Shriya works on urban economics, urban form, economic geography and policy. She has studied the urban from a range of different perspectives – economic processes, sustainable land use practices and human rights. Shriya worked at the Centre for Development Finance, the National Knowledge Commission, and provided advisory inputs for the High Power Expert Committee on financing infrastructure, chaired by Dr. Isher Ahluwalia. IDFC, SEWA, Development Innovations Group and UNDP are other clients she has worked with. Most recently, she worked with New Jersey Future in the US and was involved in a study of land rights in Cambodia.
