Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland

Dr. Ashis Kumar Paul is teaching Geography and Environment Management, Earth System Sciences (ESS), and Remote Sensing and GIS as a Professor in the Department of Geography, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102, West Bengal, India. He is a reputed Coastal Geomorphologist in India. He has guided 31 Ph.D. Research Scholars and 3 M.Phil. thesis in Geography and ESS, Geomorphology, Geo-archaeology, Remote Sensing and GIS and Environmental Studies. His research interests cover studies on Coastal Geomorphology, Coastal Sediments, Coastal Environment, Coastal Tourism, Bio-Geomorphology, and Coastal Management on the Eastern and Western shores of India, including the Andaman Group of Islands. He has over 150 research papers in international and national journals, 31 book chapters, four reference books, and other edited volumes. He has authored the books Coastal Geomorphology and Environment, Tsunami: An assessment of Disasters, Tectonics and Landforms, and Physical Environment. He was the president of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists in 2020 and was awarded membership as an authorised CERF Society Member of JCR, USA in 2017. He is also known as a field geomorphologist and field ecologist.
Dr. Anurupa Paul has completed her M.Sc. in Geography from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, and obtained her second M.Sc. degree in Environmental Science from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. She has been awarded the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS of Vidyasagar University. She was awarded the title of Young Scientist in 2013 from Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. She has published 26 articles in reputed international and national journals and two book chapters in Springer Nature and Taylor & Francis. Anurupa has presented her research work in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (the 38th ACRS Conference), other international conferences (12), and 34 national conferences. She has also participated in 36 workshops, international training programmes, and 121 webinars on the application of remote sensing techniques in coastal research and disaster management. She has received seven best paper presentation awards in seminars. Her area of interest in research is mainly focused on Karst Morphology, Coastal Geomorphology, Limestone Geomorphology, Environmental Geoscience, Earth Science, and the application of remote sensing and GIS. She has guided 18  M.Sc. dissertation in coastal geomorphology and environment with the application of geospatial techniques in the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Vidyasagar University.

Chapter 1: Geomorphological diversity and sea level rise vulnerabilities on India's East Coast.- Chapter 2: Near Shore Morphological Alteration through Sediment Dynamics: An Integrated Software Based (Coastal Modelling System- SMC) Approach for Deltaic Balasore Coast, Odisha, India.- Chapter 3: Shoreline change and associated beach ridge chenier formations in the Subarnarekha Delta region, India.- Chapter 4: Estimation of seasonal sediment budget of Chandrabhaga beach-dune system, Bay of Bengal, India.- Chapter 5: Evidence of an ancient coastline in the southwest Sundarban, India, with investigation of geoarchaeological remains.- Chapter 6: Beach stage and dune stage modelling approach in the geomorphological evolution of beach dune landscapes, Mandarmoni coast, India.- Chapter 7: Spit dynamics and hydro-geomorphic process along the Chilika lagoon estuary.- Chapter 8: Barrier spit morphology and beach ridge formation in the Subarnarekha delta: A review of the protective functionsof the low-lying coast.- Chapter 9: The degradation of coastal habitats in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu: An environmental approach.- Chapter 10: Mangrove sensitivity to the ephemeral rise of sea waters in the Western Sundarban.- Chapter 11: Land Degradation and its Management Approaches in the Middle and Lower Courses of the Subarnarekha River Basin, India.- Chapter 12: Issues and Management Strategies of the Riparian Corridor of the Dulung River Basin, India.- Chapter 13: The importance of shoreline beaches for coastal tourism potential and their diversities on the Odisha coast.- Chapter 14: Climate variability and agricultural modifications in Purulia and Bankura districts of West Bengal.- Chapter 15: An assessment of the changing environmental factors of estuarine tidal flats in Sagar Island.- Chapter 16: Temporal and spatial changes in the Hugli estuarine environment: A review of Nayachara Island.- Chapter 17: Assessment of hazards and flood risks in the southwestern Sundarban.- Chapter 18: Perils of Premature Reclamation: Case studies from the Indian Sundarban.- Chapter 19: Inventory of landforms and Geomorphosites for the promotion of Geotourism in South Andaman Island, India.- Chapter 20: Historical and Geomorphological background of Ancient Khejuri- Hijili and Tamralipta ports in South Bengal.- Chapter 21: An assessment of the impacts of marine litter in the coastal regions of West Bengal and Odisha on flora, fauna and humans.- Chapter 22: Ground water contamination due to saline water encroachment in coastal Andhra Pradesh, with particular emphasis on the morphological units.- Chapter 23: Geomorphological analysis of the coral fringed coasts of Andaman and Nicobar islands using Geo-spatial techniques.- Chapter 24: Mangroves in cyclone-battered Sundarban, India: A Geoinformatics based multi-temporal study.- Chapter 25: Multivariate analysis of coastal vulnerabilities for Tamil Nadu coast using Remote Sensing & GIS techniques.- Chapter 26: Managing the coastal squeeze and wetland loss in Sagar Island in a sustainable framework using Geospatial Techniques.- Chapter 27: Assessment of Tourism Carrying Capacity for the sustainable tourism development of South Andaman, India.- Chapter 28: Tourism Climate Index (TCI) for assessing the favorable period for tourism recreation activities with the application of Geospatial techniques.- Chapter 29: Assessment of diversity in landscape ecology in parts of the Purba Medinipur coastal District, West Bengal, with Geospatial technology.- Chapter 30: Overwash vulnerabilities in Chilika lagoon with barrier spit morphology of Odisha coast, an assessment with Remote Sensing approach.- Chapter 31: Changing Livelihood Security Index along the coastal belt of Purba Medinipur district, an assessment using Spatial Information Systems.- Chapter 32: Urban sprawling and its emerging consequences in response to climate variability: a study in coastal urban areas of Digha, Contai and Haldia using remote sensing approach.