Thrust Areas for Research /Consultancy

1. Spatial and Environmental Planning
2. Community-Based Natural Resource Management
3. Ecological Engineering
4. Infrastructure and Utilities Planning
5. Carrying Capacity Assessment for Urban Settlements
6. Human Settlement Planning for Ecologically Fragile Areas  
7. Environmental Risk Mitigation for Low-Income Settlements
8. Vernacular Architecture and Sustainability
9. Planning for Heritage Conservation
10. Climate Change and Human Settlements
11. Rehabilitative Planning for Climate Refugees
12. Natural Resource Extraction and Livelihood Sustainability of Local Communities
13. Green Building Techniques
14. Institutional Reform and Capacity Building for Urban, Rural and Natural Resource Governance