Saurav Chakraborty

Assistant Professor

B.A. Honours in Geography (Vidyasagar University, 2008)

M.A. in Geography (Vidyasagar University, 2010)

M.Phil in Development Studies (IDSK, University of Calcutta, 2014)

PG Diploma in Applied Remote Sensing and GIS (CAD Centre, Jadavpur University, 2018)

Ph.D. in Geography (Vidyasagar University, 2023)

Area of Teaching:

Undergraduate: Human Geography, Remote Sensing and GIS, Statistical techniques, Environmental Geography, Regional Planning and Development

Postgraduate: Sustainable urbanization, Geography of Development and Political economy, Environment and Land Use

1.      Chakraborty, Saurav, Indranil Maity, Priyank Pravin Patel, Hashem Dadashpoor, Suvamoy Pramanik, Alexander Follmann, Josef Novotný, and Utpal Roy. "Spatio-temporal patterns of urbanization in the Kolkata Urban Agglomeration: A dynamic spatial territory-based approach." Sustainable Cities and Society 67 (2021): 102715.

2.      Chakraborty, Saurav, Suvamoy Pramanik, Alexander Follmann, Biswajit Giri, Biswajit Mondal, Priyank Pravin Patel, Indranil Maity, Jadab Das, Milap Punia, and Mehebub Sahana. "Dominant urban form and its relation to nighttime land surface temperature in the rapidly urbanizing National Capital Region of India." Urban Climate 40 (2021): 101002.

3.      Chakraborty, Saurav, Josef Novotný, Jadab Das, Aditi Bardhan, Srijanee Roy, Swikriti Mondal, Priyank Pravin Patel et al. "Geography matters for sanitation! Spatial heterogeneity of the district?level correlates of open defecation in India." Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 43, no. 1 (2022): 62-84.

4.      Chakraborty, Saurav, Josef Novotný, Jadab Das, Priyank Pravin Patel, Indranil Maity, and Utpal Roy. “Spatial environmental and open defecation: In search for social valuation of sanitation ecosystem services”. The Professional Geographer (2024)

5. Chakraborty, Saurav, Josef Novotný, Indranil Maity, Richard Lemoine-Rodríguez, and Alexander Follmann. "Same planet but different worlds! Diverging convergence pattern of urban form typologies across 413 cities with million+ inhabitants and their sustainability trade-offs." Habitat International 145 (2024): 103024.

6.      Chakraborty, Saurav, Indranil Maity, Hashem Dadashpoor, Josef Novotn?, and Suranjana Banerji. "Building in or out? Examining urban expansion patterns and land use efficiency across the global sample of 466 cities with million+ inhabitants." Habitat International 120 (2022): 102503.

7.      Pramanik, S., Punia, M., Yu, H. and Chakraborty, S., 2022. Is dense or sprawl growth more prone to heat-related health risks? Spatial regression-based study in Delhi, India. Sustainable Cities and Society, 81, p.103808.

8.      Chakraborty, Saurav, Hashem Dadashpoor, Josef Novotný, Indranil Maity, Alexander Follmann, Priyank Pravin Patel, Utpal Roy, and Suvamoy Pramanik. "In pursuit of sustainability–Spatio-temporal pathways of urban growth patterns in the world's largest megacities." Cities 131 (2022): 103919.

9.      Novotný, Josef, Saurav Chakraborty, and Indranil Maity. "Urban expansion of the 43 worlds’ largest megacities: A search for unified macro-patterns." Habitat International 129 (2022): 102676.

10.      Chakraborty, Saurav, Subhanil Chowdhury, Utpal Roy, and Kakoli Das. "Declassification of Census Towns in West Bengal: Empirical Evidences from Patuli, Bardhaman." Economic and Political Weekly 52, no. 25/26 (2017): 25-31.

11.  Kotal, Malay, Saurav Chakraborty, and Priyank Pravin Patel. "Housing for Migrant Workers A Case Study of Housing Sub-market in Ernakulum District, Kerala. "Economic and Political Weekly 57, no. 8 (2022): 12-18.

12. Chakraborty, Saurav, Saswata Ghosh, and Subhanil Chowdhury. "Urbanization of Muslim Community in India—A Metaphor for Development? Evidences from States of West Bengal and Kerala." Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 38, no. 1 (2018): 103-118.