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Assessment of Educational Potentiality of Central and Southern States of India Using a New Composite Education Index (CEI) 利用新的综合教育指数（CEI）评估印度中部和南部各邦的教育潜力

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.23070103

Shrinwantu Raha, Shasanka Kumar Gayen

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Application of Sentinel-1A SAR Data for Village Level Flood Inundation Mapping in Malda District, West Bengal, India Sentinel-1A SAR数据在印度西孟加拉邦Malda地区村级洪水淹没制图中的应用

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2023-02-21 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.22070101

K. Mandal, Tanushree Sarkar, Snehashis Alam, K. Dharanirajan, Shivaprasad Sharma S. V.

{"title":"Application of Sentinel-1A SAR Data for Village Level Flood Inundation Mapping in Malda District, West Bengal, India","authors":"K. Mandal, Tanushree Sarkar, Snehashis Alam, K. Dharanirajan, Shivaprasad Sharma S. V.","doi":"10.21523/gcj5.22070101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21523/gcj5.22070101","url":null,"abstract":"It’s no exaggeration to say that floods are among the most common and catastrophic natural disasters, with widespread impacts on ecosystems and human lives. The World Bank has concluded that India is one of the most flood-prone countries in the world. This research has been focused on identification of real-time flood hazard area in the Malda district (India) using SAR data, Sentinel-1A (C-band). ArcGIS, Erdas-Imagine, and SNAP were used for this analysis. These inundation layers were intersected with the Malda district village’s database to determine the full extent of the devastation caused by the floods and finally determined the real-time flood-impacted area (380.19 km² on 4th September and 338.87 km² on 10th September, 2019). It was noted that on 4th September, 766 and 10th September 765 villages were seriously devastated owing to water. Moreover, among the 15 blocks of this district, Harischandrapur-II (75.67%), Manikchak (68.60%) and Kaliachak-III (68.00%) have experienced the most flooding. Finally, in order to estimate the overall population, households and affected by the floods, stratified random sampling was carried out in the flood-impacted villages of the Malda district. The safest blocks are Chanchal-I, Gazole, Harischandrapur-I and Kaliachak-I and the highly vulnerable blocks are Harischandrapur-II, Kaliachak-III and Manikchak. According to the flood influences on children, the most vulnerable blocks are Malda Old, English Bazar, Kaliyachak-III, and Harishchandrapur-II.","PeriodicalId":428604,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geographical Studies","volume":"489 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115999319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Micro Level Analysis of Wage and Self-employment Schemes in Rural Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India 印度查谟和克什米尔农村地区工资和自营职业计划的微观分析

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2023-01-03 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.23070102

Ferooz Ahmad Hajam, Shahbaz Rashid, J. A. Rather, M. Ganaie

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Records of Monsoon Variability in the Rain-shadow Zone of Western Maharashtra, Based on Multi-proxy Studies of Deposits in Two Historical Tanks 马哈拉施特拉邦西部雨影区的季风变化记录——基于两个历史储罐沉积物的多代理研究

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2022-11-20 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.22060204

Arun Magar

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Identification of Preferable Ecotourism Destinations in Purulia District, West Bengal (India): AHP and GIS Approach 印度西孟加拉邦普鲁里亚地区生态旅游目的地优选:层次分析法和GIS方法

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-30 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.22060203

Sanu Dolui, S. Chakraborty

{"title":"Identification of Preferable Ecotourism Destinations in Purulia District, West Bengal (India): AHP and GIS Approach","authors":"Sanu Dolui, S. Chakraborty","doi":"10.21523/gcj5.22060203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21523/gcj5.22060203","url":null,"abstract":"Ecotourism has gained popularity among travelers in recent years due to the detrimental effects of conventional tourism. Purulia district in West Bengal (India), with its diversified picturesque landscape such as lush green forest, mesmerizing riverscape, lakes, waterfall, hills and uniqueness in the local community’s culture gives ample potentiality of ecotourism development. The aim of this paper to explore potentiality of ecotourism in Purulia district, West Bengal, India using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographical Information System (GIS). Initially, ecotourism inventory dataset was developed based on following criteria: Elevation, slope, proximity to river, distance from road, distance from settlements, distance from ecological sites, distance from railway, distance from tourism sites using ARC-GIS 10.6.1 software. Later, the suitability map of ecotourism development has been developed by applying Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) with combination of the criteria with their respective weights and categorized into five suitability classes as highly suitable (S1), moderately suitable (S2), suitable (S3), less suitable (S4) and unsuitable (S5). Finally, after the identification of suitable zones, six alternatives ecotourism destinations are identified. This proposed method may be helpful for the local stakeholders and public administration in identifying potential ecotourism destination and planning for sustainable ecotourism development.","PeriodicalId":428604,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geographical Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131764335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comparing Master Recession Curve Shapes Between Linear and Exponential Reservoir Models 比较线性和指数油藏模型的主衰退曲线形状

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-27 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.22060202

