Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Spatial Modeling, and Data Mining for urban and environmental analysis and planning. Some of my recent research has focused on mapping urban land cover (green space, impervious surfaces, etc.) and monitoring forest health using fine resolution satellite imagery.
Ph.D. in Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, USA (2012).
M.A. in Geography, Florida Atlantic University, USA (2007).
The NH 58 area in India has been experiencing an increase in landslide occurrences, posing
significant threats to local communities, infrastructure, and the environment. The growing need to
identify areas prone to landslides for effective disaster risk management, land use planning, and
infrastructure development has led to the increased...
National monitoring of forests is essential for tracking progress towards various global environmental goals, including those of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement. Inconsistent national definitions of “forest”, however, can complicate the tracking of global progress towards achieving these goals. The FAO’s...
This dataset contains maps of forests and other land with tree cover in the Philippines as of the year 2020. The data can be downloaded directly here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dPdRbmPjTRJKtOuOa5s2lMXvIEcfhw-…
The dataset contains three georeferenced maps: (1) A map of lands identified as "Open forest", "Closed forest"...
Coastal social-ecological systems (SES) are essential for the wellbeing of coastal communities and the wider
society. However, in many parts of the world coastal SES face rapid change, and ultimately degradation. In this
paper we unravel the mechanisms and implications of change in coastal SESmobilising multiple sources of
knowledge, including...
Study region: Bosten Lake (Xinjiang, China).
Study focus: This paper mainly focuses on quantifying changes in water storage of Bosten Lake
using multi-mission satellite data. From Landsat images, we firstly extracted the lake area changes
between 2003 and 2022 with the help of the modified normalized difference water index
(MNDWI); Secondly, we...
Since the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2021, global society, including Asian countries, has entered the phase of how to implement a long-term transition roadmap to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). Given vital needs for the development in many Asian countries, a...
Illegal sand mining has been identified as a significant cause of harm to riverbanks, as it leads to excessive removal of sand from rivers and negatively impacts river shorelines. This investigation aimed to identify instances of shoreline erosion and accretion at illegal sand mining sites along the Chambal River. These sites were selected based on...
本業務では、国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構（JAXA）が有する衛星技術・製品・知見の
第１回グローバル・ストックテイク等の国際環境政策への活用促進に向けた調査や支援を実施すること
を目的とし、(1)グローバル・ストックテイクに関わる支援、(2)衛星データ活用に向けたニーズマッピン
グと事例調査、(3)温室効果ガス観測戦略支援に関する3 つの業務を実施した。
Assessing heat-related health risks is important for sustainable urban development. Although fine-scale information (e.g., at the community/neighborhood or city block level) is ideal for identifying and mitigating these risks, previous studies have preferred to work at the administrative unit level. High-resolution Local Climate Zone (LCZ) maps, i...
The response of land surface phenology (LSP) to the urban heat island effect (UHI) is a useful biological indicator for understanding how vegetated ecosystems will be affected by future climate warming. However, vegetation cover in rural areas is often dominated by cultivated land, whose phenological timing is considerably influenced by...
