Geography 
DR. LOPAMUDRA BASU M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Educational Qualifications
DegreeUniversityYear of PassingAwardRank
M.ScUniversity of Calcutta2005Gold MedalI
PhDUniversity of Calcutta2016  
B.Sc.Presidency College2003  
Specialization(PG)
Cartography and Regional Planning
Ph.D./M. Phil. Thesis (1)
InstitutionAwarded/OngoingYearTitle
University of CalcuttaAwarded2016Growth and Development of Autorickshaw in Kolkata Municipal Corporation Area: An Informal Mode of Transport in Urban Mobility

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Research Area
Social Geography and Transport Planning
Courses Taught/Teaching
Geomorphology, Hydrology and Oceanography, Soil Geography, Rural and Urban Settlement, Philosophy of Geography, Regional Geography, Social Geography, Contemporary Issues, Statistics, GIS, Surveying and Levelling, Rocks and Minerals, Toposheet
Teaching Experience (2)
Name Of The InstitutionPosition HeldPeriod
Heramba Chandra CollegeAssistant ProfessorJune 2017 - till date
Sivanath Sastri CollegeContractual Whole Time TeacherAugust 2008- May 2017

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Academic/Professional Courses/Training
UGC-NET
Chapter in Books (5)
Book TitleChapterPublisherYearISBN No
Rite of Wrongs: Human Rights in IndiaTrafficking:An Old Game With A New NameAnvel Press2013978-93-80761-33-6
Women Empowerment: A Third World PerspectiveChildren without Childhood: A Situational Analysis of Girl Children in the Selected Red Light Areas of KolkataRadiance2016978-93-81037-66-9
COVID-19 Pandemic Trajectory in the Developing WorldQuestioning the Green Recovery: A Take on Post-COVID ScenarioSpringer, Singapore2021Online ISBN978-981-33-6440-0 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6440-0_6
Populaltion, Development and Environmental sustainabilityAutorickshaws in Kolkata: On it's Way OutRajesh Publications2021ISBN: 978-93-91139-21-6
Conservation, Management and Monitoring of Forest Resources in India‘Green Placemaking’ in Kolkata: Role of Urban Greens and Urban ForestrySpringer Nature Switzerland AG2022ISBN 978-3-030-98232-4

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Paper Published in Journal (4)
Title of the paperJournal of publicationYearISSN NoVol No.Page Range
A Commentary On Shift in Business Strategies of Indian Health Care Industry With Covid-19 as a TriggerEnsembleApril, 2021eISSN 2582-0427 DOI: 10.37948/ensemble-2021-sp1-a010  
Rural Energy Self Sufficiency In West BengalCentre For Creative Learning And Research20122278-5493279-90
Growing Autorickshaws And The Problem Of Overlapping Routes In KolkataResearchers World20152231-41726; issue 331-38
Growth and Development of Autorickshaws in Kolkata: An Enigma to PlannersIOSR JHSS20172279-084522; issue719-24

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Paper Presented (18)
TitleTheme DateOrganizing Institution
“Between Motherhood and Career in Academia: Conflict of Choices”JUNE, 2022University of Colorado, Boulder
Sustainable Coastal Tourism in Parts of Sundarban Region of West Bengal: A Perception of the Residents.June 2023University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Workers in Informal Economy: A Study of Hand-pulled Rickshaws of KolkataJanuary, 2016Dept. of Geography, CU & Regional Science Association
Tracking our Children: A Situational Analysis of Swarupnagar & Barasat I Blocks of N 24 Parganas, West BengalMarch, 2016Dept. of Geography, Bhairab Ganguly College
Reckless Driving: A Case Study of Autorickshaws within KolkataFebruary, 2017Foundation of Practising Geographers

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Conference/Seminar Papers Published (1)
Title of the paperConferenceYearVol NumberPage Range
Alternative Energy Resource And Power GenerationBangkok International Conference on Biological Engineering & Natural Science2013978-986-88450-4-685-91


Conference/Seminar Workshop Attended (6)
ThemeDateOrganizing Institute
Review of the Undergraduate Syllabus in Geography28th February, 2015Undergraduate Board of Studies in Geography, University of Calcutta and Department of Geography, Sri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata
Application of Statistical Techniques in Research Methodology of Social Sciences28th & 29th July, 2016Department of Economics, Sivanath Sastri College
Workshop on Q-GIS26th & 27th April, 2017Department of Geography, Loreto College in collaboration with University of Calcutta and CAD Centre, Jadavpur University
Statistical Methods And Techniques Of Spatial Analysis11th-17th July, 2017Department of Geography, Women's Christian College in collaboration with Department of Geography, University of Calcutta
Proposed Geography Syllabus (Hons & Gen) Under CBCS System and Introduction of Open Source Software15th September, 2017Lady Brabourne College in Collaboration with UG Board of Studies, University of Calcutta

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Invited Speech (1)
TitleSeminar/Conference detailsDateOrganizing Institution
Measurement of Soil Salinity and pH 18th June, 2022 

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Orientation/Refresher Course Attended (3)
Title & No of OC/RCInstitutionThemeDuration
1 OPMZUFaculty Induction Programme6/7/21 to 26/7/22
1RCCUEnvironmental Studies13/3/21 to 27/3/21
1RCGujarat UniversitySocial Science12/7/22 to 25/7/22

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Academic/Professional Membership
Life member of Himalaya Samiksha Parishad      Back To Top