Draft:Dr. Asraful Alam

Asraful] Alam is an assistant professor and head of the Department of Geography, Serampore Girls’ College, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He received his MA and PhD degrees in geography from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, and Aliah University, Kolkata, India, respectively, and also completed a PG diploma in remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS). Alam completed his postdoctoral degree (PDF) from the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. Previously, he was an assistant coordinator in the PG Department of Geography, Calcutta Women’s College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. Dr. Alam is one of the project directors of the collaborative major project “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: An Impact Assessment in Relation to the Life of Women in Assam and West Bengal,” sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Education, New Delhi. His research interests include population geography, agricultural geography, climatology, health geography, remote sensing and GIS, and developmental studies. He has contributed various research papers published in various reputed national and international journals and edited book volumes. He has authored jointly edited books entitled Habitat, Ecology, and Ekistics: Case Studies of Human-Environment Interactions in India, Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Security: Case Study of Availability and Sustainability in India, Agriculture, Environment, and Sustainable Development: Experiences and Case Studies, Life and Living through the Newer Spectrum of Geography, Self-Reliance (Atmanirbhar), and Sustainable Resource Management in India, Climate Change, Agriculture, and Society—Approaches toward Sustainability, Population, Sanitation, and Health: A Geographical Study Towards Sustainability and Agriculture and Climatic Issues in South Asia Geospatial Applications. He was a convener in the National Seminar on Self-Reliance (Atmanirbhar), Sustainable Development and Environment, March 25–26, 2022, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and organized by the Department of Geography at Serampore Girls’ College. Alam has served as an editorial board member in peer-reviewed international journals such as PLOS ONE, Earth Science, Scientific Journal of Health Science Research, and Frontiers in Geochemistry.