B. Latuamury, W. Imlabla, J. Sahusilawane, H. Marasabessy

{"title":"Comparing Master Recession Curve Shapes Between Linear and Exponential Reservoir Models","authors":"B. Latuamury, W. Imlabla, J. Sahusilawane, H. Marasabessy","doi":"10.21523/gcj5.22060202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21523/gcj5.22060202","url":null,"abstract":"The behaviour of river flows during periods of recession can be better identified than in other periods. The Master Recession Curve (MRC) approach is a technical approach that is quite effective and efficient in modelling baseflow. This study aims to compare the shape of the MRC between linear and exponential reservoir models. The research method uses two linear reservoir models, the Depuit-Boussinesq equation and an exponential model based on exponential hydraulic conductivity. The results showed that the combination of recession parameters (initial recession discharge, constant and coefficients) for MRC manually linear and exponential reservoir models, and hybridization of genetic algorithm processes, showed that MRC visualization for linear reservoir models was more optimal compared to exponential reservoir models. These results are closely related to the slope of the MRC, where the linear reservoir model is gentler, and the exponential reservoir model is relatively steeper. The slope of the MRC for both reservoir models relates to the storage capabilities of the baseflow and the hydraulic conductivity properties of the study area. The gentle slope of the MRC has the properties of relatively slow storage and is relatively long stored. In contrast, the steep slope of the MRC determines the somewhat wasteful nature of storage.","PeriodicalId":428604,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geographical Studies","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132457215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tourism Potentiality Zone Mapping by Using the AHP Technique: A Study on Bankura District, West Bengal, India 基于AHP技术的旅游潜力区映射——以印度西孟加拉邦班库拉区为例

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-08 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.22060201

Shrinwantu Raha, Shasanka Kumar Gayen

{"title":"Tourism Potentiality Zone Mapping by Using the AHP Technique: A Study on Bankura District, West Bengal, India","authors":"Shrinwantu Raha, Shasanka Kumar Gayen","doi":"10.21523/gcj5.22060201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21523/gcj5.22060201","url":null,"abstract":"Tourism is a multidimensional sector having significant contributions to sustainable development, economic upliftment, and social benefits. Although the Bankura is full of tourism potential, but its’ tourism potentiality has not been properly used. This study is designed to identify the tourism potential zones of the Bankura district using a 5-steps integrated methodology, which includes the preparation of the thematic layers (Eight parameters and thirty-four indicators) (Step-1); creation of matrices for pair-wise comparisons (Step-2); classification of the raster maps (Step-3); use of the weighted sum method to get the composite variables (Step-4) and classification of tourism potential map using the natural breaks (Step-5). This study has selected eight parameters, which are the Tourist Intensity Measure (TIM), Climate (C), Physical (P), Social (S), Economy (E), Environmental Quality (EQ), Amenities (AN), and Diversity in Local Art and Crafts (LAC′). Approximately, 23.33% area is identified with a high tourism potentiality, 58.74% area is observed under the moderate tourism potentiality, and 17.92% area is recognized as a low tourism potentiality. Efficiency testing of the tourism potentiality map indicates high precision utilizing the considerably high R-square value (0.94). The study uses an exceptional methodological framework applicable in any region.","PeriodicalId":428604,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geographical Studies","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127967963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Attributes of Domestic Water Supply in Aizawl City, Mizoram 米佐拉姆邦Aizawl市生活用水特性

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-04 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.22060104

C. Ramhnehzauva

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Geo-economic Feasibility of Apple Orchards Across Physiographic Divisions in Kashmir Valley, India 印度克什米尔山谷苹果园跨地理区划的地理经济可行性

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2022-08-15 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.22060103

F. Lone, Showkat A. Ganaie, M. Ganaie, M. Shafi Bhat, J. A. Rather

{"title":"Geo-economic Feasibility of Apple Orchards Across Physiographic Divisions in Kashmir Valley, India","authors":"F. Lone, Showkat A. Ganaie, M. Ganaie, M. Shafi Bhat, J. A. Rather","doi":"10.21523/gcj5.22060103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21523/gcj5.22060103","url":null,"abstract":"Financial investments in apple cultivation in Kashmir valley are increasingly recognized as key drivers of economic growth and employment creation. This paper presents a comprehensive economic analysis across physiographic divisions using precise economic indices that include cost-benefit analysis, project evaluation method and other socio-economic determinants. It relies on a primary survey of 866 farm-households selected across four physiographic divisions of the Kashmir valley viz- valley floor, karewas, foothills and side valleys. Results reveal that the karewas fetch the highest returns from an investment owing to its ideal geographical conditions. On contrary, the non-karewas belt was found to be trailing in one or more economic indices although the financial feasibility of investment in apple cultivation was still found satisfactory. The study affirms that agricultural land-use decisions at the micro-scale should be determined by the site-specific attributes and that economic indices are largely dictated by physical characteristics of land itself. While demonstrating the utility of land-use decisions in light of geographical factors, our results can assist both farmers and policy-makers to design a more adapted land use strategy for fostering financial investments in apple cultivation in the valley.","PeriodicalId":428604,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geographical Studies","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114665632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Quality of Housing in Native Ethnic Tribes of Cold Desert Leh-Ladakh 寒冷沙漠列拉达克地区土著部落的住房质量

Journal of Geographical Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-06 DOI: 10.21523/gcj5.22060102

G. M. Rather

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