This book identifies, evaluates and reports the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical, biological and socioeconomic environment, using the science and technology of geoinformatics. It encourages the environmental considerations in the future city and policy planning and decision-making. For example, according to the World Health Organization, 80% of people living in cities are exposed to polluted air that exceeds healthy levels. City planners have applied the developing concepts of sustainability to modern debates over how cities and regions should be reviewed, regenerated and reformed since the introduction of the concept in developmental science. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a remarkable drop in air pollution has been observed in India and other countries, which has accelerated the shift to green and sustainable development.
Geoinformatics can provide solutions and resources for local, sustainable activities in education, health, sustainable agriculture, resource management and related fields. This book serves researchers in a variety of areas, including hazards, land surveys, remote sensing, cartography, geophysics, geology, natural resources, environment and geography.
About the Author: Dr. Mohd Akhter Ali is an Assistant professor, Department of Geography & Joint Director, Directorate of Admissions at, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. He obtained his bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees from Osmania University. He specializes in environmental geography, urban and regional geography, cartography, rural development, GIS and remote sensing. He is the editor of many renowned journals in India and has some 18 years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.He is a life member of a number of academic organizations, including the National Association of Geographers, India, and the Indian National Cartographic Association, among others. Dr. Ali has published 3 books and more than 120 journal articles. Presently Six research scholars are pursuing research under his supervision and one Scholar has completed Ph.D.
Mr. M. Kamraju is a Former lecturer, an Urban Researcher Research Associate, ICSSR Major Project, Ministry of Education, New Delhi. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Gauhati University with honors in Geography and a Postgraduate Degree from Osmania University. He has worked on two major projects by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and the Telangana Biodiversity Department. He has 4 years of experience teaching undergraduate and Intermediate students . He has also guided 120 undergraduate students (B.A. geography) for their final-year project in various fields (agriculture, urban studies, economics, GIS and remote sensing). He completed a 3-month internship with the Indian Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Hyderabad, India, in 2017.
Mr. M.Kamraju has also contributed chapters for eight edited books and more than fifty Five research journals of National and international standards.He has qualified 4 UGC NET Examinations ( Geography, Sociology, International Area Studies & Population Studies) and APSET (Geography) examination. He is a life member of many academic organizations including the National Association of Geographers, India( NAGI), Indian National Cartographic Association(INCA), Deccan Environmental Research Organisation (DERO), Agriculture and Food e-Newsletter, etc. Mr. Kamraju has contributed chapters to 8 edited books and published more than 55 journal articles.
