Future Smart Cities

Edited by:   Uday Chatterjee Ph.D. (Assistant Professor Department of Geography Bhatter College (Affiliated to Vidyasagar University) Dantan India), Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan, Ph.D. (Professor, Department of Geography, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India)
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   450g
ISBN:   9780443336676
ISBN 10:   0443336679
Series:   Smart Cities
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   23 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at Bhatter College in Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, and an Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography from Utkal University and a Doctorate in Applied Geography from Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, Odisha. He has contributed to a number of research papers that have been published in reputable national and international publications, as well as edited book volumes. He has also organized (as the convener) a Faculty Development Program on ""Modern ways of teaching and advanced research methods,"" which was funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Urban Planning, Social and Human Geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, Land Use and Rural Development are some of his research interests. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) of the Government of West Bengal, India, financed his research. He has worked as a reviewer for a number of international publications. Dr. Uday Chatterjee is currently the lead editor of the Springer Special Issue (S.I) on Urbanism, Smart Cities, and Modelling. Prof. Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan is the founder of the Geography Department at Jadavpur University. She has taught at North Bengal University and The University of Burdwan as full time Faculty and as Guest Faculty at the University of Tripura, WBSU, Calcutta University, Kalyani University. She is an Urban Geographer who combines the strengths of Regional Planning and Human Geography. She has 60 research papers and 3 books to her credit. She has delivered lectures across Universities in India. She has taken up projects under UGC and has been supervising several research fellows. She has guided more than 20 scholars who have obtained their doctoral degree and has also supervised several MPhil scholars. She is on the editorial board of many renowned journals such as Hill Geographer, Regional Science Policy and Practice, RSAI, Indian Journal of Regional Science and at present is the Editor of Geographical Review of India, Kolkata.