Papers by Vishwa Raj Sharma
Earthquake Awareness and Preparedness Survey of Yamuna River and Surrounding Region of Delhi
Springer eBooks, 2024
An Introduction to Disaster Management: Evidences from India
Springer eBooks, 2024
Summary and Concluding Remarks
The urban book series, 2019
Perspective on Resilient Cities: Introduction and Overview
The urban book series, 2019
The world has moved from the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Developm... more The world has moved from the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to make the planet more sustainable: One focus of the SDGs to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” In recent times, different terms for cities— such as “smart city,” “resilient city,” “livable city,” “inclusive city,” and “world-class city,” etc.—have emerged. Traditionally, in the classification of cities in India—such as “class I-VI cities,” “metro city,” “mega city,” etc., population size was one of the major criteria; the city size was used to signify the level and number of functions it performs. Most of the world’s population today lives in cities and over time, due to the size of the population, various problems have emerged. Increasing urban population with urban-ward migration is responsible for many challenges faced by the cities around the world, especially in Asian, sub-Saharan Africa, and Indian cities. Cities such as Delhi and Mumbai are the worst affected by the large population base, in which the rapidly increasing population has severely affected capacity of cities. Due to resource constraints, it will be difficult in the future to provide all services to residents. In addition, unplanned growth will lead to many types of social, economic, environment, and health problems.
HRVC Assessment of Urban Fire Hazard: A Case Study of Malviya Nagar, Delhi
Springer eBooks, 2024
Since its economic liberalization in 1991, the Indian economy has developed rapidly, particularly... more Since its economic liberalization in 1991, the Indian economy has developed rapidly, particularly in the suburbs of the country's metropolitan areas, which serve as its core. The suburban areas of the Delhi metropolitan region are undergoing development, as evidenced by the construction of industrial parks, office buildings, housing, and commercial malls for the new middle and wealthy classes. This study aimed to clarify the prevailing situation and problems on the urban fringe of Delhi by investigating the actual conditions of housing supply and the characteristics of residents in Manesar, an extension city of Gurugram in the Delhi metropolitan area. Field surveys were conducted in February 2016 and 2017 regarding the status of development in Sector 1, Manesar. The results revealed that 269 detached houses were constructed from among 536 plots, and 19 small apartments were built. There were 63 paying guest houses (PGs, privately rented houses) in the detached house blocks, and 19 group houses (condominiums or high-rise apartments) of the 55 that had been planned had been completed. In Manesar, there are many vacant plots and vacant houses because housing owners purchase plots and houses for investment. Many speculators manage rental houses because their prices and rents are cheaper than Gurugram and Manesar is promising in the near future for the plan of Delhi Metro. There are many PGs because there are few restaurants and convenience facilities in Manesar.
Analysis of Urban Growth and Examination of a Master Plan through Geospatial Techniques
CRC Press eBooks, May 18, 2023
Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites, Jul 31, 2019
Ge eo oJ Jo ou ur rn na al l o of f T To ou ur ri is sm m a an nd d G Ge eo os si it te es s Year... more Ge eo oJ Jo ou ur rn na al l o of f T To ou ur ri is sm m a an nd d G Ge eo os si it te es s Year X XI II I, vol. 25, no. 2
Urbanization processes as a result of population growth, migration and developing infrastructure ... more Urbanization processes as a result of population growth, migration and developing infrastructure initiatives has a direct impact on cultural heritage sites. This paper aims to monitor dynamics growth of urbanization phase that took place at Taj Mahal during the last decades and evaluate its impact to monuments and archaeological sites. Taj Mahal is in the list of UNESCO catalogue of world cultural heritage sites and monuments. GIS and remote sensing techniques have been used to prepare the temporal land use changes since the 1999. The spatial pattern of urban sprawl is studied and analyzed using archive time series medium resolution landsat ETM+ and TM satellite imagery. Unsupervised classification algorithms have been evaluated and examined for this purpose. The final outcomes revealed that a dramatic increase of the urban areas took place in the last years and as results significant pressure is expected on archaeological sites found in the periurban areas.
International Journal of Advance Research Ideas and Innovations in Technology
Land Surface Temperature (LST) is an important indicator for the study of climate change, urban e... more Land Surface Temperature (LST) is an important indicator for the study of climate change, urban environment, heat balance studies, hydrological and agricultural process, and urban land use and land cover as well as user input for climate models. LANDSAT data is utilized for the number of applications such as environment study, digester and resource management. This study has been made to estimate, LST using Arc GIS over Agra, India, using LANDSAT 8 and 5 satellite data. The LST has been estimated with respect to Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values determined from the Red and Near Infrared bands. The Land Surface Emissivity (LSE) is retrieved directly from the Thermal Infrared bands. The present study focuses on ArcGIS Raster functions and Raster calculation using the thermal band 10 and 11 of Landsat 8 satellite and thermal band 6 of Landsat 5 on the month of April. The results are feasible to calculate NDVI, LSE, and LST with appropriate accuracy. In the last drive out the temperature variance in different land use and land cover area of Agra city, India.
Education India: A Quarterly Refereed Journal of Dialogues on Education, 2022
Writing a research proposal for an early career researcher is one of the toughest part of researc... more Writing a research proposal for an early career researcher is one of the toughest part of research work. A research proposal is a blueprint to conduct research work and a well-structured proposal provides smooth functioning for the proposed research. Generally, young researchers face various types of problem in structuring a good research proposal in absence of proper guidelines, steps and strategies. This paper aims to provide a general guideline to the students and researchers to develop a wellstructured research proposal for the purpose of PhD/dissertation/research projects, etc. The concept and significance of a research proposal, how to start research work, the process of producing and appropriate sections for a good research proposal has been discussed in great detail.
