Water, Land, and Forest Susceptibility and Sustainability, Volume 2

Insight Towards Management, Conservation and Ecosystem Services

1st Edition - March 23, 2023
Editors: Uday Chatterjee, Biswajeet Pradhan, Suresh Kumar Kailasa, Sourav Saha, Mohammad Zakwan
Language: English
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Water, Land, and Forest Susceptibility and Sustainability, Volume 2: Insight Towards Management, Conservation and Ecosystem Services brings an interdisciplinary perspective to solving complex problems in sustainability, utilizing the latest research and technologies, and includes case studies that emphasize the applications of remote sensing, GIS, and image processing for addressing the current state and future needs to achieve sustainability. As forests, land, and water are among the most precious resources on earth, emphasizing the need to conserve them for future generations and, of course, a safe and sustainable planet. The assessment of the susceptibility of all these three precious resources must therefore be addressed to inform their sustainable management.

This second volume focuses on environmental management, conservation, and ecosystem services and provides information on forest, land, and water resources, presenting in integrated manner various aspects of their characterization, susceptibility, and sustainability.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Section I. Introduction: natural resources management, conservation, and ecosystem services approaches toward sustainability
Chapter 1. A paradigm shift in sustainable use of natural resources and their ecosystem services
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Global challenges of sustainable development
1.3. Sustainable rural livings
1.4. Sustainable urban living
1.5. Maintainable, sustainable growth in the developing country: an evaluation
1.6. Distribution of natural resources
1.7. Global sustainable development goals
1.8. Sustainable development and mitigation
1.9. Social dimensions of sustainability
1.10. Natural resources management in the sustainable development goals era
1.11. Utilization of natural resources
1.12. Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services challenges for designing research for sustainability
1.13. Problems of natural resources and ecological conditions worldwide
1.14. Environmental use and population development
1.15. Sustainability perspective on digitalization
1.16. Quantitative analysis of environmental use
1.17. Structural assessment modeling and modeling transparency
1.18. Conclusion and future prospectives
Section II. Water resource susceptibility and sustainability
Chapter 2. A mathematical model-based approach to assessing water pollution through the ecodynamics of freshwater zooplankton community and remediation strategies
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Materials and methods
2.3. Results and discussion
2.4. Challenges and solutions
2.5. Recommendations
2.6. Conclusions
Chapter 3. Soil-water modeling as a tool for sustainable soil resources management: progress and future directions
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Overview of soil moisture
3.3. Soil-water modeling
3.4. Sustainable management of soil resources
3.5. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Valuing ecologically sensitive area’s ecosystem services in Bhitharkanika: implications for sustainable management
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Material and methods
4.3. Results and discussion
4.4. GAP analysis
4.5. Conclusion
Chapter 5. A comparative analysis of changes in surface water resources in dry and wet areas of Zimbabwe between 1990 and 2020: the case of Mazowe and Mberengwa Districts
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Description of study area
5.3. Rationale of the study
5.4. Methodology
5.5. Results and discussion
5.6. Recommendations
5.7. Limitations of the study
5.8. Conclusion
Chapter 6. Assessment of COVID-19 lockdown impact on surface water quality using remote sensing techniques in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Research objectives
6.3. Study area
6.4. Data and methodology
6.5. Results and discussion
6.6. Conclusion
Chapter 7. Description of the processing technique for the monitoring of marine environments with a sustainable approach using remote sensing
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Limitations of the study
7.3. Materials and methods
7.4. Results and discussion
7.5. Challenges and solutions
7.6. Recommendations
7.7. Conclusions
Section III. Land resources susceptibility and sustainability
Chapter 8. Sustainable land management strategies, drivers of LULC change and degradation: An assessment of Malappuram Metropolitan region, Kerala, India
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Research background
8.3. Materials and methods
8.4. Results and discussions
8.5. Recommendations
8.6. Conclusions
Chapter 9. Mapping alternative solid waste disposal sites using fuzzy-DEMATEL method in coastal city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (India)
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Materials and method
9.3. Results and discussion
9.4. Conclusion
Chapter 10. Urban land-use susceptibility and sustainability—Case study
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Study area
10.3. Data and methodology used
10.4. Result and discussions
10.5. Conclusion
Chapter 11. Assessing Urban Land-use Sustainability: Asansol Durgapur Planning Area, West Bengal, India
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Theoretical justification
11.3. Objectives
11.4. Study area
11.5. Method and methodology
11.6. Results and discussions
11.7. Conclusion
Chapter 12. Geospatial modeling for sustainability of soil ecosystem services in hilly and mountainous landscapes
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Ecosystem
12.3. Soil ecosystem services and watershed
12.4. Sustainability of ecosystem services
12.5. Geospatial modeling of ecosystem services
12.6. Geospatial modeling in assessing watershed ecosystem services—a case study
12.7. Conclusions
Section IV. Forest resource susceptibility and sustainability
Chapter 13. Aspects of forest degradation and inventory approaches for forest management
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Drivers and causes of forest degradation
13.3. Material and methods
13.4. Consequences of forest degradation
13.5. Efforts for reforestation and forest degradation control methods
13.6. Conclusion
Chapter 14. Forest and livelihood susceptibility and sustainability in relation to trekking and tourism: a study in Singalila National Park of India
14.1. Introduction
14.2. The study area and objectives of the study
14.3. Material and methods
14.4. Result and discussion
14.5. Conclusion
Chapter 15. The impact of human footprints on forest resource/reserve: a case for sustainable forestry in Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve (SCFR), Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
15.1. Introduction
15.2. Study area
15.3. Materials and method of study
15.4. Results and discussion
15.5. Conclusion
Chapter 16. Shifting cultivation in the East Garo Hills, Meghalaya (India): an Earth observation perspective
16.1. Introduction
16.2. Study area
16.3. Materials and methods
16.4. Results and discussions
16.5. Conclusions
Chapter 17. Impact of anthropogenic activities on mangrove forest health in urban areas of the Niger Delta: its susceptibility and sustainability
17.1. Introduction
17.2. Urban activities that impact mangrove forest health in the Niger Delta region
17.3. Types of urban-generated waste that affect mangroves’ growth and development
17.4. Mangrove forests health indices in urban areas of the Niger Delta
17.5. Urban activities that impact mangrove health
17.6. Sustainability of urban mangrove forest in the Niger Delta
17.7. Recommendation
17.8. Conclusion
Index

