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পোলবা মহাবিদ্যালয়
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Dr. Rituparna Hajra

Assistant Professor
Email: rituparnahajra2502@gmail.com
Ph No.: 9830081890
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Educational Qualifications

DegreeUniversityYear of PassingAwardRank
Ph.DJadavpur University2016Awarded 
NETUGC2009Quallified 
M.SCLady Brabourne College, University of Calcutta20081st Class 

Specialization(PG)

Population and Welfare Geography

Ph.D./M. Phil. Thesis (1)

InstitutionAwarded/OngoingYearTitle
Jadavpur UniversityAwarded2016Sustainability of Sagar and Adjacent Island Areas of Indian Sundarban in the Context of Environmental Changes

Research Area

Sustainable Development in Indian Sundarban, Vulnerability Assessment, Disaster Study, Social Statistics, Population Dynamics

Courses Taught/Teaching

• Population and welfare geography • Social and cultural geography • Economic geography • Sustainability assessment • Vulnerability study • Disaster Management • Change detection study • Coastal environment • Social statistics • Cartography • Remote Sensing and image processing • GIS application, GPS survey • Conducting household and field survey with UG students, conducting educational excursions. • Guidance to UG students for preparing dissertation and field reports.

Teaching Experience (2)

Name Of The InstitutionPosition HeldPeriod
Polba MahavidyalayaAssistant Professor5th September, 2020 to Current
Sarsuna CollegeGovt. approved Contractual Whole Time Teacher2nd August, 2010 to 4th September, 2020

Academic/Professional Courses/Training

PG Diploma in Applied GIS & Remote Sensing from Jadavpur University in 2007 and obtained 'A' Grade.
   Online Faculty Induction Programme from 01 November 2022 to 05 December 2022 by the UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and obtained Grade- 'A'.
   Refresher Course in Disaster Management (Interdisciplinary) from 05 December to 18 December 2023 organized by the UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and obtained Grade- 'A'.
   NEP Orientation and Sensitization Course from Burdwan University from 16th May to 28th May 2024.

Paper Published in Journal (13)

Title of the paperJournal of publicationYearISSN NoVol No.Page Range
Sustainability assessment of Indian Sundarban delta islands using DPSIR framework in the context of natural hazardsNatural Hazards Research20232666-5921376-88
Change in Housing Structure to Cope with Natural Hazards: A Statistical Analysis from Indian SundarbanGlobal Journal of Human-Social Science20222249-460X22(B2)71-78
Facility preferences for new normal tourism: an empirical study using conjoint analysisJournal of Tourism & Management Research20212149-65286926-938
Socio-demographic factors and malnutrition: an analysis of association from Indian SundarbanEastern Geographer20190973-7642XXIV84-90
Agricultural productivity, household poverty and migration in the Indian Sundarban DeltaElem Sci Anth20182325-10266(1)1-13

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Journal Editor/Referee (1)

Name of the Journal
Nature Communications

Other Institutional Responsibility

Convenor of ICT Committee, Co-convenor of Admission Committee, Co-convenor of Cultural Committee, Member of Examination Committee, Member of Examination Committee.

Chapter in Books (6)

Book TitleChapterPublisherYearISBN No
Recent Trends in Multidisciplinary Research and Development (Vol 1)Disaster Management Through Hazard Zonation in South 24 ParganasRed’shine Publication, Sweden2024978-91-89764-56-9
Environment and its sustainability in India: A journey through Recent TimesThe Environmental Perception and Attitude of The Coal Workers: A Case Study from Raniganj CoalfieldBirujatio2022978-93-91736-30-9
Water Security in AsiaMicro Level Vulnerability Assessment of Estuarine Islands: A Case Study from Indian SundarbanSpringer Water2021978-3-319-54612-4
Sundarbans Mangrove System: A Geo-informatics ApproachAn Appraisal of Tourism Industry as Alternative Livelihood in Indian SundarbansCRC Press202110004314660
Environment and Earth Observation: case studies in IndiaComparative Assessment of Morphological and Landuse/Landcover Change Pattern of Sagar, Ghoramara, and Mousani Island of Indian Sundarban Delta Through Remote SensingSpringer2016978-3-319-46008-6

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Conference/Seminar Papers Published (3)

Title of the paperConferenceYearVol NumberPage Range
A study on the students’ preferences to cope with the changing learning environment in higher educationICSSR-ERC Sponsored International Webinar on Learning Environment for the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges20211144-154
Crisis and Policy for the Environmental Refugees in Ghoramara Island (India)4th International Conference on Water and Flood Management, ICWFM-201320132459-465
Pollution Potential of Annual Religious Gathering of Sagar Island and The Issue of Coastal SustainabilityNational Seminar on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, Kolkata20111106-111

Project Work Completed/Ongoing (1)

TitleYearFunding Agency
Impact of Different Government Social Welfare Schemes in the District of South 24 Parganas2023A.K. Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development, Visva Bharati

Paper Presented (10)

TitleTheme DateOrganizing Institution
The Impact of West Bengal Government’s Different Social Schemes in The Sundarban: To The Sustainable Society28-29 May 2024A.K. Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development, Visva Bharati
A study on the students’ preferences to cope with the changing learning environment in higher education26-27 September 2020Department of Education, Bamanpukur Humayun Kabir Mahaviylalaya
Multi Hazard Risk Mapping and Assessment of housing adaptability: A Geo-Statistical Analysis from Indian Sundarban15-17 October 2020The Society of Earth Scientist
The Environmental Perception and Attitude of The Coal Workers: A Case Study from Raniganj Coalfield16-7 March 2020Women Christian College & Jadavpur University
Assessment of Sustainability in Indian electricity sector3-4 March 2020Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata

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Conference/Seminar Workshop Attended (3)

ThemeDateOrganizing Institute
E-Contents and ICT Tools for Innovative Teaching and Leraning1st May- 7th May, 2021RCP, Roorkee
Geography Theory & Practical, Semester 5, Paper 1210th & 11th January, 2020Loreto College
Proposed Geography Syllabus (Hons. & Genl.) under CBCS System and introduction of open source software15th September, 2017Lady Brabourne College

Orientation/Refresher Course Attended (2)

Title & No of OC/RCInstitutionThemeDuration
FIPAligarh Muslim University, AligarhFaculty Induction01 November 2022 to 05 December 2022
Refresher CourseAligarh Muslim University, AligarhDisaster Management05 December to 18 December 2023

Other Notable Activities

Worked with the Department of Social Studies and Demography of University of Southampton as a visitor researcher under the Deltas project of Belmont Forum, a joint collaboration between Jadavpur University and University of Southampton.

Any other relevant information

Software knowledge- MS Office, Oracle 10g, CAD Overlay, Auto CAD 2000i, Map Info 8.0, Arc View 3.2, Arc GIS 8.3, ERDAS 8.6, PCI Geomatica 10.
   News article
   1. The Hindu. (November 14, 2014). Sunderbans island shrinks by half.
   2. The Hindu. (January 13, 2015). A festival adds to woes of Sagar.