Pavan Ankinapalli is lead, Urban Development, WRI India. He leads and coordinates across WRI India’s Urban Development Projects in Hyderabad and the region. Pavan was previously with Amaravati Development Corporation Limited (ADCL), where he was involved in the planning, strategy development, project management and implementation of infrastructure works for Amaravati. He has co-authored India’s Reluctant Urbanization: Thinking Beyond published by Palgrave Publications, UK, and co-authored couple of chapters for Shelter Security in Urban India: Pathways, Barriers and Outcomes published by Concept Publications, New Delhi.