Dinabandhu Mahata Editor

Dr. Uday Chatterjee PhD is an Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate degree in Applied Geography at Utkal University and Doctoral Degrees in Applied Geography at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. He has contributed many research papers published in various reputed national and international journals and edited book volumes. He has co-edited one book and is a member of 8 academic societies. His areas of research interest include urban planning, social and human geography, applied geomorphology, hazards and disasters, environmental issues, land use, and rural development. Currently Dr. Uday Chatterjee is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Bhatter College, India. Anil Kashyap is Head of Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England. Dr. Kashyap brings a wealth of national and international experience with 22 years in academia, research, and the public sector. Prior to this was Deputy Head of School at Coventry University and Professor and Director of School of Real Estate at RICS School of Built Environment. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, master’s degree in urban planning and a PhD from University of Ulster, United Kingdom. Dr. Kashyap is Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), London, Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), London and Fellow of the Institute of Town Planners (ITPI), India. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) United Kingdom and a Council Member of the International Federation of Housing and Planning (IFHP) representing India. He has recently been appointed to a prestigious panel of International Land Measurement Standard Setting Committee (ILMS – SSC) led by RICS, London. Dr Kashyap has strong research interest spanning from energy efficiency in built form, healthy and smart cities, urban regeneration and infrastructure development and financing. Mark Everard is Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services at University of the West of England. Mark has extensive experience developing and implementing the sustainable management of ecosystems across five continents, including East and Southern Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and China. Gopal Panda is Emeritus Professor in Geography and former Chief Executive of the Population Research Center at Utkal University. Author of 6 books, he teaches and researches coastal geomorphology, remote sensing, climate change, natural hazards, and disaster management. Dinabandhu Mahata is a Researcher in the Department of Geography at Central University of Tamil Nadu. Author of numerous journal articles and book chapters, his work focuses on urban geography linkages with the environment.