Travel Grant Recipients
Shubhi Goyal
- 2024 J-WAFS Travel Grantee
- Graduate Student
- Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Shubhi Goyal is currently pursuing a master’s degree in city planning at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. She is interested in leveraging local, nature-based, indigenous solutions for addressing climate-related challenges and enhancing disaster resiliency. Her current efforts, supported by the World Monuments Fund, focus on conserving and readapting traditional water management strategies in Kathmandu, Nepal to address the Valley’s pressing water challenges. She aims to design a system that integrates elements of the traditional water management system into an effective flood risk mitigation strategy. In collaboration with Incubate Nepal, Shubhi is leading a team of six high school students to document the city’s evolving water narratives and its intricate relationship with the local community.
Prior to MIT, Shubhi worked on architectural, urban design, and master planning projects across Nepal and India. She holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi.