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Vinay Shankar Prasad Sinha

Vinay Shankar Prasad Sinha
Vinay Shankar Prasad Sinha
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for the Study of Regional Development,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
120, SSS-III
Off. Phone
+91-11-2670 4568
Residence
+91-9873570794
Email
vsinha@mail.jnu.ac.in, vsinha@jnu.ac.in, sinha_vinay@yahoo.co.uk
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D.; M.Tech; M.A.; B.A.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Spatial Modelling and Analysis
Geoinformatics in Natural Resources
Water resources and Climate Change Application
Human Ecology and Sustainable Development

Experience

2023-Present, Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
2020-2023, Professor and Head, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi
2015-2019: Associate Professor, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi
2011-2015: Associate Professor, Department of Remote Sensing, Faculty of Earth Science, Banasthali Vidhyapith, Rajasthan
2008-2011: Lecturer, Department of Natural Resources, TERI University, New Delhi
2005-2007: Lecturer, Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Extn- Jaipur

Awards & Honours

Scientist of the Year Award – 2017: National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi.

Awarded Paper - Ground Water Modelling and Justification by Morphometric analysis of Ramgarh lake catchment, 24th ISRS Annual Convention and National Symposium, 2004, ISRO, Jaipur

Awarded Paper - Assessment of spatiotemporal changes in Mangroves of Kendrapara District, Orissa using Remote Sensing and Geo-spatial tools, 29th ISRS Annual Convention and National Symposium, 2009, ISRO, Nagpur

International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Vijhani, A., Sinha, V. S. P., & Govindan, M. (2021). Assessing resource vulnerability quadrants under changing precipitation trends in Uttarakhand, Central Himalayan region. Journal of Mountain Science, 18(10), 2722-2741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-021-6856-6

Singh, R. K., Sinha, V. S. P., Joshi, P. K., & Kumar, M. (2021). A multinomial logistic model-based land use and land cover classification for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation nations using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer product. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(4), 6106-6127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00864-1

Machineni, N., Sinha, V. S., Singh, P., & Reddy, N. T. (2019). The impact of distributed landuse information in hydrodynamic model application in storm surge inundation. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 231, 106466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106466

Singh, P., Sinha, V. S. P., Vijhani, A., & Pahuja, N. (2018). Vulnerability assessment of urban road network from urban flood. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 28, 237–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2018.03.017  

Hossain, J., Sinha, V., & Kishore, V. V. N. (2011). A GIS based assessment of potential for windfarms in India. Renewable Energy, 36(12), 3257–3267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2011.04.017

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Vijhani, A., Sinha, V. S. P., Vishwakarma, C. A., Singh, P., Pandey, A., & Govindan, M. (2023). Study of stakeholders’ perceptions of climate change and its impact on mountain communities in central Himalaya, India. Environmental Development, 46, 100824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100824

Vijhani, A., Sinha, V. S. P., Vishwakarma, C. A., Singh, P., & Sharma, S. K. (2022). Assessment of diminishing discharge of springs in Central Himalayan region, India. Hydrological Processes, 36(5), https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14582

Singh, R. K., Joshi, P. K., Sinha, V. S. P., & Kumar, M. (2022). Indicator based assessment of food security in SAARC nations under the influence of climate change scenarios. Future Foods, 5, 100122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2022.100122

Diljun, G. M., Sinha, V. S. P., Chamola, M., Singh, P., Mishra, A., & Dobhal, R. (2022). Estimation and comparison of energy input–output and efficiency indices for rice–wheat agroecosystems of Doon Valley, India. Current Science, 123(7), 881-886. doi:10.18520/cs/v123/i7/881-886