Profile

College / Department
Education
PhD, City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, United States
Other, Master of City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, United States
BArc, Architecture (Honours), Indian Institute of Technology, India
Professional experience
Dean at American university of sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2015 - Present)
Professor at American university of sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2009 - Present)
Interim Dean at American university of sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2014 - 2015)
Associate Professor at American university of sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2007 - 2009)
Associate Professor at University of Illinois, United States(1998 - 2006)
Assistant Professor at University of Illinois, United States(1992 - 1998)
Lecturer at Manipal Institute of Technology, India(1984 - 1986)
Contact
+971 6 515 2631
Dr. Varkki Pallathucheril
Publications
Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, A Use-Driven Approach to Large-Scale Urban Modeling and Planning Support.” 2009a, Published, Planning Support Systems: Best Practice and New Methods, pp. 29--51
Sandeep Agrawal, Varkki Pallathucheril, Pradeep Sangapala, Affordable Housing for Emiratis in the United Arab Emirates: The Case Study of Ras Al Khaimah, Published, Housing Policy Debate, 2020
Brian Deal, Haozhi Pan, Stephanie Timm, Varkki Pallathucheril, The role of multidirectional temporal analysis in scenario planning exercises and Planning Support Systems, Published, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 64, pp. 91--102, 2017
Brian Deal, Haozhi Pan, Varkki Pallathucheril, Gale Fulton, Urban resilience and planning support systems: The need for sentience, Published, Journal of Urban Technology, 24, 1, pp. 29--45, 2017
Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, Yong Kim, Haozhi Pan, Sentient PSS for smart cities, Published, pp. 281--296, 2015
Ahmad Abou-Elnour, Varkki Pallathucheril, Ali Abou-Elnour, Site suitability evaluation for ecotourism potential areas using RS and GIS: a case study of Wadi Wurayah, Fujairah, UAE, Published, 9610, pp. 961002, 2015
Varkki Pallathucheril, New Hearts for Two Gulf Cities, Published, Architectural Design, 85, 1, pp. 92--99, 2015
Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, Tom Heavisides, Ecosystem Services, Green Infrastructure and the Role of Planning Support Systems, Published, pp. 187--207, 2013
Varkki Pallathucheril, Brian Deal, Communicative action and the challenge of discounting, Published, 2012
Shaima Al Harmoudi, Varkki Pallathucheril, Household Relocation and the Restructuring of Social Relationships: Insights from Sharjah, UAE, Published, 2012
Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, A use-driven approach to large-scale urban modelling and planning support, Published, pp. 29--51, 2009
Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, Sustainability and urban dynamics: Assessing future impacts on ecosystem services, Published, Sustainability, 1, 3, pp. 346--362, 2009
Zhanli Sun, Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, The land-use evolution and impact assessment model: A comprehensive urban planning support system, Published, Urisa Journal, 21, 1, pp. 57, 2009
Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, Simulating regional futures: the land-use evolution and impact assessment model (LEAM), Published, pp. 61--84, 2008
Todd BenDor, Brozovi\'c, Nicholas, Varkki Pallathucheril, The social impacts of wetland mitigation policies in the United States, Published, Journal of Planning Literature, 22, 4, pp. 341--357, 2008
Lewis Hopkins, Marisa Zapata, Engaging the future: Forecasts, scenarios, plans, and projects, Published, 2007
Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, Developing and using scenarios, Published, pp. 222--42, 2007
Varkki Pallathucheril, Brian Deal, Coupled land use and transportation models: the LEAM/TransEval experience in St Louis, MO, Published, pp. 1--18, 2007
Todd BenDor, Nicholas Brozovic, Varkki Pallathucheril, Assessing the socioeconomic impacts of wetland mitigation in the Chicago region, Published, American Planning Association. Journal of the American Planning Association, 73, 3, pp. 263, 2007
Lewis Hopkins, Anu Dasgupta, Laura Kinsell, Shawn Strate, Varkki Pallathucheril, Young Kim, Yiqi Shao, Visual Tools for Planners: Representing Possibilities of Change for Places, People, Economies, and Ecosystems, Published, 2007
LD Hopkins, N Kaza, Varkki Pallathucheril, A data model to represent plans and regulations in urban simulation models, Published, GIS, Spatial Analysis, and Modeling, pp. 173--201, 2005
B Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, Z Sun, J Terstriep, W Hartel, LEAM technical document: overview of the LEAM approach, Published, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
Lewis Hopkins, Nikhil Kaza, Varkki Pallathucheril, Representing urban development plans and regulations as data: A planning data model, Published, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 32, 4, pp. 597--615, 2005
Arun George, Amita Sinha, Varkki Pallathucheril, The Goshree Road Link, Kochi, India: a design approach towards creating a legible streetscape, Published, Journal of Urban Design, 10, 2, pp. 275--288, 2005
Sandeep Kumar, Varkki Pallathucheril, Analyzing planning and design discourses, Published, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 31, 6, pp. 829--846, 2004
Lewis Hopkins, Rajiv Ramanathan, Varkki Pallathucheril, Interface for a sketch-planning workbench, Published, Computers, environment and urban systems, 28, 6, pp. 653--666, 2004
L Hopkins, Nikhil Kaza, Varkki Pallathucheril, Planning markup language: Representing the meanings of plans and regulations, Published, 2003
B Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, The Land Evolution and impact Assessment Model (LEAM): will it play in Peoria, Published, pp. 27--29, 2003
Lewis Hopkins, Nikhil Kaza, Varkki Pallathucheril, S ha re d D a ta M odel fo r D esc rib in g P la nsand R egu la tio ns as In pu ts to S im u la tio n M ode ls of U rb an D eve lo pment, Published, 2003
Kanjanee Budthimedhee, Jinghuan Li, Varkki Pallathucheril, ePlanning: A snapshot of the literature on using the world wide web in urban planning, Published, Journal of Planning Literature, 17, 2, pp. 227--246, 2002
Sandeep Kumar, Varkki Pallathucheril, Fallacious argumentation in design review, Published, Urban Design International, 7, 2, pp. 83--95, 2002
Brian Deal, Varkki Pallathucheril, ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE URBAN ECOSYSTEM, Published, 32, pp. 143, 2001
Varkki Pallathucheril, Marcia Campbell, Balancing different interests in aesthetic controls, Published, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 20, 2, pp. 163--175, 2000
Varkki Pallathucheril, High Technology and Low-Income Communities: Prospects for the Positive Use of Advanced Information Technology, Published, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 18, 4, pp. 364--365, 1999
Kheir Al-Kodmany, Varkki Pallathucheril, Angelica Marks, Joseph Skach, A case study of teaching an urban design course on two campuses simultaneously, Published, Asynchronous Learning Networks Magazine, 3, 1, pp. 1999, 1999
Varkki Pallathucheril, Rajiv Ramanathan, Combining Egocentric and Exocentric Views: Enhancing the Virtual Worlds Interface, Published, 1999
DR Gasper, Varkki Pallathucheril, Analyzing argumentation in planning and public policy: assessing, improving, and transcending the Toulmin model, Published, Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 25, 3, pp. 367--390, 1998
Varkki Pallathucheril, Paromita Mitra, Sutanu Bhattacharyya, A run Pant, FACTORING THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CONSUMPTION IN COMPUTING THE COST OF DELIVERING MUNICIPAL SERVICES, Published, Computers in urban planning and urban management, 1, pp. 216, 1998
Varkki Pallathucheril, A procedural explanation for contemporary urban design, Published, Journal of urban design, 2, 2, pp. 143--161, 1997
Des Gasper, Varkki Pallathucheril, Analysing argumentation in planning and public policy: Assessing, improving and transcending the Toulmin model, Published, ISS Working Paper Series/General Series, 262, pp. 1--40, 1997
Varkki Pallathucheril, Hyper Space: Communicating Ideas about the Quality of Urban Spaces, Published, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 17, 1, pp. 63--70, 1997
Mayra Carvalho, Varkki Pallathucheril, Residential satisfaction in condominios exclusivos (gate-guarded neighborhoods) in Brazil, Published, Environment and Behavior, 29, 7, pp. 734--768, 1997
Pattsi Petrie, Varkki Pallathucheril, Experiences with asynchronous learning in urban planning, Published, 1996
Sumeeta Srinivasan, Varkki Pallathucheril, Bettina Aten, A computer-based tool for defining regions of similar characteristics, Published, Computers, environment and urban systems, 20, 2, pp. 111--137, 1996
Varkki Pallathucheril, Formulating the right planning problem, Published, Journal of Planning Literature, 8, 3, pp. 240--259, 1994
Varkki Pallathucheril, A computer-based cognitive aid for formulating urban planning problems, Published, 1992
Varkki Pallathucheril, Is Groundwater Regulation Blindman's Buff?, Published, Journal of Planning Literature, 3, 2, pp. 231--243, 1988
Conference Presentations
Pablo Dornhege, Non-Invasive Technologies: Decision support and Information Dissemination, ICOMOS - ICHAM Annual Meeting 2018, Montalbano Elicona, Sicily, Italy, October, 2018