Hello! I am Abhinand Gopal. A creative involved in digital, social and print mediums. My work includes GIS mapping, data analysis, 3D visualization, animation, and report publication.
Geo-Analytics
2020 - present Mumbai, India, 2021 I draw inspiration from existing artforms, folklore and my travels to diverse cities.
WRI India Sustainable Cities
and
and capacity building. Strategic
more
Our work aims to shift the discourse through informing policies and plans, participating in iconic demonstration projects and training
data-driven initiatives help address key urban challenges such as congestion, pollution, road safety, inequitable access to jobs,
core urban services to build
sustainable cities. Stakeholders: A list of our project collabarations across India Source: ESRI Living Atlas; Effects using Adobe Photoshop
33°C 32°C 31°C 3 0°C 29°C 28°C 27°C 26°C Mangroves Ponds Wetlands Low Income Residential Open Spaces Industry Commercial 28.7°C 29°C 29.1°C 29.7°C 29.9°C 30°C 30.8°C 31.1°CI. Tree Planting as a NBS Solution, Kochi Identifying vulnerable hotspots in the city prone and conduct ward analysis of vacant land. Select key parcels to developed by the local community called ‘Kavu’ or traditional grooves that will provide multiple ecosystem services such as reducing theheat stress impacts and act as rain water sink for ground water recharge and flood mitigation in the coastal city. Collaborator: Achu Sekhar (Project Lead), Nileena S (Designer) 1. Identify vacant plots in Vaduthala by citizen engagement & organize workshop. 2. The Corporation also launched the KAVAKI initiative, which focuses on expanding the city’s green cover by developing urban grooves in the most heat-stressed and vulnerable regions. 3. The greening programme will have up to 100 trees belonging to around 30 varieties of native species.
Evidence of Heat Stress in Kochi: Mean Land Surface Temperature versus
Land
Use Cover.
Source: LandSat USGS/NASA; ESRI Grey Base Map; Analysis by WRI India
A
The Blue-Green Conundrum Report
urbanization patterns
based
urban
II.
10-city comparitive analysis and evidence on the relationship between current
and impacts of natural infrastructure. The report provides evidence-
research for urban development agencies to include conservation and restoration of
blue-green spaces within cities. Collaborator: Sahana Goswami (Project Lead), Raj Bhagat (Senior Manager), Aakash Malik (GIS
Analyst)
Source: European Commission JRC, LandSat (USGS/NASA); Permanent, Seasonal and Global Surface Water, Basemap: ESRI Grey Map of Delhi 0 1km 2km Publication in Progress
Climate Action Plan
The research document formally launched the planning process
city’s
ever climate action plan.
Collaborator: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Lubaina Rangwala (City Lead), Ananya Ramesh, Geo-Analytics Team
Urban Heat Risk
Urban Flooding Risk
Landslide
Access
Information
Home Ownership
House Condition
Access
Access
Water
Air Pollution
Access
III. Mumbai
for the
first
It highlights the need for urgent climate action and envisions a safer, healtheir and inclusive city for all. It is a comprehensive spatial study of Mumbai’s climate risks and vulernability assessment.
Role: Created visuals to support scientific documentation and structure the report publication flow with a set of historic photos, key insights, climate-centric icons, data infographics, access maps and thematic charts.