The Horizon - A Journal of Social Sciences, 2022
Migration with fertility and mortality is one of the crucial components of demographic variation.... more Migration with fertility and mortality is one of the crucial components of demographic variation. Due to unequal availability and distribution of resources and services in India people determined by various factors migrate from one place to another place to get the desired resource of the destination region. Various factors play a crucial role in the process of migration. This study is all about the migration profile of the Kurukshetra district of Haryana state in India. Kurukshetra is one of the most famous ancient locations in India and in present-day also it has its specific economic, social, cultural and political significance. Thousands of people migrate inward and outward from this district. Thus this research work analyses the spatialtemporal pattern of migration in Kurukshetra, various factors related to it, ruralurban, male-female migration and specific factors related to it.
This study is a part of the research findings from “Research on the formation and development of ... more This study is a part of the research findings from “Research on the formation and development of mega-regions and economic and social change in modern India” (Research Representative: Hidenori Okahashi, Hiroshima University) conducted in 2014–2016 and basic research conducted in 2019 on “Spatial structure of the Delhi Metropolitan Area: Toward the construction of the urban theory of emerging countries” (Research Representative: Kazuo Tomozawa, Hiroshima University). Some of the parts were presented at the 2015 Spring Conference of the Association of Japanese Geographers and the 2017 Conference of the Human Geographical Society of Japan.
Perspective on Resilient Cities: Introduction and Overview
Making Cities Resilient, 2019
The world has moved from the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Developm... more The world has moved from the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to make the planet more sustainable: One focus of the SDGs to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” In recent times, different terms for cities— such as “smart city,” “resilient city,” “livable city,” “inclusive city,” and “world-class city,” etc.—have emerged. Traditionally, in the classification of cities in India—such as “class I-VI cities,” “metro city,” “mega city,” etc., population size was one of the major criteria; the city size was used to signify the level and number of functions it performs. Most of the world’s population today lives in cities and over time, due to the size of the population, various problems have emerged. Increasing urban population with urban-ward migration is responsible for many challenges faced by the cities around the world, especially in Asian, sub-Saharan Africa, and Indian cities. Cities such ...
The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014
An Evaluation of Sustainable Tourism in the Developing Countries of Asia Using a Sustainable Tourism–Measurement Model: A Comparison of India, Malaysia, and Thailand
Making Cities Resilient, 2019
Sustainable tourism, sustainable-tourism development, and sustainable-development principles are ... more Sustainable tourism, sustainable-tourism development, and sustainable-development principles are commonly used within the framework of sustainable development. Both tourism researchers and practitioners are trying to understand/develop, integrate, and apply the main concepts. In this process, the concept of sustainable-tourism planning was analyzed thoroughly, and the theory of sustainable strategies identified with appropriate optimal goals. The theoretical discussion has progressed considerably in this discussion at every forum across the nation. The problem is that the theoretical discussion seems to be too far ahead and too abstract compared with the development found on an operational level. Given the complexity of the issues surrounding the concept of sustainable tourism, the current chapter tries to provide a unified methodology to assess tourism sustainability based on a number of quantitative indicators. The proposed methodological framework (sustainable-tourism measurement...
GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 2022
Tourism is one of the most emerging and widespread economic and socio-cultural activities all acr... more Tourism is one of the most emerging and widespread economic and socio-cultural activities all across the world. In the Alwar city of India, there is a great inflow of tourists from all across the world. The historical, cultural and natural richness of the city attracts thousands of tourists. Therefore the dimensions and impact analysis of tourism on the local landscape and population become an important area of research. With due consideration to the fact, this research work tried to understand various dimensions of tourism like present tourism status, causes of inflow, profile, perspectives of tourists and the major impact of tourism on the Alwar city. For this purpose based on structured questionnaires both qualitative and quantitative data was collected through the primary survey. With the help of secondary data collected from the tourist department of Rajasthan, primary data were substantiated and validated. This study find out that Alwar city is one of the preferred tourism sit...
GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 2022
Tourism is one of the most emerging and widespread economic and socio-cultural activities all acr... more Tourism is one of the most emerging and widespread economic and socio-cultural activities all across the world. In the Alwar city of India, there is a great inflow of tourists from all across the world. The historical, cultural and natural richness of the city attracts thousands of tourists. Therefore the dimensions and impact analysis of tourism on the local landscape and population become an important area of research. With due consideration to the fact, this research work tried to understand various dimensions of tourism like present tourism status, causes of inflow, profile, perspectives of tourists and the major impact of tourism on the Alwar city. For this purpose based on structured questionnaires both qualitative and quantitative data was collected through the primary survey. With the help of secondary data collected from the tourist department of Rajasthan, primary data were substantiated and validated. This study find out that Alwar city is one of the preferred tourism sit...
GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 2019
Ge eo oJ Jo ou ur rn na al l o of f T To ou ur ri is sm m a an nd d G Ge eo os si it te es s Year... more Ge eo oJ Jo ou ur rn na al l o of f T To ou ur ri is sm m a an nd d G Ge eo os si it te es s Year X XI II I, vol. 25, no. 2
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