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A comprehensive overview of coastal hazards, including flooding, storm surges, erosion, and other related risks Integrates scientific, social, and economic aspects related to coastal hazards Highlights the importance of building resilience and promoting sustainable practices in coastal areas

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Dr. Anindita Nath is currently working in the Department of Geography at Bankim Sardar College (Affiliated to University of Calcutta), West Bengal, India, and a former researcher at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Her specialization covers a broad range of geo-environmental issues, including integrated coastal zone management, natural hazards and disaster, climate change, land degradation, landslide hazards, flood vulnerable assessment, riverbank erosion, and sustainable development. Dr. Nath is a significant figure in academic publishing, with numerous national and international research papers (16) and book chapters (10) in international reputed to her credit. She has edited one published volume (Springer Nature) and is preparing five upcoming edited volumes (two by Elsevier, three by Springer Nature, 2025-26), in addition to authoring a book scheduled for publication by Springer Nature (Feb, 2026). She is actively involved in guiding future research as a co-supervisor of a doctoral student at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India and serves as a reviewer for reputed international journals published by Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Taylor & Francis. 

Dr. Bappaditya Koley is a currently working in the Department of Geography at Bankim Sardar College (Affiliated to University of Calcutta), West Bengal, India, and a former researcher at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. His core areas of expertise include natural hazards and disaster risk reduction, climate change, machine learning, and GeoAI. He focuses on advancing interdisciplinary approaches for sustainable development. Dr. Koley has a strong publishing portfolio, including 37 national and international research articles (17) and book chapters (20) internationally reputed. He is a significant figure in academic publishing, serving as an editor for one published volume (Springer Nature) and five upcoming edited volumes (two by Elsevier, three by Springer Nature, 2025-26), in addition to authoring a book forthcoming from Springer Nature (Feb, 2026). He also served as a co-director for an ICSSR (ERC, Kolkata) funded minor research project on “Forestry, Fishery and Sustainable Livelihood: An Assessment for some selected areas of Indian Sundarbans”. Furthermore, he was a center co-coordinator at Bankim Sardar College, running IIRS (ISRO) Outreach Programmes (2019–2023). He serves on the Springer Nature’s Editorial Board Member of Discover Geoscience Journal. He is a reviewer for reputable journals (Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Taylor & Francis) and a Guest Editor for an MDPI (Designs Journal) Special Issue on “Designing of AIML (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Based Architectures and Its Various Applications in the Field of Engineering”.

Prof. Dr. Biswajeet Pradhan is an internationally established scientist in the field of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing and image processing, complex modelling/geo-computing, machine learning and soft-computing applications, natural hazards and environmental modelling and remote sensing of Earth observation. He is the Director of the Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial Information Systems (CAMGIS) at the Faculty of Engineering and IT. He is also the distinguished professor at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is listed as the World’s most Highly Cited researcher by Clarivate Analytics Report in 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 as one of the world’s most influential mind. In 2019 and 2018, he has been awarded as World Class Professor by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Indonesia. He is a recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship from Germany. In 2011, he received his habilitation in “Remote Sensing” from Dresden University of Technology, Germany. Since February 2015, he is serving as “Ambassador Scientist” for Alexander Humboldt Foundation, Germany. Professor Pradhan has received 55 awards since 2006 in recognition of his excellence in teaching, service and research. Out of his more than 450 articles, more than 400 have been published in science citation index (SCI/SCIE) technical journals. He has written eight books and thirteen book chapters. He is the Associate Editor and Editorial Member in more than 8 ISI journals. Professor Pradhan has widely travelled abroad visiting more than 52 countries to present his research findings

Dr. Arkoprovo Biswas is an Assistant Professor at the Geological Studies Unit, Physics and Earth Science Division, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from Presidency College, University of Calcutta (2002), an M.Sc. in Geological Science (2004), and an M.Tech. in Earth and Environmental Science (2006) from IIT Kharagpur. He also earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Exploration from Annamalai University in 2009. In 2013, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Exploration Geophysics from IIT Kharagpur. Dr. Biswas has amassed rich industry and academic experience, beginning as a Geophysici…