Population exposed to ≥35°C mean surface temperature CLIMATE RISK CONTEXT Demographic Context VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
Living within 250m radius of flooding hotspots
Risk Living in the vicinity of landslide-prone locations Coastal Risks Exposure to storm surges and cyclonic events
Risks Exposure to pollutants: outdoors and indoors
to
Access to broadcast media, telephone & internet
Residents as owners
Material of roof Access to Daily Urban Recreation Spaces Within km walking distance
to Drinking
Source & proximity of source of drinking water
to Sanitation Latrine location, sewage & wastewater disposal
to Clean Cooking Fuel LPG, Biogas & Electricity Access to Mass Transit Within km walking distance Access to Electricity Connection to grid/Main source of lighting Access to Healthcare Within 5 km driving distance Access to Fire Services Within 5 mins response time at 35 km/hr Access to Flood Shelter Within km walking distance Nature of Potential Impacts: Early warning systems and communication Timely response, first aid, rescue and recovery efforts Lives, health, quality of life, productivity Physical access to jobs, economy Service Delivery (disruption in services) Helps unpack differential impact of climate induced hazards based on sensitivity, exposure & adaptive capacity Socio-Economic Aspects Physical Environment Aspects Infrastructure and Service Aspects 11.8% M/E Ward area exposed and 13% M/E Ward area exposed and 39.5% due to 35.4% 14.1% anddue to 40% 12.9% anddue to 38.8% due to 38.4% 18.1% due to and 14.5%8.4% S Ward area exposed andand Exposure to risk of flooding Exposure of risk of urban heat risk No access to daily urban recreation spaces No access to health services No access to fire services Inadequate housing condition No access to drinking water No access to sanitation No access to mass transit No access to flood shelter How are the values calculated? (Color corresponds to specific hazard) Serviced population Population at risk Unserviced population Population at risk Likely reduction in serviced population due to a hazard Area of most vulnerable ward Population concentration with exacerbated vulnerability due to a hazard Percentage area most vulnerable ward exposed to a hazard risk X% A% Y% B% Mumbai’s Vulnerability Assessment Click for PDF document
Mangrove Area Assessment /a section of the report/
Based on satellite imagery analysis of BMC area (not including Thane creek), from the year 2008 to 2021, 325 ha of dense mangrove cover changed to sparse mangrove cover or has been converted to intertidal mudflats due to excessive erosion and sedimentation as illustrated in the map; and for around 305 ha of mangroves the density has increased.
There is a significant transformation of mangroves since the year 2008, with most of the mangrove cover increasing which can be attributed to the efforts made by the state forest department to protect the mangrove areas. However, the analysis is limited to BMC boundary and does not include the east or north of the creek.
Increased Mangrove Density Decreased Mangrove DensitySource: Google Earth Engine, i-Tree Canopy Cover, 2021; Basemap contain modified Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2022; LandSat 5 & LandSat 8 (USGS) for years 2008, 2010, 2018, 2021
0 2.5km 5km
air pollution in the winter months of New Delhi
become an annual distress phenomenon. Despite
implementation of various emergency measures, the dangerous levels of PM2.5 (particulate matter) steadily rising over the years. If left unchecked, the impacts on health and longevity could be long lasting.
Nagpure (Head of Air Pollution),
of
New Delhi
IV. Delhi Air Pollution Analysis Source: van Donkelaar, et al. Global estimates of exposure to fine particulate matter concentrations from satellite-based aerosol optical depth, 2019. Source Apportionoment of PM2.5 & PM10 of New Delhi and NCR, TERI, 2018.Basemap: ESRI Grey Map of Delhi Storymap Blog Link 1998 2010 1999 2011 2000 2012 2001 2013 2004 2016 2007 2002 2014 2005 2017 2008 2003 2015 2006 2018 2009 0 2.5km 5km Mean PM2.5 Concentrations Range across All Years: 113µg/m3 119µg/m3 Annual Average Concentrations of PM2.5 in
(1998-2018) Recurrent
has
the
Collaborator: Ajay
Aditya Sharma (GIS Analyst), Bina Shetty (Head
Geo-Analytics) 64% increase of PM2.5 emissions in the last 2 decades in New Delhi
Research
Climate Change: How can India’s concretised, dangerously hot cities be cooled down sustainably?
Article in the Scroll on June 20, 2022 by Op Agarwal, Jaya Dhindaw, Raj Bhagat Palanichamy
Role: Collaborated the analysts to prepare maps, build comparitive analysis amongst of cities and neighbourhoods.
Crowd Density Project: Estimate footfall on railway platforms by monitoring camera feed during peak hours. Applied ML technology using Console Paperspace built-in application for Dadar Station, Mumbai, India.
Role: Draw attention to mass transit-oriented development for last-mile connectivity and question transport logistics.
Media Article: Click for Animation
Source: WRI India Geo-Analytics using Google Earth; OpenStreetMap; Census 2011 V. Publication and
Thesis
Project Johannesburg, SA Feb, 2020 Johannesburg Region, South Africa, 2021
AgroUrbanism as Alt Futures
The master thesis project is an urban exploration and understanding of the underlying elements that spatially connect the de-fragmented urban pockets of Johannesburg from the theoretical lens of climate change. It explores the intricate relationship between the spatial making of the city to its water systems, soil structure, native vegetation and diverse ecology. It investigates the rapid urban sprawl and the ecological transformations of the peri-urban fringes of the city that have become extremely prone to climate change.
