Strengthening Global Resilience to Natural Disasters

Edited by:   Qamar Ali, Muhammad Tariq Iqbal Khan
Imprint:   Information Science Publishing
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm, 
ISBN:   9798369397466
Pages:   430
Publication Date:   08 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Qamar Ali is an Instructor/Tutor in Economics, Virtual University of Pakistan since 15-12-2015. Addition to my teaching responsibilities, I wrote 50 research papers after joining Virtual University of Pakistan. These research papers are published in recognized national & international journals. Out of these, 26 research papers are published in impact factor journals like Journal of Cleaner Production (IF=9.227), Renewable Energy (IF=8.001), Transportation Research Part A: Policy and practice (IF=5.594), Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF=3.056), Scientia Horticulturae (IF=3.463), Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (IF=1.200), The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (IF=0.422). Moreover, I am also engaged as reviewers with different research journals. I received a certificate of the Outstanding Reviewer in 2017 from Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF=14.982), Elsevier, The Netherlands. I also received certificate of reviewing research articles from Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF=2.800), Springer & Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, Science Domain International, India. The cumulative impact factor of my published work is 185.571, having 1215 citations and h-index 18. I wrote 4 Economics books, published by Dogar Publishers, Lahore Mr. Muhammad Tariq Iqbal Khan is currently working as a Lecturer in Economics at the Government Postgraduate College, Jaranwala. He started his research career as an Internee at the Technology transfer Institute. He joined Higher Education Department Punjab on 18-08-2012, as Lecturer in Economics. He has more than 8 years of teaching and research experience. He passed B.Sc. (Hons.) Agricultural and Resources Economics in 2011 from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. During his education, He actively participated in university-level competitions at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He five times won the Quiz Competition at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during graduation. He got M.Phil. Economics degree from the Government College University, Faisalabad in 2016. In 2017, He enrolled Ph.D. Economics from Government College University, Faisalabad. During his career, he has published 32 research publications in refereed International and national journals, including 18 research papers that have been published in impact factor journals. The cumulative impact factor of his research is 60.535, having 266 citations and an h-index 8. His current research focus is on disaster management, marketing efficiency, environmental economics, and agricultural economics.