Dr.
Pankaj KUMAR

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Peer-reviewed Article
In Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Author:
Sudha
Suresh
Gowhar
Meraj
Deepak
Singh
Inam Danish
Khan
Ankita
Gupta
Tarun Kumar
Yadav
Asma
Kouser
Ram
Avtar

Climate change and shifts in land use/land cover (LULC) are critical factors affecting the environmental, societal, and health landscapes, notably
influencing the spread of infectious diseases. This study delves into the intricate relationships between climate change, LULC alterations, and the
prevalence of vector-borne and waterborne diseases in...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Water
Author:
Tasi-Jung
Jiang
Herlin
Chien

Despite being a limited resource, pollution, poor management, and other drivers like climate
change make available water unsuitable and insufficient for human consumption and ecosystem
maintenance. Therefore, a transdisciplinary approach is needed for managing this precious resource.
The overall aim of this paper is to address water inequalities...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Earth
Author:
Ankush
Rani
Saurabh Kumar
Gupta
Suraj Kumar
Singh
Gowhar
Meraj
Shruti
Kanga
Bojan
Ðurin
Dragana
Doganˇci´c

The main aim of this study is to comprehensively analyze the dynamics of land use
and land cover (LULC) changes in the Bathinda region of Punjab, India, encompassing historical,
current, and future trends. To forecast future LULC, the Cellular Automaton–Markov Chain (CA)
based on artificial neural network (ANN) concepts was used using...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Water
Author:
Susanta
Mahato
Gita
Mandal
Barnali
Kundu
Sonali
Kundu
P. K.
Joshi

Crafting a comprehensive strategy to mitigate the impact of droughts, a complex geo-hazard
profoundly affecting socio-economic aspects, entails the creation of a drought vulnerability map as
a primary step. This study harmonizes geospatial techniques and the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy
Process (fuzzy AHP) to formulate such a map for northwestern...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Geomatics
Author:
Hayatullah
Hekmat
Tauseef
Ahmad
Suraj Kumar
Singh
Shruti
Kanga
Gowhar
Meraj

This study delves into the patterns of urban expansion in Kabul, using Landsat and Sentinel
satellite imagery as primary tools for analysis. We classified land use and land cover (LULC) into
five distinct categories: water bodies, vegetation, barren land, barren rocky terrain, and buildings.
The necessary data processing and analysis was...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Climate
Author:
Tauseef
Ahmad
Saurabh Kumar
Gupta
Suraj Kumar
Singh
Gowhar
Meraj
Shruti
Kanga

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
has presented unprecedented challenges to global health and economic stability. Intriguingly, the
necessary lockdown measures, while disruptive to human society, inadvertently led to environmental
rejuvenation, particularly noticeable in decreased air pollution...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Conservation
Author:
Mukta
Sharma
Ritambhara K.
Upadhyay
Gaurav
Tripathi
Naval
Kishore
Achala
Shakya
Gowhar
Meraj
Shruti
Kanga
Suraj Kumar
Singh
Som Nath
Thakur

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...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Ocean and Coastal Management
Author:
Shamik
Chakraborty
Takumi
Yamamori
Jie
Su
Yukiko
Ashikaga
Alexandros
Gasparatos

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...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Author:
Chunyan
Chen
Fei
Zhang
Xingyou
Li
Mou Leong
Tan
Jingchao
Shi
Qi
Zhao
Chanjiang
Liu

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...

Peer-reviewed Article
In Climate
Author:
Pham Van
Toan
Lavane
Kim
Nguyen Truong
Thanh
Huynh Long
Toan
Le Anh
Tuan
Huynh Vuong Thu
Minh

Charcoal is a fuelwood commonly used for domestic purposes on the household scale
in Africa and Southeast Asia. Earnings from charcoal production contribute to the income of local
inhabitants in rural areas. Unfortunately, airborne emissions from the traditional charcoal-making
process affect both human health and the ambient environment. A...

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