Thesis Guide: Prof. Kelly Shannon, Dr. Bruno De Meulder Collaborator: Pranit Nevrekar1
Introduction: Johannesburg, like all South African cities, is a culturally diverse but highly segregated megalopolis. In 1886, the city was founded in the middle of nowhere on the edge of the world’s largest goldfields.
Gauteng
Research Question: How can prudent water management systems be embedded within existing urbanism and future development while addressing imminent issues of water scarcity, degraded mining landscapes, and ecological rehabilitation?
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg Durban
Cape Town
Province Pretoria Vereeniging Johannesburg Metropolitan City of Johannesburg Ekhurleni Metropolitan Population - 15.2 Million Population 5.8 million Population - 2 million Population - 3.8 million +
Ridges Urban Footprint Mine Residue Areas
Growth: TIn his book ‘A City Divided’, the urban planner
Mandy refers to the physical landscape features of Johannesburg as “original
of the city that distinctively stand out in the background. The urban sprawl of Johannesburg is the product of a set of historical circumstances of hegemonic apartheid policies and top-down modernist planning intertwined with intense mining activities.
Floated Mining Properties Water RightsStudy AreaFreehold Mining Property Source: 1903 Mapf of Johannesburg Archieves of Survey Department, South Africa Source: University of Texas;Map made by Corps of Engineers, US Army. Note: Figures in red denote the distances between stars in miles. 19551938 1975 1991 Source: Manual stitching of aerial images from the Archives from the Department of Architecture and Planning, University of WITS Source: GIS database used for base mapping is provided by IYER Design Studio, South Africa. Urban
Nigel
birthmarks”
River
Network Wetlands Alluvial Soil Dolomite Sandsonte Quartz Basalt Syndicates Geology 0 2.5km 5km
Study Area
Vegetation: The regional geography and rainfall shape the Highveld’s semi-arid environment. It is characterized as the Savannah grasslands with the presence of shrubs and trees along water channels rather than large forest canopies.
Study Area: The Klippoortjie agricultural hub is a food belt on the city’s southeast periphery which under constant threat from future housing development, industrial expansion, water scarcity and drought. The predictions of frequent drought conditions coupled with irregular rainfall patterns and temperature anomalies outlined in the FAO Agriculture Report* has become a harsh reality.
*Evaluation of FAO’s contribution to building resilience to El Niñoinduced drought in Southern Africa. Rome: Food & Agriculture Organisation.
Spatial Demographics
Segragated Landscapes
Climate Crisis Figurative Diagram
Road Network WaterbodiesRiver NetworkAgricultureProteceted Areas/ Green Areas Gau TrainGau Train BRT Gau BusMetro BusHighwayRoad NetworkWetlands
Transport & Mobility: The convergence of transport routes in the central city comprises of rail networks
interlocked
in a labyrinth of roads and highways. Yet, they ensure seclusion from each other.
Wind Direction Sinkholes
Threatened
Vegetation
Stunts in
River System
Air Pollution Water Pollution Groundwater Tanks Agriculture Hub River
System Industry
River
System Industry
Native
Vegetation
Native Vegetation Altered Vegetaion Industry Settlement Pans Wetlands Schools Taxi Hubs Healthcare Openspaces Church Cemetery Natalspruit
Degraded
Landscape Future Floodline
0 2.5km 5km
Native versus Alien Species of Johannesburg Region
In 2016, Johannesburg featured in the Top 10 Cities with most trees by World Economic Forum. However, the kind of tree species, and their immense water demand further scrutiny. The colonizers brought along not only principles and habits, but visually aesthetic non-native species that consume large amounts of water and a few turn invasive to replace indigenous vegetation of the region.
Design Intervention Area:
The primary objective of the research is to understand the transforming relationships between agriculture and settlements in the Highveld region of Johannesburg.
The role of urban design interventions are examined to build a symbiotic relationship of fragmented agriculture and settlement parcels.
