Dr. Amit BATAR, PhD
Research Associate
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Hi, Welcome to my official site. I am from INDIA. My research background is geographically diverse as I studied in INDIA and JAPAN. I obtained my degree in Geography (M.A and M.Phil), Environmental Science (Ph.D.), and now working as an Ecologist. My keen interest in understanding human-environment interaction in changing environments using satellite remote sensing data and related techniques.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers
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Batar, A. K., Watanabe, T., and Kumar, A. (2017). Assessment of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change and Forest Fragmentation in the Garhwal Himalaya Region of India. Environments, 4(2), 34.
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Batar, A.K., and Watanabe, T., (2018). Land Use/Land Cover Change dynamics and its Impacts using geospatial data in Rudraprayag district, Garhwal Himalaya of India. Journal of Water and Land Use Management, 16(2), 78–99, ISSN : 0973\9300. http://marudhara.ac.in/journal-of-water-and-land-use-management/
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Singh, S. P., Singh, C.P., and Batar, A. K. (2018). Factors Affecting Constituents of Agriculture : A case study of Una district Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Water and Land Use Management, 14(1), 1–12, ISSN : 0973-9300.
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Batar, Amit K.; Watanabe, Teiji. (2021). Landslide Susceptibility Mapping and Assessment Using Geospatial Platforms and Weights of Evidence (WoE) Method in the Indian Himalayan Region: Recent Developments, Gaps, and Future Directions" ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 10, no. 3: 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10030114.
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Batar, Amit K., Hideaki Shibata, and Teiji Watanabe (2021). "A Novel Approach for Forest Fragmentation Susceptibility Mapping and Assessment: A Case Study from the Indian Himalayan Region" Remote Sensing 13, no. 20: 4090. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13204090
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters
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Kumar, A., Sahu, N., and Batar, A. K. (2013). Environmental Implication of Brass Industry in Moradabad City, Uttar Pradesh. Progress in Environmental Management, (Editors : Subash Anand), Indian Experience, Research India Press, New Delhi, pp.121–138.
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Batar, A. K. (2014). Resource Utilization and Livelihood Option in Dharamshala Town, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Perspective in Regional Development, (Editors : Kaushal Kr. Sharma and Manjit Singh), Research India Press, New Delhi, pp. 28–55. ISBN 10 : 931710165/ ISBN 13 : 9789351710165.
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Batar, A. K., Singh, R. B., and Kumar, A. (2015). Prioritizing Watersheds for Sustainable Development in Swan Catchment Area, Himachal Pradesh, India”, Environmental Geography of South Asia (Editors : R. B. Singh and Pawel Prokop), Springer, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 49–66 Doi 10.1007/978-4-431-55741-8.
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Batar, A. K., Kumar, K., and Kumar, A. (2017) Assessing the Land and Water Resources in the Swan Catchment Area of Una district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development in Himalaya (Editors : Bindhy Wasini Pandey, V. S. Negi and Poonam Kumria) Research India Press, New Delhi. 2017, ISBN 9789351711049.
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Batar, A. K., Kumar, A., and Singh, M. (2018). Prioritizing Watersheds based on Socio-Economic indicators for Rural Development in Swan Catchment, Una district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Rural Development: A holistic perspective, (Editors: Kaushal Kr. Sharma, Arun Kumar Tripathi, Anjali Yadav, and Manjit Singh), Research India Press, New Delhi, pp. 16–32. ISBN 10 :9351710920/ ISBN 13 : 9789351710929
Membership
Member: The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) (March 2021 to present): GEO BON is a part of GEO, The Group on Earth Observations. A global biodiversity observation network that contributes to effective management policies for the world’s biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Member: The International Water Association (IWA) (March 2021 to present): The International Water Association (IWA) is an open, yet ordered platform in which both innovators and adopters of new technologies and approaches can generate creative friction. It is a place for diffusion, benchmarking and evidence. (Membership number: 1624888)
Member: International co-operative programme on assessment and monitoring of air pollution effects on forests (ICP Forest) (March 2021 to present): ICP Forests was launched in 1985 under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention, formerly CLRTAP) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and beyond.
Member: International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) Executive Committee (September 2019 to present): ILTER fosters long-term global-scale investigations of major ecosystems and socio-ecological systems to support knowledge-based decision making at various levels concerning ecosystem services and biodiversity.
Officer: International Management office (IMO) for ILTER (April 2019 to present): ILTER meetings, including minute taking, set up of virtual meeting tools etc., and it handles central communication, such as mailing lists and circulars and ILTER correspondence.
Member: Japan Long- Term Ecological Research (JaLTER) (September 2019 to present): 日本長期生態学研究ネットワーク（JaLTER：Japan Long-Term Ecological Research Network）は，変動環境下における生態系の機能や動態を長期的な観測や野外実験によって明らかにするとともに，野外調査地（サイトと呼びます）や研究施設を互いに利活用した環境教育を実施するための学際的なサイトネットワークとして，2006年11月に発足しました。人間社会的側面を含む生態学的研究に関する学際的な長期，大規模な調査・観測を推進することにより，自然環境，生物多様性，生物生産，生態系サービスの保全や向上，持続可能性に寄与する適切な科学的データや知見を社会に提供することを目的としています。2007年8月には国際LTER（ILTER）にも加盟し，国際的な研究交流や人材交流を通じて生態系に関する世界的な課題にも取り組んでいます。
Member: Reviewer Board Member of MDPI journals (March 2018 to present): MDPI-Publisher of Open Access Journals: A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Based in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI.
Member: Global Land Program (GLP) (August 2014 to present): GLP is an interdisciplinary community of science and practice fostering the study of land systems and the co-design of solutions for global sustainability. The GLP Scientific Steering Committee contributes to the implementation of research to advance sustainability transformations worldwide.
Group Leader: Global Education Program (GEP) (2014 to 2020): The Global Education Project (GEP) is a community run by international students (leaders) who create a global village and support the mission together with LbE Japan, which provides the program, and create learning and awareness through collaboration with participants.
Research Projects
Project 1: : Forest Ecosystem and natural Hazards: A Case Study of Hokkaido Region in Japan
Project 2: Forest cover change with the implications for landslides occurrence: A Case Study of Hokkaido Region in Japan
Project 3: N Management of South East Asia
Project 4: Sarsika National Park in India: Forest fragmentation approach towards wildlife conservation
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Dr. Amit Batar
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan