J.k. Garg

Biography

Prof. J.K. Garg has 40 years of research experience. He is M. Phil. (Environmental Science) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Ph.D. in the area of Wetland Conservation and Management from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. Dr. Garg joined Space Applications Centre (ISRO), Ahmedabad in 1976 and has pioneered the research pertaining to use of remote sensing and GIS for environmental applications in the country. It may be mentioned that 1st scientific inventory of the wetlands in the country, sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, was carried out under his guidance. He has completed successfully 12 research projects sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Space, and GNCTD in various spheres of bio-resources and environment using geospatial techniques. His main endeavour has been to develop techniques for environmental appraisal of developmental activities, wetland conservation and management, biodiversity conservation, wildlife habitat suitability analysis, landslide hazard assessment, forest fire etc. besides natural resources census using RS and GIS techniques. He was also Project Manager (Landslides) from India in International Charter on Space and Disasters.

Research Interest

Geospatial techniques for Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems Management, Climate change and ecosystem response, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Restoration, Disaster Management, Environmental Impact Assessment