DR. SUMANA SARKAR

About

Dr. Sumana Sarkar obtained her M.A. in Geography from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 2007. After that she received her PhD degree from BHU for the thesis entitled as “Spatial Database for Rural Development and Planning using Remote Sensing & GIS-A Case Study of Chandauli District, U.P.” in 2013. She had joined as an Assistant Professor in Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan in 2014 and continuing her service. Her research interests are confined into applied aspects of regional planning & developmental issues. She has published a number of research articles and also participated in many conferences and training programmes. At present two research scholars are working under her supervision, one PhD thesis is awarded and another is submitted.

Employment

• University of Burdwan Assistant Professor
  2014 - Present

Education

• Banaras Hindu University PhD
  2007 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (24)

• Modelling landuse dynamics of ecologically sensitive peri-urban space by incorporating an ANN cellular automata-Markov model for Siliguri urban agglomeration, India
  Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s40808-023-01771-w
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• Assessment of LULC Changes and Its Impact on Agricultural Landscape in Peri-urban Space of Bolpur Town, West Bengal (India)
  2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24767-5_16
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• Site Suitability Analysis for New Urban Development Using Fuzzy-AHP and DEMATEL Method: A Case of Mixed Agricultural-Urbanized Landscape of Burdwan Town, West Bengal, (India)
  Urban Environment and Smart Cities in Asian Countries 2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25914-2_17
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• Land Suitability Analysis for Settlement Concentration in Fringe Area of Siliguri Town, West Bengal (India)—A GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach
  Livelihood Enhancement Through Agriculture, Tourism and Health 2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7310-8_18
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• Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Gender Disparity in Literacy – A Case of Murshidabad District, West Bengal
  Journal of Social Work & Social Development (JSWSD) 2021
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• Non-Timber Forest Products Based Household Industries and Rural Economy—A Case Study of Jaypur Block in Bankura District, West Bengal (India)
  Spatial Modeling in Forest Resources Management 2021 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-56542-8_21
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• Identifying potential landfill site using multicriteria evaluation modelling and GIS techniques for Kharagpur city, West Bengal, India
  Environmental Challenges 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2021.100243
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• Upstream effects of dam on livelihoods of agriculture-dependent communities: A micro-level study of Itamara mouza in Hirbandh C.D. block, Bankura District, West Bengal (India)
  Journal of Cleaner Production 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127893
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• Decision Making Power of Homemakers in a Rural Muslim Community of West Bengal: An Empirical Study
  Space and Culture, India 2021 DOI: 10.20896/saci.v9i3.1198
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• Barriers to Access Health Care Services among Rural Adolescent Girls in Raina I Block, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal
  Space and Culture, India 2021 DOI: 10.20896/saci.v9i3.1181
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