Dr. Shivakumar Nayka
Research Fellow
Dr. Shivakumara Nayka is a Research Associate at GRAAM. Mr. Nayka holds M Sc in Geography and M Tech in Geographic Information Systems. He received a doctorate in Development Studies (Urban studies) from ISEC.
He has more than 10 years of work experience in Research and his expertise includes satellite data handling / analysis, database design for water resources related applications, urban commuters, land use & land cover and watershed planning.
At ISEC, his works extensively included GIS aspects of various projects , and he also has worked on certain projects with the mapping company of Nokia in Gurgaon, India. To add to his GIS skills, he worked as a project trainee with the Regional Remote Sensing Centre-South, NRSC/ISRO (National Remote Sensing Centre and Indian Space Research Organization) in Bangalore. His technical skills encompass a wide range of GIS Software such as ArcGIS, 10.1 Arc pad, City Engine, and image processing software including Erdas Imagine.
During the course of his career he worked with various Research Projects on
- Urban Primacy in Karnataka: Infrastructure, Policy and Disposal for Job.
- Evaluation Study on Impact of i-RTC and RTC Wallet-Land Records (RTC) Through Internet (E-Governance).
- End of Project Impact Evaluation Study of Sujala-III.
- Performance Audit on Management of Waste Water and Sanitary Installation (Toilets) in Bengaluru Metropolitan Area.
- Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for all India level at Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre Fare Fixation for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation.
- Evaluation study on the impact and advantages of the various services with a particular focus on the Helpdesk initiated by Karnataka StateNatural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC)
- Terrain Characteristics of New railway Alignment from Ramanahalli to Chikkamangaluru. Utility Mapping of Tiruchirapalli City Using GIS.
Apart from this he is interested in Sports and cultural activities.
Projects Handled
| Sl. No | Project Name | Assignment Partner | Thematic Area | Functional Area | Assignment Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Need Assessment | Stelis Biopharma Limited | Health and Wellness | Impact Innovation and Knowledge Consulting (IIKCON) | May 2022 Sep 2022 |
| 2 | Impact Evaluation of MyQuest Programme in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat | QUEST Alliance | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Sep 2021 Nov 2022 |
| 3 | Skill Gap Study in selected districts of Karnataka | Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Development Research | Nov 2020 Mar 2022 |
| 4 | Impact Evaluation of CMKKY and PMKVY in Selected Districts of Karnataka | Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) | Learning, Skill Development and Livelihood | Social Impact Assessment & Evaluation | Nov 2020 Oct 2021 |
- Channamma Kambara, S Manasi, Malini L Tantri and Shivakumar Nayka “Implications on Gender during the Pandemic”. (Chapter in edited book volume “Global Pandemic and Human Security: Technology and Development Perspective edited by Rajib Shaw and Anjula Gurtoo,) Springer Nature 2021.
- Nayka, Shivakumar and Kala Seetharam Sridhar (2019). Urban Commuters in India’s States and Cities: Modes and Distance. Urbanisation, 3 (2): 69-107.
- Kala Seetharam Sridhar and Nayka, Shivakumar (2019). “Urban Commuters in India and China Cities: Modes and Distance”. (Chapter in edited book volume “The Rise of India and China”, November 2020 by Routledge (Taylor & Francis group)).
- Nayka, Shivakumar and Kala Seetharam Sridhar (2019). “Determinants of Intra Urban Mobility: A Study of Bengaluru’.Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) working paper No 437.
- Deshpande R.S and Nayka. Shivakumar (2018), Agrarian Crisis in India: Struggling with policy fallow, Geography and You, 111 issue, June 16 – 30 2018.