Amit Prothi leads the resilience practice across the Asia-Pacific region for the Resilient Cities Network. For over 20 years, he has led and worked with multidisciplinary teams on thematic topics that relate directly to urban resilience, including environmental planning, urban policy, land use planning, natural resource management, flood management, disaster risk reduction, housing, and community development.
Amit has worked with local and national governments across North America, Asia, and Africa on projects and studies funded by The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, The Rockefeller Foundation, US Government, and numerous municipalities and private-sector clients.
He holds a dual master’s degree in Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a BA in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi. Amit pursued doctoral studies (ABD) in Urban Studies and Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.