Pankaj Kumar, Ram Avtar, Rajarshi Dasgupta, Brian Alan Johnson et al.
Rapid global changes (population growth, urbanization and frequent extreme weather conditions) have cumulatively affected local water bodies and resulted in unfavorable hydrological, ecological, and environmental changes in the major river systems. Particularly, communities in isolated riverine isla...
Md Mustafizur Rahman, Ram Avtar, Ali P. Yunus, Jie Dou et al.
Spatial urban growth and its impact on land surface temperature (LST) is a high priority environmental issue for urban policy. Although the impact of horizontal spatial growth of cities on LST is well studied, the impact of the vertical spatial distribution of buildings on LST is under-investigated....
Md. Nasif Ahsan, Fatema Khatun, Pankaj Kumar, Rajarshi Dasgupta et al.
Abstract Despite confronting severe climatic risks, many people prefer to remain in climate hazard-prone areas rather than migrate. Environmental non-migration behavior, however, has gained relatively little research attention in the field of migration processes. This study aims to unveil the determ...
Rajarshi Dasgupta, Rajib Shaw
This book outlines the performance and management of mangroves in the changing climatic scenario of the Asia-Pacific region and draws examples and lessons from the national and community-driven mangrove conservation programs of relevant countries including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mya...
Gulsan Ara Parvin, Rajarshi Dasgupta, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Masashi Sakamoto et al.
The southwestern coastal part of Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to different kinds of disasters due to the changing climatic conditions. With the lenses of rural communities here an approach to examine how were the different disasters experiences, what lesson they learnt and what are their present ...
Rajarshi Dasgupta, Priyank Pravin Patel
Abstract The physical‐human dichotomy in geography is long standing, revolving around the topics studied and outlooks adopted by the two groups of geographers. Three reasons are identified for its continuation—the present structure of academic geography, constrained interactions between physical and...
Bhumika Morey, Sameer Deshkar, Vibhas Sukhwani, Priyanka Mitra et al.
The world’s urban population is expected to nearly double by 2050, making urbanization one of the most disruptive developments of the 21st century. On a global-to-local scale, ensuring a secure and reliable supply of food energy and water (FEW) resources for all humans is a major challenge in such a...
Rajarshi Dasgupta
This article looks at the lingering complexities of the Indian partition and the current state of refugees in south Asia. More specifically, it deals with one of the most marginal segments known as the Urdu-speaking Bihari’s living in Bangladesh. We trace the arcs of migration, prosperity and dispos...
Pankaj Kumar, Rajarshi Dasgupta, Ram Avtar
Rajarshi Dasgupta, Rajib Shaw
Abstract Arsenic contamination in shallow groundwater aquifers in the lower Gangetic basin constitutes a major health hazard in the Bengal basin extended over Bangladesh and India. It has been estimated that at least 35 million people in Bangladesh and 6 million people in India are severely affected...
Md. Anwarul Abedin, Gulsan Ara Parvin, Sanjaya Bhatia, Sandra Carrasco et al.
Citation (2013), "List of Contributors", Water Insecurity: A Social Dilemma (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 13), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. vii-viii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2013)0000013002 Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited Copyrigh...