Uday Chatterjee

Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at Bhatter College in Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, and an Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography from Utkal University and a Doctorate in Applied Geography from Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, Odisha. He has contributed to a number of research papers that have been published in reputable national and international publications, as well as edited book volumes. He has also organized (as the convener) a Faculty Development Program on "Modern ways of teaching and advanced research methods," which was funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Urban Planning, Social and Human Geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, Land Use and Rural Development are some of his research interests. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) of the Government of West Bengal, India, financed his research. He has worked as a reviewer for a number of international publications. Dr. Uday Chatterjee is currently the lead editor of the Springer Special Issue (S.I) on Urbanism, Smart Cities, and Modelling.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Bhatter College (Affiliated to Vidyasagar University), Dantan, India

Biswajeet Pradhan

Biswajeet Pradhan is a distinguished professor at UTS School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is an international expert in data-driven modelling and a pioneer in combining spatial modelling with statistical and machine learning models for natural hazard predictions including landslides. He has a track record of outstanding research outputs, with over 600 journal articles. He is a highly interdisciplinary researcher with publications across 12 areas, listed as having ‘Excellent’ international collaboration status. He has been a Highly Cited Researcher for five consecutive years (2016-2020) and ranks fifth in the field of Geological & Geoenvironmental Engineering.

Affiliations and expertise

Distinguished Professor and Director, Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial Information Systems (CAMGIS), University of Technology Sydney, School of Information, Systems and Modelling; Faculty of Engineering and IT, New South Wales, Australia

Suresh Kumar Kailasa

Suresh Kumar Kailasa, FRSC, is an Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat, Gujrat, India. He obtained Master of Science in Chemistry of Natural Products from Sri Krishnadeveraya University, Andhra Pradesh, India and PhD in Chemistry from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. After completing two Postdoctoral Fellowships at Chonbuk University, South Korea and at National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan, he joined as an Assistant Professor at SVNIT, Surat in 2009. He received Young Scientist Award from Taiwan Mass Spectrometry Society in 2013. He was Visiting Research Professor (June 2022 – July 2022 & May 2019 – July 2019) and Research Professor (January 2018 – September 2018) at Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea. He worked as a Visiting Scientist at Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan in 2010. He was selected as a Brain Pool Scientist at the Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University, South Korea under Korean Brain Pool Invitation Program of KOFST in 2017 and 2023. He was selected as a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK and Fellow of the Society of Pesticide Science India in 2019. He was also selected as a life member of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), India in 2021. He acted as Guest Editor in the special issues in Applied Sciences (MDPI), Materials Today Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry Communications (Elsevier) and Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer). He is acting as an Advisory Board Member, Sensors and Diagnostics (RSC Publications) since 2023. He is the author of 240 peer-reviewed papers and is the co-inventor of a Taiwan Patent. He has a h-index of 59 and has accumulated over 11163 citations. Recently, he has been featured in the top 2% scientists that has been compiled by Stanford University in the USA. His research interest in the field of analytical chemistry, MALDI-MS, ESI-MS, microextraction, nanosensors, drug delivery, surface modifications of nanostructure materials, functional nanomaterials for the development of new analytical strategies.

Affiliations and expertise

Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) Surat, Gujrat, India and Nanochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, MALDI mass spectrometry

Sourav Saha

Dr. Sourav Saha PhD is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Saha is an early career scientist who recently completed his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati, USA. He also taught several Geology courses as an adjunct faculty member at Northern Kentucky University, USA. His research interests are focused on the use of geomorphic, geochronologic, remote sensing, and sedimentary tools to quantify surface processes, landscape evolution, paleoseismic, and paleoclimatic changes. His goal is to understand the dynamic interaction between climate, tectonics, and landscapes, especially in environmentally sensitive regions. He uses and develops a variety of geochronometers, especially luminescence and cosmogenic surface exposure dating techniques. He is also a member of the Geological Society of America, the American Geophysical Union, the American Quaternary Association, and several other international organizations.

Affiliations and expertise

Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Mohammad Zakwan

Dr. Mohammad Zakwan PhD is presently working as an Assistant Professor in Maulana Azad National University, Hyderabad, India. He has published numerous papers and has a demonstrated history of working in Water Resource Engineering. He has been serving as an editorial board member and reviewer for various journals. His research interests include modelling of infiltration, modelling river water quality, sediment rating curves, stage discharge curves, computation of effective discharge and dominant discharge, climate change, trend analysis in water resources, river engineering, hydraulics, and hydrology of rivers. Dr. Mohammad Zakwan was a recipient of Gold medals during his M.Tech and B.Tech. He was awarded MHRD GATE scholarship and CSIR NET JRF scholarship for his M.Tech and PhD, respectively.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Water, Land, and Forest Susceptibility and Sustainability, Volume 2

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Uday Chatterjee

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