This book explores global implications of human activities that trigger changes in climate and the appropriate scientific, adaptive, and sustainable approaches as a proven information tool. It reveals that the ecological, social, and economic dynamics of the changing earth encompasses huge uncertainties coupled with its ability to be linked to other forms of global change. From a scientific perspective, multiple efforts are expedient to integrate the many aspects of global changes. Increases in science and technology have afforded nations the ability to plan for the future by investing in adaptive and mitigative measures to monitor present and future changes. Just as the climatic and ecological impacts of climate change are unequally distributed, so is the adaptive capacity to cope with these impacts in different nations. Considering that wealth, infrastructure, and political stability all contribute to a nation's capacity to anticipate and respond to change. So, global South nations who are disadvantaged in these areas are faced with more inequalities and more unique adaptive strategies. There is need for increased aggregate efforts and interaction between scientists, stakeholders, and policy makers to improve both decision-making and global change in science. Scientists and researchers need to work on expanding the range of polices that are proposed, debated, and implemented. This way, novelty, new ideas and methodologies are infused into the society. At this point of multiple climate footprints, there is an immense need to explore all ideas evaluating their possibilities in presenting alternative futures, developing alternative policies, and adaptive options to solve the intractable ecological footprints of climate change.
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The book Ecological Footprints of Climate Change: Adaptive Approaches and Sustainability provides a timely and crucial consideration of this theme. By focusing on the most vulnerable regions, particularly in developing countries, the book highlights the global nature of these challenges and underscores the urgent necessity for targeted region-specific adaptive strategies. This approach renders the book an invaluable resource for policymakers, researchers and practitioners dedicated to advancing sustainability and resilience. (Hélder Silva Lopes, Progress in Development Studies, November 24, 2024)
Section I. Introduction.
Chapter
1. Ecological Footprints in Changing
Climate An Overview.
Chapter
2. Assessing Global-scale Synergy between
Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for projected Climate
Change.
Chapter
3. Global Warming Impacts on Environment in the last
Century.
Chapter
4. Analysis of low-flow frequency in the era of climate
change: An application of CanESM2 model.- Section II. Climate Change and
contemporary issues, challenges and sustainability.
Chapter
5. Climate
Change Impact on Land Degradation in Hilly and Mountainous Landscape:
Sustainability Issues and Adaptation Strategies.
Chapter
6. Impacts of the
Inherent Hazards of Climate Change on the Coastal Environment of the Mahanadi
Delta along the East Coast of India.
Chapter
7. Assessment of Ground Water
Vulnerability to Climate Change of Jalgaon District (M.S.) India using GIS
Techniques.
Chapter
8. Impact of Climate Change on Water Crisis in Gujarat
(India).
Chapter
9. Factors affectinggovernance aspect of disaster
management: Comparative study of the Sundarbans in India and Bangladesh.-
Chapter
10. Application of Geospatial Technology in Understanding Seasonal
Flood Hazard Event in Dhemaji District of Assam.
Chapter
11. Geospatial
Approach in Watershed Vulnerability to Climate Change and Environmental
Sustainability.- Section III. Agriculture and Forestry and Climate Change.-
Chapter
12. Agro-climatic Variability in Climate Change Scenario: Adaptive
Approach and Sustainability.
Chapter
13. Peri-urban farmers perception of
climate change: values and perspectives. A French case study.
Chapter
14.
Determinants and Spatio-Temporal Drivers of Agricultural Vulnerability to
Climate Change at Block Level, Darjeeling Himalayan (Hill) Region, West
Bengal, India.
Chapter
15. Forest Landscape Dynamics and Peoples livelihood
Dependency on Forest: A Study on Bankura District, West Bengal.
Chapter
16.
Forest fire risk modelling using GIS and remote sensing in major landscapes
of Himachal Pradesh.- Section IV. Food security and Livelihoods.
Chapter
17.
Climate Smart Agriculture Interventions for Food and Nutritional Security.-
Chapter
18. Critical appraisal and evaluation of Indias first carbon Neutral
Community project- A case of Meenangadi Panchayat, Kerala, India.- Section V.
Infrastructure and resilient cities and settlements.
Chapter
19. Land use
and land cover change dynamics and modeling future urban growth using
cellular automata model over Isfahan metropolitan area of Iran.
Chapter
20.
Analyzing of Spatio- Temporal Changes in Land Surface Temperature of Coastal
Goa using LANDSAT Satellite Data.
Chapter
21. Analysing the Relationship
between Rising Urban Heat Islands and Climate Change of Howrah Sadar
Subdivision in the Past Two Decades Using Geospatial Indicators.
Chapter
22.
Assessment of Site Suitability Analysis for Solar Power Plants: An Optimal
Utilization of Wastelands.
Chapter
23. Integrated Study on Tsunami Impact
Assessment in Cilacap, Indonesia: Method, Approached and Practice.
Chapter
24. The public health risks of waterborne pathogen exposure under a climate
change scenario in Indonesia.
Chapter
25. Perceived Impact of Climate Change
on Health: Reflections from Kolkata and Its Suburbs.- Section VI. Global
Health, Sustainable and Adaptive Approaches and Sustainability.
Chapter
26.
Health implications, Leaders Societies, and Climate Change: A Global Review.-
Chapter
27. A Retrospective Cohort Study on Ambient Air Quality and
Respiratory morbidities.
Chapter
28. Coping Practices of Women fisherfolk in
Responses to Climate Change at UNESCO declared World Heritage Site of
Sundarbans.
Chapter
29. Climate Change and Health Impacts in the South
Pacific: A Systematic Review.
Chapter
30. Changing Climate, Flood
Footprints, and Climate-Related Actions: Effects on Ecosocial and Health
Risks Along Ugbowo-Benin Road, Edo State, Nigeria.
Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Bhatter College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India and Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography at Utkal University and Doctoral Degrees in Applied Geography at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. He has contributed various research papers published in various reputed national and international journals and edited book volumes. He has jointly edited books entitled Harmony with nature: Illusions and Elusions from Geographers perspective in the 21st Century, and Land Reclamation and Restoration Strategies for Sustainable Development (November 2021, Edition: 1st, Publisher: Elsevier, Editor: Dr. Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Dr. Uday Chatterjee, Dr. Anil Kashyap, Dr. Pravat Kumar Shit. He has also conducted (Convener) one Faculty Development Programme on Modern methods of teaching and advanced research methods sponsored by Indian Council of SocialScience Research (ICSSR), Govt. of India. His areas of research interest cover Urban Planning, Social and Human geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, Land Use and Rural Development. His research work has been funded by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) Govt. of West Bengal, India. He has served as a reviewer for many International journals. Currently, Dr. Uday Chatterjee has completed the Special Issue (S.I) of Urbanism, Smart Cities and Modelling, Geojournal, Springer as a Lead Editor, he is the series editor of Development in Environmental Science, Book Series, Elsevier.
Dr. Angela Akanwa Oyilieze is a Senior lecturer and presently the Head of Department for the Department of Environmental Management in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Uli, Anambra State. She is an academia, a consultant and a researcher with focus on the implications of climate change, human hazards and disaster risks perceived from various human activities. These human activities include forest loss, mining/quarrying, solid waste management and water pollution. She has contributed to the development of baseline studies and data gathering as well as worked as a facilitator to a consultancy firm handling monitoring and evaluation studies, environmental and social impact studies and report for the World Bank/NEWMAP Gully Erosion Projects in Anambra State. She is a member of the Professional body of Environmental Management Association of Nigeria (EMAN). She has taught a variety of courses in Environmental Management both at the under graduate and postgraduate levels and she happens to be the Project Manager of Nigerian Coalition for EcoSocial Health Research (NCEHR). She has published multiple international journals, book chapters and conference papers in prominent journals such as Springer, Elsevier, Intech Open, and many more. She has worked in committees and held several leadership positions in professional, volunteer faith-based organisations and community projects both within and outside the university.
Dr. Suresh Kumar is ScientistSG & Group Head, Agriculture & Soils Department at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Govt. of India, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He has 27 years of vast experience in applications of Geospatial Technologies in Natural Resource Management with specialization in soil resource management, land degradation and watershed management. He has graduated in Agriculture and Doctorate in Soil Science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (G.B. P.U. & T., Pantnagar) in 1993 and since then he has been serving at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) at various Scientist positions. He has done commendable research and published 22 research papers in International Journal, 30 research papers in the National Journal, and 7 book chapters with CRC/Springer Nature press. He has attended several International Conferences and National Seminar/ Symposium and has also been invited to be the lead talk in the seminar/symposium. As a faculty member involved in the training and education of P.G. diploma and M. Tech. courses in the department, he has supervised 20 M. Sc./M. Tech students. He has worked as the PI/Co-I of several research projects such as FAO-AEZ based Agricultural Land Use Planning, National Soil Carbon Pool Assessment, Soil Carbon Dynamic (SCD) Studies, Mountain Ecosystem Processes and Services: Studying impact of Soil Erosion and Nutrient Loss and its impact on Soil Quality, Digital soil mapping using environmental covariates for mountainous region, etc. He has been involved in operational projects of National Land Degradation Mapping, National Wasteland Mapping and Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD) projects. He is the Life Member of various professional societies such as Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, Indian Society of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, NBSS&LUP, Nagpur, Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservation, CSWCRTI, Dehradun, Farming Systems Research and development Association, Modipuram , PDCSR, Modipuram, Meerut, and Association of Agrometeorologist, GAU, Anand, India.
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Singh, PhD, Assistant Professor, offers Remote Sensing and Satellite Meteorology, Environmental Chemistry and Statistical Methods in Climate Research courses to M. Tech. Students at K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. He has worked on the application of geochemical and hydrological model (SWAT) to study the impact of land use/land cover change on water quality and quantity of the drought-affected river basin. He has worked as PI and Co-PI funded by University Grants Commission, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India and Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. He has published many papers in peer-reviewed journals with high impact factors. Also, he was a part of the BRICS international team that looked at the impact of land use/land cover and climate change on river basins. His research interest focuses on remote sensing and geographical information system applications in the environment with special reference to land use/land cover change and water resource management. Page | 21 Associate Editor: Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer) Member: Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes (Taylor & Francis) Member: Applied Water Science (Springer) Associate Editor: Bulletin of Environmental and Scientific Research.
Dr. Abira Dutta Roy is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Geography, Bankura Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith. She was previously teaching at Adamas University, Barasat. Her experience as a teacher is over 6 years and research experience over 15 years. She was awarded her Doctoral degree and M.Phil from the renowned Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal NehruUniversity. She had completed her Masters from the prestigious Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and her graduation from Banaras Hindu University. Her research area of interest is on hydrometeorology, urban landscape, agricultural landscape, glacial dynamics with the application of remote sensing and geoinformatics. She is proficient in both in terms of computer based application, modeling as well as field based knowledge. She has worked as a research fellow in the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, different sponsored projects conducted by reputed institutes of the country as well as in various NGOs and environmental consultancies. These have provided with her knowledge and field experience about the ground reality. She has quite a few publications in reputed books and journals and over a dozen paper presentations at national and international conferences. Her teaching skills have been well appreciated and hence she has been invited to deliver lectures and training sessions in various institutes across the country. She is also a life member of the Indian Association of Hydrologists. She is currently supervising two doctoral research fellows from Adamas University and two from Bankura University.
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