ABSTRACT

R.B. Singh (PhD) is the head of the Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He is presently the vice-president, International Geographical Union (ICSUIGU); managing editor, Journal of the NAGI; member, Indian National Science Academy-IUGG-IGU Joint National Committee; and an IAHS National Representative. Dr. Singh has supervised 27 PhD and 63 MPhil students. He has to his credit 37 research volumes/books and more than 175 research papers published in journals related to land use, water resources, climate change, disaster management, and urban environment.