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 +100 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 most recent book is entitled Rights and the City: Problems, Progress and Practice. His new book, Municipal Boundary Battles, is forthcoming.

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

BD Funded Projects

• Ethnic Diversity and Neighbourhoods (TRS3 1.1)
• Welcoming Communities and the role of religion (TRS3 1.2)
• Neightbourhood-based community gardens and Food security (TRS3 1.3)
• Suburban Placemaking: Ethnic Retailing, Social infrastructure, and Migrant Well-being (TRS3 2.1)
• Indigenous People and Immigration (TRS3 2.2)
• Climate Change and Migration (TRS3 3.1)
• Housing Market in Digital Twin for What-if? Analysis (TRS3 4.1)
• Is Immigration Responsible for the Current Housing Crisis in Canada? (TRS3 4.2)
• Housing for International Students (TRS3 4.4)
• Federal-provincial/territorial Immigration Agreements (TRS3 6.1)