We believe that a diverse group of academics, scientists, geographers, environmentalists, environmental regulators, social scientists, and sustainable scientists with a common interest within the earth environmental sciences and humanistic and social sciences will find this book to be a comprehensive source for reference.
Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography at Utkal University and Doctoral Degree in Applied Geography at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. He has contributed to various research papers published in various reputed national and international journals and edited book volumes. He has authored a jointly edited book entitled “Harmony with nature: Illusions and elusions from Geographer’s perspective in the 21st Century” (with Prof. Shubhra Chandra). He is the Life Member of 8 academic societies of repute. He has delivered 7 invited lectures in national seminars sponsored by University Grants Commissions (UGC) and various academic departments of different colleges in India. In addition, he has presented 18 papers in national and international seminars/conferences held in India as well as chaired and co-chaired more than 5 technical sessions. He has successfully guided project dissertations done by undergraduate students. He has also conducted (Convener) one Faculty Development Programme on “Modern methods of teaching and advanced research methods” sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Government of India. His areas of research interest cover Urban Planning, Social and Human Geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, as well as Land Use and Rural Development. His research work has been funded by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), Government of West Bengal, India. He has also served as a reviewer for many International journals. Currently, Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Bhatter College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
Dr. Rajib Shaw is a Professor in the Graduate School of Media and Governance in Keio University, Japan. He is also the Senior Fellow of Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Japan and the Chairperson of SEEDS Asia and CWS Japan, two Japanese NGOs. Earlier, he was the Executive Director of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and was a Professor in Kyoto University. His expertise includes disaster governance, community-based disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, urban risk management, and disaster and environmental education. Dr. Shaw is the Chair of the United Nations Science Technology Advisory Group (STAG) for disaster risk reduction and also the Co-chair of the Asia Science Technology Academic Advisory Group (ASTAAG). He is also the CLA (Coordinating Lead Author) for Asia chapter of IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report. In addition, he is the editor-in-chief of the Elsevier’s journal “Progress in Disaster Science” and series editor of a Springer book series on disaster risk reduction. Dr. Shaw has also published more than 45 books and over 300 academic papers and book chapters.
Dr. Suresh Kumar is a Scientist–SG & Group Head in the Agriculture and Soils Department at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India. He has 27 years of vast experience in the applications of Geospatial Technologies in Natural Resource Management with specialization in soil resource management, land degradation and watershed management. He got a graduate degree in Agriculture and Doctorate in Soil Science from the G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (G.B. P.U. & T., Pantnagar) in 1993 and since then has been serving at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) in various scientist positions. He has done commendable research and published 22 research papers in international journals, 30 research papers in national journals, and 7 book chapters with CRC/Springer Nature press. He has attended several international conferences and national seminars/symposiums and invited as the lead talk in the seminars/symposiums. As a faculty member involved in training and education of P.G. diploma and M. Tech. courses in the department, he has supervised 20 M. Sc./M. Tech students. He has carried out several research projects acting as the PI/Co-I of projects such as FAO-AEZ based Agricultural Land Use Planning, National Soil Carbon Pool Assessment, Soil Carbon Dynamic (SCD) Studies, Mountain Ecosystem Processes and Services: Studying impact of Soil Erosion and Nutrient Loss and its impact on Soil Quality Quality, and Digital soil mapping using environmental covariates for mountainous region. He has also contributed to operational projects of National Land Degradation Mapping, National Wasteland Mapping and Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD) projects. He is a Life Member of various professional societies such as Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun; Indian Society of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, NBSS&LUP, Nagpur; Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservation, CSWCRTI, Dehradun; Farming Systems Research and development Association, Modipuram , PDCSR, Modipuram, Meerut; and Association of Agrometeorologist, GAU, Anand, India.
Anu David Raj is currently a Junior Research Fellow at the Agriculture and Soils Department at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India. He obtained his post-graduate (Integrated) degree in Climate Change Adaptation with a specialization in Agriculture from the Kerala Agricultural University. Recently, he has published research articles on climate change impact on soil erosion. His areas of research interest cover climate modelling, soil erosion modelling, climate change adaptation, agriculture and sustainability. He is also pursuing his PhD in forest influence and climate change discipline focusing on the Climate change impact on soil erosion using 137Cs radioisotope tracer technique. at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India.
Dr. Sandipan Das is an AssistantProfessor at the Symbiosis Institute of Geoinformatics, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India. He received his Master’s degree in Geoinformatics from Pune University and PhD from Symbiosis International (Deemed University). His research interests include forest biomass and productivity assessment, Geospatial modeling of groundwater, water resources management, drought, and natural resource management. He has more than six years of teaching and research experience. He has published 16 research papers, 1 edited book, 3 book chapters, and 4 conference proceedings. He has worked on several research projects funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He is also a reviewer for the several scientific journals of international repute.
