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Marie Hélène Zerah is a Ph.D. holder in Urban Studies from the Paris Institute of Urban Studies and a Senior Researcher with the Institute of Research for Development (Paris). She was the head of the urban dynamics research team in the Centre de Sciences Humaines of New Delhi between 2009 and 2013. She previously worked with the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank and the Suez Group. She was also involved in projects and consultancy for a number of organisations, including the European Union. She has worked extensively in the area of urban infrastructure, urban governance and urban democracy in Indian cities. Her recent research interests are focused on the role of small towns in the urbanisation process and the question of urban energy governance. She has published a book on the question of water access in Delhi and recently co-edited a book on the Right to the City in India.