A5003238249- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Smart Materials for Construction
- Climate variability and models
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Energy Load and Power Forecasting
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Environmental Sustainability and Technology
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Soil and Environmental Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Water Resources and Management
- Water resources management and optimization
University of Arizona
2021-2025
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
2013-2015
Abstract High nighttime urban air temperatures increase health risks and economic vulnerability of people globally. While recent studies have highlighted heat mitigation effects vegetation, the magnitude variability vegetation-derived cooling differs greatly among cities. We hypothesize that is driven by vegetation density whose effect regulated aridity through increasing transpiration. test this hypothesis deploying microclimate sensors across eight United States cities investigating...
The Lower Santa Cruz River Basin Study (LSCRB Study) is a collaborative effort of regional and statewide water management stakeholders working with the US Bureau Reclamation under auspices 2009 SECURE Water Act. impacts climate change, land use, population growth on projected supply in LSCRB were evaluated to (1) identify demand imbalances (2) develop adaptation strategies proactively respond over next 40 years. A multi-step hydroclimate modeling risk assessment process was conducted assess...
We studied the habitat preferences and burrow characteristics of trapdoor spiders, Idiops joida Gupta et al 2013, within Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary nearby reserve forests Uttara Kannada district Karnataka, Western Ghats, India, from January 2010 to April 2010. sampled 293 plots using 5 m2 quadrats, randomly placed in six types at four localities. Spiders showed patchy distribution throughout study area. The density I. was highest uncanopied habitats having sparse vegetation or bare grounds....
Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) has emerged as a promising decentralized management approach to urban challenges. A lack of data about GSI performance interferes with widespread adoption GSI. citizen science program that benefits researchers, lay scientists, and municipalities offers way provide these lacking data. We have developed an open-source, transferable green rapid assessment (GIRA) protocol for studying the scientists. This been tested in six North American cities (New York...
Abstract Floods impact communities worldwide, resulting in loss of life, damaged infrastructure and natural assets, threatened livelihoods. Climate change urban development flood‐prone areas will continue to worsen flood‐related losses, increasing the urgency for effective tools monitor recovery. Many Earth Observation (EO) applications exist flood‐hazard monitoring provide insights on location, timing, extent near real‐time historically estimate flood risk. Less attention has been paid...
The Colorado River supplies >40 million people in the United States Southwest with their daily water supply and is unable to meet current demands. New approaches are needed enhance sustainability resilience. A net zero urban (NZUW) approach meets needs of a given community locally available sustainable supply, without detriment interconnected systems long-term supply. Transitioning NZUW future will require considerable modifications governance policy across its cities specifically. We...
Three new species of the front-eyed trapdoor genus Idiops, viz., Idiops joida sp. nov. from Western Ghats Karnataka, I. mettupalayam foothills in Tamil Nadu and oriya Odhisa, are described. Natural history information for all these is provided as an identification key to South andSoutheast Asia.
Skyline of Tucson, Arizona.For the past two decades, cities around world have been experimenting with green infrastructure (GI) as a potential solution to urban water challenges and climate cha...
The known distribution range of Poecilotheria striata Pocock, 1895 in India is from Mysuru the north to Thiruvananthapuram south. During recent surveys northern Karnataka, P. was recorded six locations Dandeli and nearby areas Uttara Kannada District. With new records Kannada, this species extends part Western Ghats by ca. 400km Mysuru. Additional on are also provided various carried out last 10 years. Based these records, IUCN Red List status recommended be reassessed as Near Threatened....
Floods impact communities worldwide, resulting in an estimated $651 billion (USD) damages, countless fatalities, and threatened livelihoods over the last two decades alone. Climate change urban development flood-prone areas will continue to worsen flood-related losses increasing urgency for effective tools monitor recovery. Many Earth Observation (EO) applications exist flood-hazard monitoring provide insights on location, timing, extent near real-time historically estimate flood risk. Less...
<p>This study characterizes gridded precipitation data over India in terms of presence potential temporal trends and their upper tail properties. Daily having resolution 0.25° prepared by Indian Meteorological Data (IMD) for a record period 110 years (1901–2010) entire is used the analysis. The objectives this are (i) to assess annual maximum daily series using variety non-parametric methods (ii) investigate behavior series. Detailed trend detection...
<p>Decarbonisation of energy technologies is essential to meet climate change targets, however, this process has the potential generate new or further emphasize pre-existing inequalities within society. By ensuring a low carbon transition sustainable and equitable, trade-offs co-benefits between decarbonisation other U.S. policy objectives can be achieved. This important as many communities are in developing updating their action plans (CAPs). The...