This book argues that addressing sustainability challenges requires insights from multiple disciplines, diverse perspectives, and collaboration across sectors. It explores the dynamic physical and cultural aspects of geography in the context of sustainable development, using modern tools and techniques. Geography is principally concerned with the growing relationship between human society and the physical environment, while sustainability offers solutions to meet present needs without compromising the demand of future generations. The connection between geography and sustainability becomes more significant when considering the advanced tools and techniques for analyzing complex environmental aspects as well as challenges, especially after the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Consequently, tools and techniques are integral parts of geographical studies and play a crucial role in promoting sustainable development. From precise data collection to spatial modelling, modern geographical research depends on these tools and techniques. This book explores the applications of tools and techniques such as Remote Sensing (RS), Geographical Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Machine Learning (ML) and some data visualization methods. These tools and techniques provide valuable insights into environmental changes, emphasising sustainable development. The fundamental areas of application include monitoring climate change, analyzing land use land cover change, assessing surface and ground water level, managing landslides risk and optimizing resource management. These tools and techniques also help to track environmental degradation by integrating different datasets and prepare spatial models and predictions. This will ultimately give an idea about urban planning, disaster management and environmental sustainability for the policy makers.
Part I:Introduction.- Geography and Sustainability in the Era of
Emerging Technologies.- Part II:Emerging Tools and Techniques for Sustainable
Agricultural Systems.- Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil: An Analysis
for Agricultural Productivity of the Bhairab River Basin in Murshidabad,
India.- Rice Yield Prediction of Rajshahi, Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna
Districts Based on Climatic Variables: A Machine Learning
Approach.- Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Sugarcane Cultivation Area of Ishwardi
Upazilla.- Assessing Sustainable Agricultural Livelihood Security amid Water
Scarcity of a Drought-Prone Rural District in India.- Spatio-Temporal Study
of Groundwater Depletion: Impacts on Agriculture, Vegetation Dynamics and
Livelihoods in Kapasia Upazila of Gazipur District in Bangladesh.- Monsoon
Rainfall Spells and Their Impact on Agricultural Sustainability: An AHP-Based
Approach in the Barak River Catchment.- A Machine Learning Approach to
Address Food Security: Predicting Household Food Consumption in Bangladesh.-
Part III:Emerging Tools and Techniques for Environmental Monitoring and
Management.- Channel Migration Induces Land Use Land Cover Change Assessment
in the Lower Reaches of the Kaljani River Basin, Eastern India.-
Heterogeneous Traffic-Induced Air Pollution: The Case of Kolkata Municipal
Corporation.- Sustainable Energy Transitions: Evaluating The Shift to Clean
Cooking Fuels in Rural Households of India.- Assessment of Biomass, Carbon
Storage, and Climate Change Mitigation Role of Indigenous Acacia catechu
(L.f.) Willd. Orchards in Paba Upazila, Rajshahi District, Bangladesh.- Part
IV:Emerging Tools and Techniques for Urban Sustainability.-
Enhancing Urban Planning: The Impact of GIS-Based Multi Criteria Analysis on
Green Space Planning in Vishakhapatnam, India.- An Era of Anthropocene
Climate versus Street Side Vegetation Morphometry in Kolkata Municipal
Corporation.- Modeling Land Use Land Cover Dynamics of Rajshahi City with
Geospatial Techniques.- Exploring the Nexus of Urban Expansion and Ecosystem
Change: Land Use and Land Cover Transitions for Smart and Sustainable
Metropolitan Growth.- Geospatial Analysis of Urbanization, Climate Change,
and Environmental Impacts in Tinsukia District, Assam.- Exploring the Impact
of Urban Spaces on Womens Well-Being in Gomti Nagar Ward, Lucknow City.- Air
Quality Prediction and Public Health Risk Assessment using Machine Learning:
A Case Study of Dhaka and Rajshahi in Bangladesh.- Modeling and Predicting
Air Quality Index of Bangladesh and India Using Machine Learning Approach.-
Part V:Emerging Tools and Techniques for Sustainable Tourism and Education.-
Tourists Perception and Satisfaction on Tourism Sustainability: Key Tourist
Attractions of Kalimpong District, West Bengal.- Sustainable Tourism and
Waste Management Challenges of Gangtok City in Sikkim.- Sustainable
Management of Heritage Tourism Sites in Cooch Behar Town, West Bengal.-
Ranking Indian States and Union Territories Based on Educational Indicators
for Performance Assessment: A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach.-
Emerging Tools and Techniques for Sustainable Hazard Monitoring.- Landslide
Susceptibility Mapping Using Multivariate Binary Logistic Regression and GIS:
A Case Study from Assam, India.- Monitoring of Multiple Flash Flood Events
from 2017-2022 and their Impacts on Sylhet Division in Bangladesh using
Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 MSI Datasets.- Flood Susceptibility Assessment
of Nethravathi River Basin, Karnataka through GIS-AHP Technique.- An
Assessment of Flood Risk utilizing Analytical Hierarchy Process and RS-GIS
techniques, coupled with Sustainable Flood Management strategies in the
Teesta River Basin, Eastern India.- Assessing the Role of Union Parishads in
Managing Cyclone Shelters in Coastal Bangladesh.- Exploring Community
Perceptions on the Role of Union Disaster Management Committees in Coastal
Bangladesh.
