University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology; Leeds University; Nottingham University; Newcastle University; Sheffield University; & Leeds Polytechnic for lectures and discussion of program development on Comparative International Planning. Five week trip funded by the U.S.-U.K. Educational Commission.
  • 1985 Fulbright Hays Senior Research Fellowship. Coordinated with appointment as Visting Scholar, Department of Geography, The Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • 1984 Visiting Scholar, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, U.K. Coordinated with sabbatical leave.

Professional Service to the Community

  • 1990-present Secretary & Executive Committee Member, Board of Trustees, Oxfam America
  • 1987-present Chair, Overseas Committee, Oxfam America.
  • 1985-1987 Asia Subcommittee, Oxfam America, Advisor
  • 1988-1990 Long Range Planning Committee, Town of Peterborough, Member

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