Klippoortjie AH Informal Settlements Klippoortjie Industrial Zone Rondebutlt Bird Santuary Natalspruit Catchment Klippoortjie Agriculture Hub Roodekop Dawn Park ERWAT Flea Market School School 1 Disconnected Housing Retail Market 3 2 Spatial Anamolies: The spatial demographic analysis of the intervention area shows the stark differences in the size of land holding and the housing unit densities between different residential neighbourhoods. The concept of space as a social construct that dictates the social values and prejudices is fixed for the residents throughout their lives. An average of 5 members per household was taken to analyse the 3 different housing clusters, but this clearly undermines the higher number of residents in informal settlements. Study Area Study Area Low-Cost Housing Pool Villas Number of Housing 252 units, mixed use Land Area/ Density (per sq km) 0.12 sq km/ 35,000 - 40,000 Construction Material Corrugated Alumnium, Tin Roof, Local Bricks Number of Housing 125 units on 70 plots, limited mixed use Land Area/ Density (per sq km) 0.87 sq km/ 35,000 - 40,000 Construction Material Low-cost building materials Number of Housing 27 units, single-use residential Land Area/ Density (per sq km) 0.8 sq km/ 3,000 -4,000 Construction Material Steel frame, expensive bricks, lumber
ABCD A’B’C’D’ Section AA’ Water Network Agriculture Entities Land Use Section BB’ Section CC’ Section DD’ Existing Scenario Nursery Polyfarms Farming Fallow Land Farm Factories Degraded Landscapes Decrepit Rail Network School Retail/Commercial Pans Wetlands Groundwater Tanks 0 500m 1000m
New Water
Rainwater
Greywater
New Agriculture
New
Section AA’ Section BB’ Section CC’ Section DD’ Alternate Futures 0 500m 1000m
Network
Entities
Land Use Ecology Network Altered Farms Storefront Farm Reservoirs Carbon Sequestration Protected Forest New Urbanism Dairy Industry
Catchment Reservoirs
Channels Filtration Ponds Cultivation orineted along countours Ecology Network Storm water collection system Protected Forest Ecological
Flyover
Carbon
Sequestration
Before
Design Strategies: The urban design strategies emulated work in unison to create alternate social and economic patterns in the hyperlocal territory with the complete absence of non-renewable energy sources. They represent conceptualised systems of collective action by reframing the power relations and incrementally producing spatial, social and economic development practices:
A. Socio-ecological production spaces such as community farming, hydroponics and inter-cropping with the reuse of domestic greywater, and industrial wastewater. The large surface area of industrial sites area is effectively used for rainwater catchment.
B. Reconfiguration of existing industry by combing diverse functions of separate entities to create a common goal, in this case integrating glass making, steel manufacturing, and local coal-shale industries (resources available within 20kms) to create a unified solar-production hub.
C. The socio-economic tensions between rural-countryside and urban-settlements dissolve to pave way for localised production and consumption cycles. This could lead in new avenues of local skilled employment and livelihoods, especially for rural migrants.
After
BeforeReimagined Street Section
Railway Track Highway
Before After After Thesis Document Link
Storyboard
Animation Paramaribo, Suriname Nov, 2019 Paramaribo, Suriname2019
Urbanism as Film
The historic part of the city of Paramaribo is in a state of decline as residents have moved to peripheral area. This project is an attempt to reimagine the street profile of Heerenstraat, and present an alternate reality of compact life with vigor and activity in the inner city. It aims to build an ongoing dialogue among the stakeholders, financial investors and local citizens to envision collective growth and prosperity.
Collaborator: EMU, TU Delft 2019, IDB (InterDevelopment Bank, PURP (Paramaribo Urban Rehabitation Program), and the local residents of Paramaribo, Suriname. Enrico Corvi2 (Visual Artist)
Role: Director and Screenplay
Experimented with drone photography and shot panoramic sequences. Used Adobe Premier Pro for Edits, Sound and Effects.
Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds
World
SURINAME Most Forested Country in the
Paramaribo
Link: Dutch | English
A visual sequence of the Centrumkerk’s (Central Church) timeline to depict the shift from open spaces and full of trees to automobiles, hapazard traffic and parking lots. Link
Si
A spirited Surinamese2 An empowered Research Graduate2
Suriname is a mixed fusion of diverse races, ethnicities and cultures. The skin color of the protagonists is blue to remove any racial association. The vivid garment is taken from local textures produced in the country.
AFTER
BEFORE
Forest-Water
Urbanism Hue, Vietnam Feb, 2019 Hue, Vietnam, 2019
Deathscapes as Urbanism
Hue is located in Central Vietnam. The studio focussed on Water and Forest Urbanism in a sensitive and complex landscape contexts undergoing the pressures of transformation and rapid urbanisation.
