Dr. Sushma Sahai

M.A., Ph.D. Head of Department Associate Professor Department of Geography Loreto College, Kolkata

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Orientation / Refresher Courses:

• 2024 Workshop on AI Tools for Educators
• 2012 Refresher Course in Earth Science, University Grants Commission (UGC)–Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
• 2011 Refresher Course in Earth Science, UGC- Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
• 2007 Natural Disaster Risk Management- Online Course organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi in partnership with the World Bank Institute
• 2006 Refresher Course in Geography, UGC- Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
• 2003 Orientation Course, UGC-Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• 2000 Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India sponsored Certificate Course on Environment Education at Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Ahmedabad (Dec.1999- September 2000)

Presentations:

• 2024 - Presented paper titled Assessing and Mapping the Dengue Trajectory and Climate Change: A Longitudinal Study of West Bengal, India in the 35th International Geographical Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland on August 27, 2024
• 2022 – Resource Person for Fifteen Days Online Refresher Course organized by Centre for Teacher Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Ministry of Education, Government of India, The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (Deemed University) Sarnath, Varanasi in collaboration with Faculty of Law, CMP Degree College, Prayagraj. Presented paper titled Critical Concerns in Public Health for the faculties and research scholars at the national level across all the disciplines on February 24, 2022
• 2021 – Invited Online Lecture on Geographies of the Covid – 19 Pandemic in Kolkata at Department of Geography, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia on September 20, 2021
• 2021 - Presented paper titled Medical Sociology: Shaping Future for Health Research in National Level Webinar on Environment, Society and Sustainability organized by Centre for Urban and Built Environment (CUBE) of South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD) on July 11, 2021
• 2021 – Resource Person for Fifteen Days Online Refresher Course organized by the Department of Legal Studies & Research, Barkatullah University, Bhopal & Droit Penale Group in-collaboration with Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Ministry of Education, Government of India. Presented paper titled Researching Public Health: Paradigm shift from Clinical to Social Sciences in the for the faculties and research scholars at the national level across all the disciplines on June 18, 2021
• 2019 – Presented paper titled Tourism and Geoinformatics as part of Master Class Series at Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata on November 21, 2019
• 2016 – Presented paper titled Status of Health Care Waste Management across Hospitals in Kolkata: A Cross-Sectional Study for the Research Cell, Loreto College, Kolkata on September 13, 2016
• 2016 – Presented paper titled Health is Wealth: Investigating Gaps in Health Care Waste Management across Hospitals in Kolkata, India in Royal Geographical Society - Institute of British Geographers Annual International Conference in London, England on September 1, 2016
• 2015 – Presented paper titled Healthcare Workers at Risk: Occupational Exposure to Infectious Medical Waste in Public Hospitals, Kolkata, India in the International Conference on Global Public Health 2015, Columbo organized by International Centre for Research and Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Umea University, Sweden on December 12, 2015
• 2014 – Presented paper titled Healthcare Waste Management in Kolkata Metropolis, India: A Time Bomb is Ticking in the National Conference on Geo-Environmental Issues and Sustainable Urban Development at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad on October 12, 2014
• 2011 – Presented paper titled Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems - Shaping the Future of Resource Management in National Seminar on Natural Resource Management, organized by Department of Geography, University of Calcutta on March 11, 2011
• 2007 – Presented paper titled South Asia at Crossroads of Development: An Overview in the International Seminar on Poverty and Development in South Asia organized by Department of Geography, University of Calcutta in collaboration with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization, Geographical Society of India and University of North Bengal on January 12, 2007
• 2000 – Presented paper titled Hospital Waste Management in International Seminar on Waste Recycling and Resource Management in the Developing World organized by University of Kalyani, India and International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland on May 15, 2000

Publications:

