Editors:
Highlights emerging trends in regional science
Provides policy insights for sustainable regional development for the global south
Uses modern techniques in the studies of regional science that empower the researchers with precision in predicting socio-economic phenomena
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Regional Science and Sustainable Regional Development
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Sustainable Regional Development in South America
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Indian Scenario
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About this book
Through its contributions, the book addresses development issues, regional impact of climate change, social justice, migration, well-being, livelihood vulnerabilities, and regional urban-environmental issues from the standpoint of regional science. It is a significant resource for researchers of spatial science, and policy makers.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
R. B. Singh
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Department of Geography, Presidency University, Kolkata, India
Soumendu Chatterjee
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Department of Geography, Dr. Meghnad Saha College, Itahar, India
Mukunda Mishra
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Department of Geography, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Andrews José de Lucena
About the editors
Dr. R.B. Singh is a professor of geography at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi; the secretary general and treasurer of the International Geographical Union (IGU); the chair of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)–Central Food Technological Research Institute of the Government of India, and a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the scientific committee Urban Health and Well-Being. He was awarded the prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Scientific Research Fellowship and has presented papers and chaired sessions in more than 40 countries. He has published 14 books, 35 edited research volumes, and more than 215 research papers. He has supervised 34 Ph.D. and 79 M.Phil. students. In 1988 the Unesco/the International Social Science Council awarded him research and study grants in social and human sciences.
Dr. Soumendu Chatterjee is a Professor and Head of the Department of Geography at Presidency University in Kolkata, India. He has been teaching Geographical Science at the undergraduate and graduate levels for more than twenty years. His primary research interest is in creating scientific models for predicting complex physical and human processes on the Earth’s surface. He has more than 100 publications in national and international journals of repute to his credit, and has headed several research projects funded by the University Grants Commission (of India), Department of Science & Technology (GoI), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and other respected agencies in India and abroad.
Dr. Andrews José de Lucena is an Adjunct Professor, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has completed his Master in Geography from the State University of Rio de Janeiro and holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Postgraduate Institute and Engineering Research (COPPE/UFRJ). His research interest is chiefly concerned with the urban climate and its research methods, climate change, and environment. He Participated and integrated research projects with several professionals and institutions in the area of Climatology and Urban Meteorology, Atmospheric Hydrological Modeling, Remote Sensing in Urban Areas and Urban Development in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. He coordinates the Integrated Laboratory of Applied Physical Geography (LIGA/UFRRJ) and integrates the Environmental Satellite Applications Laboratory of the Meteorology Department (LASA/UFRJ). He manages the website www.climatologia.com.br with information about land surface temperature (LST) of the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro from 1984 to the present.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Practices in Regional Science and Sustainable Regional Development
Book Subtitle: Experiences from the Global South
Editors: R. B. Singh, Soumendu Chatterjee, Mukunda Mishra, Andrews José de Lucena
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2221-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2220-5Published: 13 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2223-6Published: 14 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2221-2Published: 12 July 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 357
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 94 illustrations in colour
Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, Development Studies, Regionalism