The province is comprised of sequence of forested mountain landscapes, fertile plains and Tam Giang Cau Hai lagoon. It is distinct dotted by tomb landscapes of the royal family in the north of the citadel city. The ubiquitous belief of life after death holds and to attain eternal life as the absolute goal.
The site is the An Bang cemetery is one of the largest tomb landscapes covering more than 6 km in length. The design looks into different living patterns based on communitarianism.
Existing Scenario: Every year, the extensive tomb landscapes take more and more of the dune’s original vegetation. Trees are cut at an accelerated pace, irreversibly changing its valuable eco-system.
Collaborator: Aline de Bruyune3Hanoi
Hue
Communist led Capitalism with a high degree of Decentralization
Possible Futures3: The roles are reversed. Nature orchestrates the expansion of future sacred landscapes. New tombs are enclosed by a protective forest. The tomb landscape becomes a living-deathscape, maybe with eco-friendly modes of transport and responsible tourism.
VIETNAM
Ho Chi Minh
nên sự phân chia những khu vực linh Bằng và Phương Nhì vực vịnh “làng ma” những ngôi mộ lớn) được (tái) thiết lập không gian công cộng bảo vệ không ? producing a spatial spaces in An Bằng and Can the coastal ghost stretch of grand tombs) (re)defined to accommodate protective forests? (KUL) (HCMUT) (UAH) Aqua Farms DâmThủy Từ An Bằng Village Ghost TownCemetery Pine Forest Beach East SeaRice Fields Average Cost: 3-5 Billion đồng $130,000$215,290 Average Cost: 300 Million đồng $13,000 Average Cost: 100 Million đồng $4,300 Từ đường Memorial for People Lost in the Sea Research Question: How are remittances producing a spatial dichotomy of sacred spaces in An Bằng and Phường Nhì villages? Can the coastal ghost town (and the large stretch of grand tombs) of An Bằng be (re)defined to accommodate public spaces and protective forests?
Community
Graveyard Forest + Graveyard
Ancestoral
Family
Tombs
Tombs
within Agriculture Family Temple within Paddy fields Existing Death Landscapes
Agriculture Fields
Cluster
Housing by the Sea/Lagoon
Institution with Unit Housing
Cluster-Housing
and MarketPlace Mono-functional
Industrial Area
1 2 3 1 - Living in the Lagoon Cross Section of An Bằng Cemetery and nearby villages in Hue Province3 Existing Living Landscapes 2 - Living in the Field 3 - Living in the Forest
Clothing Startup India, 2013-2015 Made in India
e-Commerce Clothing Store
During the final year of my college, the sheer zeal to be part of the startup culture led to the start a clothing startup: WhozHigh.com
We built a customised e-commerce platform from scratch that sold premium quality clothing on a day to day basis to target audience groups.
Our clothing was supererior quality combed biowash cotton eccentric designs for our customers.
We ventured into unchartered spaces from movie merchandise, political campaigns, rock concerts, college events and much more.
Founders: Shashank Pawar
Team:
(Business Development) Mahesh Yalamanchilli (Marketing) Abhinand Gopal (Design, UI/UX)
4 tailors, 1 logistic supervisor, 2 design interns INDIA Hyderabad Tirrupur Mumbai Delhi Most Populous Democracy in the World
Artwork
Clothing &
Color Options:
Hoodie, T-Shirt
(Round
Collar/V-Neck), PoloSocial Media Post procure cloth in bulk quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 custom tailored clothing units order placed onlinescreen print + thermal press packaging & delivery in 2-3 days cater to different body sizes > > > > > Lifecycle of a Clothing Order
Comic
Con, Bengaluru March 2015
Over a period of 2 years, I have crrated more than 500+ illustrations based on trends, fashion and events. A few of my designs that were most sold are enlisted on this page, along with two successful brand projects:
Left: Arvind Kejriwal promotes merchandise.
Top: Social Media post
Top: Lead actors Rana & Tammanah promote the merchandise in Comic Con Hyderabad, 2014
1. Movie Merchandise
Collabration with the production team of Baahubali, an Indian epic fantasy movie.
Movie based designer clothing were created to target specific audience and sell large volumes at minimal costs with maximum market penetration in a limited time frame.
2. Political Fund Campaign
Merchandise sales to raise electoral funds for New Delhi State elections in Feb, 2014. The profits made were given to the political unit Aam Aadmi Party.
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