Overview
Introduces new perspectives on issues of agricultural and environmental management towards sustainable development
Explores methodological and innovative approaches in agricultural planning at the local and global scale
Discusses the risks and challenges of agricultural and environmental management strategies
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Global Warming and Climate Change: Vulnerability in Agricultural Sectors
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Water, Environment and Agriculture Sustainability
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Agriculture Sustainability and Sustainable Development and Environmental Management
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Rukhsana is an Assistant Professor in Department of Geography at Aliah University, Kolkata. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Geography from Aligarh Muslims University. She has been awarded nine academic awards and fellowship, including International Young Geographer Award 2009, Indo-Asian Education Award in Agriculture Geography 2022, International Women of the Year 2022 in Geography, AMU-JRF award 2006-07 and UGC-RF 2007-2009. She has published more than 35 papers at national as well as international level in reputed journals and 19 chapters in edited books. Dr. Rukhsana has published four books and presented a no of research papers at national and international level. She has attended XXV FIG International Congress 2014, Malaysia and ICGGS-2018, Thailand Bangkok. Dr Rukhsana has successfully completed one major research project sponsored by ICSSR, Ministry of Education, New Delhi and a second one is ongoing in agriculture. She has served as a reviewer for many reputed international journals. Her specialization in research is Agriculture development and planning, Urban expansion and planning, Population pressure, environment and rural development. She is engaged in various professional activities, and serves several university administrative posts such as Head of Geography department, and superintendent of Aliah girls hostel at Aliah University.
Dr. Asraful Alam is an Assistant Professor and HoD at the Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He received his M.A.& Ph.D. degrees in Geography from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and Aliah University, Kolkata, India respectively and also completed PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS. Dr. Alam completed his Post Doctorate (PDF)from Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. Earlier he was an Assistant Coordinator in PG Department of Geography, Calcutta Women’s College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. His research interests include Population Geography, Agricultural Geography, Climatology and Remote Sensing & GIS and Developmental Studies. He has published three books (two book from Springer) and more than 29 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Alam has served as a reviewer for many international journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development
Book Subtitle: Experiences and Case Studies
Editors: Rukhsana, Asraful Alam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10406-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10405-3Published: 01 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-10408-4Published: 02 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-10406-0Published: 30 September 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 272
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Food Science