Dr Kiran Shinde
Lecturer, School of Behavioural and Cognitive and Social Sciences
Qualifications
PhD (Monash University, Australia); MSc (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand); Grad.Dip.Planning (Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology, Ahmedabad, India); BArch (Pune India)
Contact
| Email: | kshinde@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Earth Sciences (C2) 326 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2921 (or +61 2 6773 2921 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3030 |
Kiran Shinde has worked as an Architect-Planner with consulting firms and government agencies, and taught in architectural institutions in India, Thailand, Cambodia and Australia.
Areas of Teaching
GEPL359 – Introduction to Architectural Design
GEPL122 – Professional Planning skills
GEPL302/402 – Architecture and Urban Design
GEPL350/450 – Access and Mobility
Research interests
Kiran Shinde's research interests relate to urban planning and management, urban design, architecture, tourism and environmental management. His current project examines issues related to urban planning and management in pilgrimage sites in the state of Maharashtra, India
Publications
Shinde. K.A. (2009). Environmental governance for religious tourism in pilgrim towns: Case studies from India. Leipzig: Lambert Academic Publishing.
Shinde K.A. (2009). Heritage and temple-towns in India: Problems and prospects. Paper presented at the International Conference on Heritage in Asia: Converging Forces and Conflicting Values, 8-10 January 2009, organised by Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
Shinde K.A. (2009). Management in Hindu festivals: Emerging trends, opportunities and problems. Paper presented at the International Conference on Festivals & Events Research (ICFER), January 18-21, 2009-Orlando, Florida, USA.
Shinde, K. A. (2008). Religious tourism: exploring a new form of sacred journey in North India. In J. Cochrane (Ed.), Asian Tourism: Growth and Change. London: Elsevier. pp. 245-258.
Shinde, K. A. (2007). Visiting Sacred Sites in India: Religious Tourism or Pilgrimage? In R. Raj & N. D. Morpeth (Eds.), Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Festivals Management: An International Perspective (pp. 186-199). Wallingford, United Kingdom: CABI.
Shinde, K. A. (2007). 'Pilgrimage and the Environment: Challenges in a Pilgrimage Centre'. Current Issues in Tourism Vol. 10, No. 4, 2007. pp. 343-365.
Shinde, K. A. (2006). Quest for Good Governance: Contribution and Potential of Religious Institutions as Stakeholders. In M. Chattopadhyay (Ed.), Religious Tourism: An Introduction (pp. 89-109). Hyderabad, India: The Icfai University Press. (Reprint of a paper presented at a conference in Monash University).
Shinde, K. A. (2006). Religious Tourism: Intersection of Contemporary Pilgrimage and Tourism in India. In Mike Robinson and David Picard (eds), Journeys of Expressions V- Tourism and the Roots/ Routes of Religious Festivity (Belfast, Sheffield Hallam University), www.tourism-culture.com.
Shinde, K. A. (2004). ‘Quest for Good governance: Contribution and potential of religious institutions as stakeholders in India', Working paper presented at the workshop on “The Quest for Good Global Governance” (27th August 2004), organized by Monash Governance Research Unit and the Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, Monash University.
Shinde, K. A. (2003). Environmental Crisis In God's Abode: Managing Religious Tourism. In Carlos Fernandes, Francis Mcgettigan, Jonathan Edwards (Eds) Religious Tourism And Pilgrimage - Conference Proceedings of The 1st Expert Meeting Of ATLAS- Religious Tourism And Pilgrimage Research Group , (23- 27 April, 2003), Tourism Board of Leiria / Fatima , Portugal.
Shinde, K. A. (2003). ‘More Pilgrims than a Temple Town can Handle', Hinduism Today, October 2003, Himalayan Academy , Hawaii USA.