Recent Advancement in Geographical Research (eBook)

Dr. Jayanta Das is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography in Rampurhat College, University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. He has completed his Post Graduate and PhD degrees from the Department of Geography and Applied Geography, University of North Bengal, India. His research interest includes agricultural modeling and sustainable management studies, groundwater, flood, drought analysis, climate change, watershed management, hydrological modeling, water quality, geospatial data analysis, data mining, and GIS applications with more than 15 academic years of experience. Dr. Jayanta Das has published more than 50 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals, focusing mainly on: climate change, agricultural suitability analysis, natural and man-made hazards analysis, risk management, and spatial data analysis. He has been reviewing many journals such as Advances in Space Research, Natural Hazard, Arabian journal of geosciences, Archives of agronomy and soil science, Climatic Change, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Geo Journal, Sustainability, SN Applied Sciences, Geocarto International, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Dr. Das has also published 3 edited books with Springer Nature. He has served as an editor for the Journal of Water and as a guest editor for Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR), published by Springer. His academic endeavors are further highlighted by his leadership in organizing international seminars and receiving prestigious awards for his research contributions. Asraful Alam is an Assistant Professor of Geography at Rampurhat College, affiliated to The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. He has completed his Postgraduate degree from the Department of Geography at Visva-Bharati. He furthered his expertise by obtaining a Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformatics from Jadavpur University, enhancing his proficiency in the field. His research interests span a wide range, encompassing fluvial geomorphology, agriculture geography, and disaster management, geospatial data analysis and GIS applications. He has published articles in reputed international journals. He has more than 10 years of academic experience and shared his insights as a guest faculty in various colleges and universities.