PB Anand

Professor Anand specialises in environmental economics and public policy, focusing on the urban economy, environment, and sustainability. He has held senior leadership roles at the University of Bradford, including Head of Peace Studies and International Development, Programme Leader for the PG Certificate for Young Professionals of the African Development Bank, and Head of Centre for International Development.

His research includes a British Academy-funded project on infrastructure governance for inclusive, smart, and sustainable cities, UNDP reports for Mongolia and Eritrea, and work on the Capability Approach, which has led to Cambridge University Press publications. He edited the Handbook of BRICS and Emerging Economies for Oxford University Press and guest edited a special issue of Telecommunications Policy on smart cities.

He is a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association, Chair of its 2025 Bradford conference, Vice Chair of Calderdale Inter-faith, and a trustee of the Peace Museum.