Land Reclamation and Restoration Strategies for Sustainable Development

Dr. Gouri Sankar Bhunia earned his Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of Calcutta in India. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on applying geospatial technologies to prevent infectious disease in the environment. Environmental modeling, risk assessment, natural resource mapping and modeling, data mining, and information retrieval utilizing geospatial technologies are among his research interests. Dr. Bhunia serves on the editorial boards of three international journals in health GIS and geosciences as an associate editor. Dr. Bhunia has published more than 60 articles in Scopus-indexed publications. Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at Bhatter College in Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, and an Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography from Utkal University and a Doctorate in Applied Geography from Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, Odisha. He has contributed to a number of research papers that have been published in reputable national and international publications, as well as edited book volumes. He has also organized (as the convener) a Faculty Development Program on "Modern ways of teaching and advanced research methods," which was funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Urban Planning, Social and Human Geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, Land Use and Rural Development are some of his research interests. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) of the Government of West Bengal, India, financed his research. He has worked as a reviewer for a number of international publications. Dr. Uday Chatterjee is currently the lead editor of the Springer Special Issue (S.I) on Urbanism, Smart Cities, and Modelling. 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. Dr. Pravat Kumar Shit is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Vidyasagar University, India and also works in the Postgraduate Department of Geography, Raja N. L. Khan Women’s College, India. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Geomorphology from Vidyasagar University in 2013, M.Sc. in Geography and Environment Management from Vidyasagar University in 2005 and PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS from Sambalpur University in 2015. His main fields of research are soil erosion spatial modelling, water resource and natural resource mapping, and geospatial modelling, and has published over 50 international and national research articles in various renowned journals. He has published three books and is an associate editor or on the editorial board of three international journals in geography and environmental science.

• 1. Emergence and challenges of land reclamation: issues and prospect2. Stages of land reclamation and their impact on the fluvio-geomorphological environment of Indian Sundarbans with special reference to Matla–Bidyadhari Interfluve3. Catchment health degradation resulting from urban expansion using remote sensing and GIS techniques in parts of South Africa 4. A geospatial appraisal of urban expansion within the Teesta-Mahananda interfluve in and around Siliguri town, West Bengal, India 5. Wasteland reclamation and geospatial solution: existing scenario and future strategy6. Mapping of wastelands and significance of morphometric analysis in wasteland management - a remote sensing and GIS approach7. Land reclamation open cast coal mine under semiarid conditions - a field-based observation8. Assessment of mining derelict land using multicriteria decision-making technique and approaches toward sustainable regeneration - a case study in Jamuria CD block, West Bengal (India)9. Alternative use of abandoned mines for geotourism: a case study using geoinformatics10. A geospatial approach to analyze the stability of mine overburden dump over reclaimed land11. Assessment of heavy metal soil pollution in the agricultural land of North Western Bangladesh12. High volume fly ash utilization for reclamation of wastelands with special reference to mine spoil and ash back-haul areas for agriculture and forestry13. GIS-based assessment for agricultural susceptibility and sustainability to meteorological drought in West Bengal14. Land suitability assessment for effective agricultural practices in Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts, West Bengal, India15. Land reclamation, management, and planning in coastal region: a geoinformatics approach16. Evaluation of long-term shoreline changes between Rasulpur and Subarnarekha estuary, east coast of India using remote sensing and GIS techniques17. Mangrove sensitivities to climate change and its impacts in the Sundarbans: a case study in the Patibania Island of south western Sundarbans, India18. An empirical study on mangrove restoration in Indian Sundarbansda community-based environmental approach19. Forest land degradation and restoration: lessons from historical processes and contemporary advances20. Forest land degradation and reclamation process in Indian Sundarbans: a case study21. Monitoring and changing pattern of shifting cultivation and reclamation in hilly regions using Geospatial Technology22. Afforestation, revegetation, and regeneration: a case study on Purulia district, West Bengal (India)23. Land restoration strategies to mitigate the problems of shrinkage of wetlands in West Bengal24. Conflict between land reclamation and natural channels: case of Greater Mohali region25. Land reclamation and reuse of waste water on the backdrop of urban sprawl of Kolkata metropolitan: a case study of East Kolkata, Wetland, India26. Wetland formation and reclamation in the flood prone areas: a case study in Bihar, India27. Land use land cover dynamics with the outgrowth of Burdwan town (India): problems with sustainable solutions28. Quantification of decadal deforestation and afforestation scenario in Bankura District of West Bengal using geospatial techniques29. Rainwater harvesting potential in Nagaland, India30. Appraisal of ecosystem services and forest resource conservation in a tropical dry deciduous forest of Aravallis, India31. Challenges of land reclamation for Teesta River victims: sustainable management policy for reclaimed land32. Geospatial technology in salt-affected land assessment and reclamation33. Locally informed "remediation" interventions: lessons of community (co)engagement from semi-arid Bundelkhand, India