• 2023 Book Chapter Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography Title of Chapter: Analytical Study of Biomedical Waste Management Scenario in Kolkata City: Sustainability Challenges Title of the Book: Urban Commons, Future Smart Cities and Sustainability, Eds. Uday Chatterjee, Nairwita Bandyopadhyay, Martiwi Diah Setiawati, Soma Sarkar Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Switzerland International / National / State/ Local: International Date / Year of Publication: 2023 Pages: 569 - 599 ISBN: 978-3-031-24766-8 Any other related information: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031- 24767-5_25
• 2023 Journal Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography Title of Paper: The Resilient Academic Ecosystem: Pandemic Pedagogy and Ethics of E- learning, Date / Year of Publication: November 2023 Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): The International Journal of Analytical and Experimental Modal Analysis (IJAEMA) UGC CARE Group Journals list – Serial No. 36272 International / National / State/ Local: International Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume XV, Issue XI, Pages 129 - 138 Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online): 0886 – 9367 (Online) DOI: 18.0002.IJAEMA.2023.V151010.200001.01568597178992 Impact Factor: 6.3 Website of the Journal: https://ijaema.com/ Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from https://drive.google.com/file/d/12qMXl6B- E4tpsbVvCrzCaQwSEmi6q5X4/view?usp=sharing
• 2020 Book Name of the Editor with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography Title of Book: Landscapes on the Edge: Risks, Resilience and Restoration Publisher: AuthorsPress Date / Year of Publication: 2020 Pages: 522 ISBN: 978-93-90155-66-8 Any other related information: The Indian Council of Social Sciences Research – Eastern Regional Center (ICSSR – ERC) provided the publication grant. The book is available on Amazon – Link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/BO8KYBJXP6?ref=myi_title_dp
• 2015 Journal Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography Title of Paper: Quantitative Assessment and Statistical Analysis of Hospital Waste: Comparative Study of Hospitals of Kolkata, India Date / Year of Publication: May 2015 Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): European Academic Research International / National / State/ Local: International Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume 3, Issue 2 Pages 2176 - 2193 Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online): 2286 – 4822 (Online) Impact Factor: 3.4546 Website of the Journal: http://www.euacademic.org/default.aspx Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from http://euacademic.org/UploadArticle/1664.pdf
• 2014
  Book
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of Chapter: Health Care Waste Management in Kolkata Metropolis, India: A Time Bomb is Ticking
  Publisher: Harileela Publication Date / Year of Publication: 2014 Pages: 118 - 124
  ISBN: 978-93-80635-15-6
  Any other related information:
  I. Journal
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of Paper: Hospital Waste: Nature, Regulations and Policy
  Date / Year of Publication: August 2014
  Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR) Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology
  International / National / State/ Local: International
  Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume 8 Version – II Pages 44 - 50
  Peer Reviewed: Yes / No
  ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online): p- ISSN: 2319-2399, e-ISSN: 2319-2402
  Impact Factor: 6.162
  Website of the Journal: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jestft.html
  Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jestft/papers/vol8-issue8/Version-2/I08824450.pdf
  Journal
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of Paper: Human Development versus Economic Growth: South Asia and India at Crossroads
  Date / Year of Publication: October 2014
  Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): International Organization of Scientific Research Journals – Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
  International / National / State/ Local: International
  Details of Volume and Page Number: Vol.19, Issue 10, Version III
  Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes – Double Blind Peer Reviewed
  ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online): p-ISSN: 2279 -0845 and e-ISSN: 2279-0837
  Impact Factor: 4.621
  Website of the Journal: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss.html Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss/papers/Vol19-issue10/Version-6/F0191063845.pdf
  II. Journal
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of Paper: Watershed Approach for Sustainable Landscape Development: Technology Transfer from Lab to Land – Overview of Rangola – Bhadra Watershed, Gujarat, India
  Date / Year of Publication: June 2014
  Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): International Organization of Scientific Research Journals – Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
  International / National / State/ Local: International
  Details of Volume and Page Number: Vol.19, Issue 6 (Version IV)
  Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes
  ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online): p-ISSN: 2279 -0845 and e-ISSN: 2279-0837 DOI: 10.9790/0837-19640914
  Impact Factor: 4.621
  Website of the Journal: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss.html Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss/papers/Vol19-issue6/Version-4/C019640914.pdf
  III. Journal
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of Paper: Is India on the Track? Perspectives from the Education Sector’ Date / Year of Publication:
  Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): Education and Welfare - A Peer Reviewed International Journal of Education and Humanities, A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
  International / National / State/ Local: International
  Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume III
  Page Nos. : 231 to 239
  Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes
  ISSN : ISSN: 2320-1762
  
• Journal
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of Paper: Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems: Quantum Leap in Educational Technology
  Date / Year of Publication: January – June, 2012
  Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): Education and Welfare - An International Journal of Education and Humanities, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
  International / National / State/ Local: International
  Details of Volume and Page Number: Vol I, Number 1. Page Nos. – 123 - 135
  Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes
  ISSN: 2278- 232
• 2009
  Book
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of Book: Bio - Medical Waste Management Publisher: APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi
  International / National / State/ Local: National
  Date / Year of Publication: 2009
  Pages: 369
  ISBN: 978-81-313-0568-3
  Any other related information: The book is available on Amazon – Link: https://www.amazon.in/Bio-Medical-Waste-Management-Sushma- Sahai/dp/8131305686/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1617477756&refinements=p_27%3ASushm a+Sahai&s=books&sr=1-2
  
• 2002
  Book: Discussion Series
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of Book: Emerging Issues in Bio – Medical Waste Management
  Publisher: Centre for Urban Economic Studies, University of Calcutta
  Date / Year of Publication: 2002 Pages: 369
• 2000
  Book
  Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
  Title of the Chapter: Hospital Waste Management
  Title of the Book: Waste Recycling and Resource Management in the Developing World, Editors B.B. Jana, R.D. Banerjee, B. Guterstam, J. Heeb
  Publisher: University of Kalyani, India and International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland University of Kalyani, India and International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland
  Date / Year of Publication: 2000
  Pages: 279-284
  ISBN: 81-901208-0-8
  Consultancy
  Honorary Consultant at the Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata in 2010. The area of focus was Bio-Medical Waste Management within the hospital. Examined the various phases of infectious bio-medical waste management and offered recommendations which were subsequently incorporated in the policy and implemented as per the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
  Consultant at World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Eastern India, 1999. The project involved a comprehensive survey of the area surrounding the Dankuni Coal Complex and critical analysis of the various kinds of pollution.
  
  Membership/ Affiliations of Professional Bodies
  •Lifetime Member of National Association of Geographers, India
  •Lifetime Member of Geographical Society of India, Calcutta
  •Lifetime Member of Indian National Cartographic Association, India