“Our Approach: The Living Lab Methodology”
The Living Lab Alpy combines participatory research, field observation, and policy engagement to co-create sustainable solutions for urban water and sanitation systems.
Our approach integrates scientific evidence with local knowledge to address complex urban challenges in a systemic and scalable way, ensuring climate resilience.
Our Work
Sustainable and inclusive transitions
Creating environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive transitions through interventions in
Floods | Solid Waste Management | Sanitation | Drinking water | Education
Our vision
Create problem-solving citizens
The making of the student citizen: Pedagogy of real-life learning, Training for practitioners:
Empowering local stakeholders
Developing replicable protocols
Our Mission
Influencing Public-Policy
Co-producing knowledge for better decision making and deepening accountability
through continuous engagement with local governments
Our Impact
Citizens Speak
From measurable change on the ground to inspiring stories of transformation, our work strengthens communities and improves local systems | Empowering citizens | Shaping a sustainable future | Driving inclusive development
Projects
Core Team

Prof N C Narayanan
Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies (ADCPS), IIT Bombay

Rohit Joseph
Co-ordinator, Living Lab Alleppey
Collaborators

Prof Santosh Noronha
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay

Prof Pradip Kalbar
Centre for Urban Science and Engineering (CUSE), IIT Bombay

Prof. Shishir Jha
Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies (ADCPS), IIT Bombay

Prof D Parthasarathy
Dean, Nayant School of Public Policy (In lien from IIT Bombay)

Dr Joy Elamon
Former Director General, Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA)

Jagdeesh Puppala
CEO,
Living Landscapes

Prof. Sunilkumar.N
Cochin University College of Engineering, Kuttanad

Dr PV Unnikrishnan
Member Secretary, Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council

Prof Lyla Mehta
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex

Prof Rene Veron
Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne

Prof Miranda Schreurs
TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University Munich

Latha Raman
Architect, Inspiration,
Kochi

Swarup B R
Brand Director
BR&S Consultants, India

Sajan G
Former Programme Director,
Doordarshan
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Action through Collaborations













































