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About the Editors
Rukhsana is presently an Assistant Professor at Aliah University, Kolkata. She
obtained a PhD degree in Geography from Aligarh Muslim University. Dr. Rukhsana
has published more than 32 two research papers in reputed journals and three books
at national and international levels. Dr. Rukhsana has presented a number of research
papers and was conferred with the International Young Geographer Award in 2009.
She has attended XXV FIG International Congress 2014, Malaysia, and
ICGGS-2018, Bangkok, Thailand. Her research interests include agriculture, urban
population, environment and development in geography. She has successfully
supervised three scholars leading to the award of Ph.D. degrees in Geography. Dr.
Rukhsana has successfully completed one major research project sponsored by
ICSSR, New Delhi. She has been the Head of the Department of Geography at Aliah
University.
Anwesha Haldar is currently serving as Assistant Professor in Geography at East
Calcutta Girls’ College, West Bengal State University, Kolkata, India and Guest
faculty in the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta. Her research interest includes environmental issues of Kolkata and the Indian Sundarbans region. She
has to her credit 15 scientific articles and reports published in various journals of
national and international repute and has also edited a book entitled Climate and
Society: A contemporary perspective. Dr. Haldar obtained her doctoral degree in
Geography from the University of Calcutta. She has served as a full time project
assistant under the West Bengal Pollution Control Board. Dr. Haldar is now the
associate editor of Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies.
Asraful Alam is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography at the
University of Calcutta, Kolkata. He obtained a Ph.D. degree from Aliah University,
Kolkata, India. He has previously worked at Women’s College, Calcutta, India, as
an Asst. Coordinator in the Department of Geography and at Aliah University,
Department of Geography, as Research Assistant in a major project. Dr. Alam’s
About the Editors
Rukhsana is presently an Assistant Professor at Aliah University, Kolkata. She
obtained a PhD degree in Geography from Aligarh Muslim University. Dr. Rukhsana
has published more than 32 two research papers in reputed journals and three books
at national and international levels. Dr. Rukhsana has presented a number of research
papers and was conferred with the International Young Geographer Award in 2009.
She has attended XXV FIG International Congress 2014, Malaysia, and
ICGGS-2018, Bangkok, Thailand. Her research interests include agriculture, urban
population, environment and development in geography. She has successfully
supervised three scholars leading to the award of Ph.D. degrees in Geography. Dr.
Rukhsana has successfully completed one major research project sponsored by
ICSSR, New Delhi. She has been the Head of the Department of Geography at Aliah
University.
Anwesha Haldar is currently serving as Assistant Professor in Geography at East
Calcutta Girls’ College, West Bengal State University, Kolkata, India and Guest
faculty in the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta. Her research interest includes environmental issues of Kolkata and the Indian Sundarbans region. She
has to her credit 15 scientific articles and reports published in various journals of
national and international repute and has also edited a book entitled Climate and
Society: A contemporary perspective. Dr. Haldar obtained her doctoral degree in
Geography from the University of Calcutta. She has served as a full time project
assistant under the West Bengal Pollution Control Board. Dr. Haldar is now the
associate editor of Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies.
Asraful Alam is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography at the
University of Calcutta, Kolkata. He obtained a Ph.D. degree from Aliah University,
Kolkata, India. He has previously worked at Women’s College, Calcutta, India, as
an Asst. Coordinator in the Department of Geography and at Aliah University,
Department of Geography, as Research Assistant in a major project. Dr. Alam’s