Dr Ravinder Dhiman | Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Ravinder Dhiman

Assistant Professor
Mumbai Campus,
Chairperson, Centre for Geo Informatics, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies

Qualification

B.E.,

M.Tech.,

Ph.D. (IIT Bombay)

Contact

ravinder.dhiman[at]tiss[dot]ac[dot]in

rdhimanc4s[at]gmail.com

Dr. Ravinder Dhiman works as an Assistant Professor at Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India. He was awarded Ph.D. in Urban Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB). He is the recipient of the prestigious award of IIT Bombay, 'Excellence in Ph.D. Research Award' for years 2018-2020 for his exemplary research work. He has also worked as a senior researcher at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India. His research interests are: Science-policy instruments for sustainable development; Coastal management; Integrated geo-spatial solutions; Urban planning. Dr. Dhiman has published research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences. He also has consultancy project experience in the area of applications of spatial science for watershed management, shoreline change analysis, and coastal processes along the Indian coast.

Research Interests

Development of Integrated geospatial solutions;
Disaster Informatics and Geo-intelligence
Decision Science and Decision Support Systems

Publications (peer-reviewed journals)

Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2022). Integrated geospatial approach for environment-sensitive planning of coastal urban regions: A case study from the megacity of Mumbai, India. Ocean & Coastal Management, 220, 106092. [Elsevier Publication, IF:4.29/2021]
VishnuRadhan, R., Thresyamma, D. D., Eldho, T. I., Dhiman, R., & Bhavan, S. G. (2021). On the emergence of a health-pollutant-climate nexus in the wake of a global pandemic. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-13. [Springer Publication, IF:5.19/2021]
Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2021). Assimilating geospatial and decision science: Application to planning and management of urban coasts. In Advances in Urban Planning in Developing Nations (pp. 140-159). Routledge India.
VishnuRadhan, R., Eldho, T. I., Dhiman, R., Misra, A., Jayakrishnan, P. R., & Zainudin, Z. (2021). Repercussions of Monsoon in the Indian Sub-continent During COVID-19. In COVID-19: Systemic Risk and Resilience (pp. 181-194). Springer.
Dhiman, R., VishnuRadhan, R., Eldho, T. I. and Inamdar, A. B. (2020). Web-GIS integrated mashup technology as a cue for integrated management in coastal megacities. Journal of Coastal Conservation [Springer Publication, IF:1.4/2019]
Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. and Inamdar, A. B. (2019). Spatial planning of coastal urban areas in India: current practice versus quantitative approach. Ocean & Coastal Management, 182, 1-9. [Elsevier Publication, IF:4.21/2021]
Dhiman, R., VishnuRadhan, R., Eldho, T. I. and Inamdar, A. B. (2019). Flood risk and adaptation in Indian coastal cities: recent scenario. Applied Water Science, 9, 1-16. [Springer Publication, IF:5.4/2021]
Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. and Inamdar, A. B. (2018). GIS coupled multiple criteria decision making approach for classifying urban coastal areas in India. Habitat International, 71, 125-134. [Elsevier Publication, IF:5.2/2021]
VishnuRadhan, R., Zainudin, Z., Sreekanth, G. B., Dhiman, R., Salleh, M. N. and Vethamony, P. (2017). Temporal water quality response in an urban river: a case study in peninsular Malaysia. Applied Water Science, 7, 923-933. [Springer Publication, IF:5.4/2021]
Murali, R. M., Dhiman, R., Choudhary, R., Seelam, J. K., Ilangovan, D. and Vethamony, P. (2015). Decadal shoreline assessment using remote sensing along the central Odisha coast, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 74, 7201-7213. [Springer Publication, IF:3.1/2021]
Kumar, A., Dhiman, R. and Deshmukh, B. (2014). Morphometric analysis of watersheds of Kangra region of Indian Himalaya for assessing their fluvial erosion susceptibility. Himalayan Geology, 35, 47-55. [Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, India, IF:1.3/2021]
Kumar, A. and Dhiman, R. (2014). Manual and automated delineation of watershed boundaries-a case study from Kangra region of western Himalaya, India. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 5, 16-22.

International Conferences

Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. and Inamdar, A. B. (2019). Land resource management of coastal areas in Indian cities: comparative assessment with prevailing methods. IOP Conference Series, In Sustainable Built Environment 2019 Conference, Graz, Austria. [Full Paper – Oral] (IIT Bombay Travel Grant Award)

Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. and Inamdar, A. B. (2018). Quantitative approach for environmental spatial planning of urban coastal regions in developing countries. In American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Abstracts, Washington DC, USA. [Abstract – Poster] (AGU Travel Grant Award)

Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. and Inamdar, A. B. (2018). Development of decisions support for spatial environmental planning of urban coastal areas. In Proceedings of 12th World Congress of RSAI (Regional Science Association International) Goa, India. [Full Paper – Oral]

Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. and Inamdar, A. B. (2017). GIS coupled multiple criteria based decision support for classification of urban coastal areas in India. In American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Abstracts, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. [Abstract – Poster] (AGU Travel Grant Award)

Dhiman, R., Inamdar, A. B. and Banerjee, L. (2016). Development of Coastal Management Information System for Maharashtra state, India – An Open Source Approach. In Proceedings of 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Colombo, Sri Lanka. [Full Paper – Oral]

ManiMurali, R., Dhiman, R., Jayakumar, S., Ilangovan, D. and Vethamony, P. (2014). Detection of decadal shoreline changes along Dhamara and Maipura coast, Odisha, India. In Proceedings of 19th IAHR-APD (Asian and Pacific Regional Division Congress of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research), Hanoi, Vietnam. [Full Paper – Oral]

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