Ecological Footprints of Climate Change: Adaptive Approaches and Sustainability

This book explores global implications of human activities that trigger changes in climate and the appropriate scientific, adaptive, and sustainable approaches as a proven information tool. It reveals that the ecological, social, and economic dynamics of the changing earth encompasses huge uncertainties coupled with its ability to be linked to other forms of global change. From a scientific perspective, multiple efforts are expedient to integrate the many aspects of global changes. Increases in science and technology have afforded nations the ability to plan for the future by investing in adaptive and mitigative measures to monitor present and future changes. Just as the climatic and ecological impacts of climate change are unequally distributed, so is the adaptive capacity to cope with these impacts in different nations. Considering that wealth, infrastructure, and political stability all contribute to a nation's capacity to anticipate and respond to change. So, global South nations who are disadvantaged in these areas are faced with more inequalities and more unique adaptive strategies. There is need for increased aggregate efforts and interaction between scientists, stakeholders, and policy makers to improve both decision-making and global change in science. Scientists and researchers need to work on expanding the range of polices that are proposed, debated, and implemented. This way, novelty, new ideas and methodologies are infused into the society. At this point of multiple climate footprints, there is an immense need to explore all ideas evaluating their possibilities in presenting alternative futures, developing alternative policies, and adaptive options to solve the intractable ecological footprints of climate change.

Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Bhatter College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India and Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography at Utkal University and Doctoral Degrees in Applied Geography at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. He has contributed various research papers published in various reputed national and international journals and edited book volumes. He has jointly edited books entitled ‘Harmony with nature: Illusions and Elusions from Geographer’s perspective in the 21st Century’, and ‘Land Reclamation and Restoration Strategies for Sustainable Development’ (November 2021, Edition: 1^st, Publisher: Elsevier, Editor: Dr. Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Dr. Uday Chatterjee, Dr. Anil Kashyap, Dr. Pravat Kumar Shit. He has also conducted (Convener) one Faculty Development Programme on ‘Modern methods of teaching and advanced research methods’ sponsored by Indian Council of SocialScience Research (ICSSR), Govt. of India. His areas of research interest cover Urban Planning, Social and Human geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, Land Use and Rural Development. His research work has been funded by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) Govt. of West Bengal, India. He has served as a reviewer for many International journals. Currently, Dr. Uday Chatterjee has completed the Special Issue (S.I) of Urbanism, Smart Cities and Modelling, Geojournal, Springer as a Lead Editor, he is the series editor of Development in Environmental Science, Book Series, Elsevier.

Dr. Angela Akanwa Oyilieze is a Senior lecturer and presently the Head of Department for the Department of Environmental Management in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) Uli, Anambra State. She is an academia, a consultant and a researcher with focus on the implications of climate change, human hazards and disaster risks perceived from various human activities. These human activities include forest loss, mining/quarrying, solid waste management and water pollution. She has contributed to the development of baseline studies and data gathering as well as worked as a facilitator to a consultancy firm handling monitoring and evaluation studies, environmental and social impact studies and report for the World Bank/NEWMAP Gully Erosion Projects in Anambra State. She is a member of the Professional body of Environmental Management Association of Nigeria (EMAN). She has taught a variety of courses in Environmental Management both at the under graduate and postgraduate levels and she happens to be the Project Manager of Nigerian Coalition for EcoSocial Health Research (NCEHR). She has published multiple international journals, book chapters and conference papers in prominent journals such as Springer, Elsevier, Intech Open, and many more. She has worked in committees and held several leadership positions in professional, volunteer faith-based organisations and community projects both within and outside the university.

Dr. Suresh Kumar is Scientist–SG & Group Head, Agriculture & Soils Department at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Govt. of India, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He has 27 years of vast experience in applications of Geospatial Technologies in Natural Resource Management with specialization in soil resource management, land degradation and watershed management. He has graduated in Agriculture and Doctorate in Soil Science from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (G.B. P.U. & T., Pantnagar) in 1993 and since then he has been serving at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) at various Scientist positions. He has done commendable research and published 22 research papers in International Journal, 30 research papers in the National Journal, and 7 book chapters with CRC/Springer Nature press. He has attended several International Conferences and National Seminar/ Symposium and has also been invited to be the lead talk in the seminar/symposium. As a faculty member involved in the training and education of P.G. diploma and M. Tech. courses in the department, he has supervised 20 M. Sc./M. Tech students. He has worked as the PI/Co-I of several research projects such as FAO-AEZ based Agricultural Land Use Planning, National Soil Carbon Pool Assessment, Soil Carbon Dynamic (SCD) Studies, Mountain Ecosystem Processes and Services: Studying impact of Soil Erosion and Nutrient Loss and its impact on Soil Quality, Digital soil mapping using environmental covariates for mountainous region, etc. He has been involved in operational projects of National Land Degradation Mapping, National Wasteland Mapping and Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (IMSD) projects. He is the Life Member of various professional societies such as Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, Indian Society of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, NBSS&LUP, Nagpur, Indian Association of Soil & Water Conservation, CSWCRTI, Dehradun, Farming Systems Research and development Association, Modipuram , PDCSR, Modipuram, Meerut, and Association of Agrometeorologist, GAU, Anand, India.

Dr. Sudhir Kumar Singh, PhD, Assistant Professor, offers Remote Sensing and Satellite Meteorology, Environmental Chemistry and Statistical Methods in Climate Research courses to M. Tech. Students at K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric and Ocean Studies, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. He has worked on the application of geochemical and hydrological model (SWAT) to study the impact of land use/land cover change on water quality and quantity of the drought-affected river basin. He has worked as PI and Co-PI funded by University Grants Commission, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India and Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. He has published many papers in peer-reviewed journals with high impact factors. Also, he was a part of the BRICS international team that looked at the impact of land use/land cover and climate change on river basins. His research interest focuses on remote sensing and geographical information system applications in the environment with special reference to land use/land cover change and water resource management. Page | 21 Associate Editor: Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer) Member: Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes (Taylor & Francis) Member: Applied Water Science (Springer) Associate Editor: Bulletin of Environmental and Scientific Research.

Dr. Abira Dutta Roy is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Geography, Bankura Zilla Saradamani Mahila Mahavidyapith. She was previously teaching at Adamas University, Barasat. Her experience as a teacher is over 6 years and research experience over 15 years. She was awarded her Doctoral degree and M.Phil from the renowned Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal NehruUniversity. She had completed her Masters from the prestigious Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi and her graduation from Banaras Hindu University. Her research area of interest is on hydrometeorology, urban landscape, agricultural landscape, glacial dynamics with the application of remote sensing and geoinformatics. She is proficient in both in terms of computer based application, modeling as well as field based knowledge. She has worked as a research fellow in the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, different sponsored projects conducted by reputed institutes of the country as well as in various NGOs and environmental consultancies. These have provided with her knowledge and field experience about the ground reality. She has quite a few publications in reputed books and journals and over a dozen paper presentations at national and international conferences. Her teaching skills have been well appreciated and hence she has been invited to deliver lectures and training sessions in various institutes across the country. She is also a life member of the Indian Association of Hydrologists. She is currently supervising two doctoral research fellows from Adamas University and two from Bankura University.