Title Dr. First Name PANKAJ Last Name KUMAR
Designation Professor
Department Department of Geography
Email pkumar@geography.du.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 01127666491
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Research Supervision Overview
PhD Scholars Supervised PhD Degrees Awarded Theses Submitted
8 1 0
M.Phil Scholars Supervised M.Phil Degrees Awarded M.Phil Theses Submitted
0 3 0
Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Farmer’s Perception of Climate Change and Factors Determining the Adaptation Strategies to Ensure Sustainable Agriculture in the Cold Desert Region of Himachal Himalayas, India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Sustainability 2071-1050 17(6) 2025 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/6/2548 https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062548

Analyzing landscape changes and their relationship with land surface temperature and vegetation indices using remote sensing and AI techniques Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Geoscience Letters 2196-4092 12 2025 https://geoscienceletters.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40562-024-00372-4 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-024-00372-4

Trend analysis of precipitation and temperature in Lahaul-Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Frontiers in Climate 2624-9553 6 2025 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2024.1348132/full doi: 10.3389/fclim.2024.1348132

Application of ensemble fuzzy weights of evidence-support vector machine (Fuzzy WofE-SVM) for urban flood modeling and coupled risk (CR) index for ward prioritization in NCT Delhi, India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Environment, Development and Sustainability 2024 10.1007/s10668-024-04926-6

Urban waterlogging risk susceptibility within changing pattern of rainfall intensity in Delhi, India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Acta Geophysica 2024 10.1007/s11600-024-01336-0

Potential and actual evapotranspiration and Landsat derived indices Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 2024
Vulnerability of Tribal Communities to Climate Variability in Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India Research Papers in Web of Science Listed Journals JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY 1305-2128 47 2024 https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/iucografya/issue/83054/1233134 DOI: 10.26650/JGEOG2023-1233134

ALTITUDINAL APPRAISAL OF LAND USE LAND COVER AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGE IN THE SATLUJ BASIN, INDIA Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Geography, Environment, Sustainability, ISSN 2542-1565 4(16) 2023 https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/3186/738 https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2023-2958

Establishing the relationship between land use land cover, normalized difference vegetation index and land surface temperature: A case of Lower Son River Basin, India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Geography and Sustainability 2023 10.1016/j.geosus.2023.11.006

GIS‑Based Flood Susceptibility Mapping of Srinagar District, India Using Weights‑of‑Evidence (WofE), Frequency Ratio (FR) and Fuzzy Gamma Operator (FGO) Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals J Indian Soc Remote Sens 0974-3006 51 2023 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12524-023-01776-z.pdf //doi.org/10.1007/s12524-023-01776-z

A bibliometric analysis of the agricultural vulnerability in the context of climate change from 2010 to 2021 Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Spatial Information Research 2023 10.1007/s41324-023-00559-5

Evaluation of causes and effects of environmental shifts in the Lower Digaru River Basin, Assam, India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Ecocycles 2023
Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Land Use/Cover Change and Its Effect on Land Surface Temperature in Lahaul and Spiti, India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals LAND 2023 10.3390/land12071294

Multi-scale coupling analysis of urbanization and ecosystem services supply-demand budget in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Geographical Sciences 2023
Restricted Anthropogenic Activities and Improved Urban Air Quality in China: Evidence from Real-Time and Remotely Sensed Datasets Using Air Quality Zonal Modeling Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Atmosphere 2022
COVID-19’s lockdown effect on air quality in Indian cities using air quality zonal modeling Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Urban Climate 2021
Advanced Rainfall Trend Analysis of 117 Years over West Coast Plain and Hill Agro-Climatic Region of India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Atmosphere 2020
Modelling the impact of climate change risk on bioethanol supply chains Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2020
Spatio-temporal changes of green spaces and their impact on urban environment of Mumbai, India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Environment, Development and Sustainability 2020
Impact of land cover change on land surface temperature: A case study of Spiti Valley Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Mountain Science 2018 10.1007/s11629-018-4902-9

Urban growth dynamics and modelling using remote sensing data and multivariate statistical techniques Research Papers in Care Listed Journals Current Science 2018
Snow cover dynamics and geohazards: a case study of Bhilangna watershed, Uttarakhand Himalaya, India Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Geoenvironmental Disasters 2016
Non-Journal Publications
Title of Publication Type of Publication Publisher Role ISBN Year Link to Publication Level
Assessment of Livelihood Vulnerability and Climate Change Perception in Lahaul and Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh, India Chapters in Books Springer Author 978-3-031-81132-6 2025 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-81132-6_4#citeas International
Humanities and Sustainability from Glocal Perspectives Towards Future Earth Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Co-Editor 978-981-96-0381-7 2025 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0381-7 International
Geographical Dimensions of Environmental Sustainability Edited/Translated Books Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Co-Editor 978-981-96-0607-8 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0605-4 International
Highlands, Midlands, Lowlands: Spatial Explicit Models to Study Vertically Differentiated Areas Chapters in Books Springer, Cham Author 978-3-031-64884-7 2024 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64884-7_24 International
Socio Economic Livelihood Vulnerability to Mountain Hazards: A Case of Uttarakhand Himalaya, India Chapters in Books Springer Author 2022 International
The Magnitude of Transformation in Land Use Land Cover of Kalyan-Dombivli, Smart City Chapters in Books Springer Author 2022 International
Water Resources, Livelihood Vulnerability and Management in Rural Desert Communities of Jaisalmer, India Chapters in Books Springer Author 2022 International
Morphometric Analysis and Geohydrological Inference of Bhilangna Drainage Basin, Uttarakhand (India) Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques Chapters in Books Springer Author 2022 International
Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Morphometric Analysis of Spiti River Basin. Chapters in Books Springer Author 2021 International
Research Projects
Project Title Project Type Year Of Sanction Outcome/Output Duration
Water logging, Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Measures: A case study of North Delhi Minor 2021 29-09-2021 To 29-09-2022 (1 years)
Mapping and monitoring societal impacts of snow and vegetation dynamics in the Himachal Himalaya Minor 2023 Ongoing since 29-09-2023 (2 years, 7 months, 20 days)
Joint Validation of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Information and Sharing in BRICS Countries Major 2020 Ongoing since 21-09-2020 (5 years, 7 months, 28 days)
Evolving adaptive Feed-forward Agricultural Practices (FFAP) for climate vulnerable Tribal Households of Cold Desert region, Lahaul and Spiti District Major 2022 Ongoing since 05-04-2022 (4 years, 1 months, 14 days)
Accelerated Change in Glacial Environment and Fragmentation of Glacier in Baspa River Valley Minor 2021 31-08-2022 To 30-08-2023 (11 months, 30 days)
Assessment of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) of Samudratapu Glacial Lake, Himachal Pradesh Minor 2015 01-10-2015 To 31-03-2016 (5 months, 30 days)
“Snow cover dynamics and its impact on livelihoods: A case study of Spiti river, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh” Minor 2014 01-10-2014 To 31-03-2015 (5 months, 30 days)
Monitoring and modeling socio economic impact of Land use/cover and Pollution along Yamuna River, Delhi Minor 2013 01-10-2013 To 31-03-2014 (5 months, 30 days)
Honors and Awards
Name of the Award Awarding Body Award Category Level Award Date
The National Geospatial Awards 2024 FOSSEE (GIS) project, IIT Bombay under the aegis the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India Academic National 15-09-2024
Seminar / Conference Details / Workshops
Type of Activity Name of The Event Role Duration
Conference Geographical dimensions of sustainability and recovery: Social, cultural and environmental concerns Conference 03-10-2023 To 04-10-2023 (1 days)
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