Dr. Gowhar MerajENVIRONMENT · SPACE · SOCIETY

PUBLICATIONS

Writing on environment,
economy and well-being.

A selection of published work that introduces the questions running through my research.

CLIMATE ADAPTATION

Nature and the adaptation finance gap

A review connecting climate resilience with the contribution of nature-based solutions.

Bridging the adaptation finance gap: the role of nature-based solutions for climate resilience
Sustainability Science · 2025

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ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

The place of natural capital in economic thinking

Work on the significance of nature for sustainable resource management.

Role of Natural Capital Economics for Sustainable Management of Earth Resources
Earth (Switzerland) · 2021

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Understanding the geography of disease risk

An interdisciplinary study of dengue risk in Jaipur and its relevance to public health.

Delineating dengue risk zones in Jaipur: An interdisciplinary approach to inform public health strategies
Risk Analysis · 2025

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URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

What nature contributes to a city

Research on urban planning, stormwater retention and recreation in Chiba, Japan.

Impact of urban planning on ecosystem services supply-demand balance: Stormwater retention and recreation in Chiba, Japan
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening · 2025

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WATER AND RESILIENCE

Environmental planning in Sharjah

A study of nature-based stormwater retention and water quality in the United Arab Emirates.

Nature based stormwater management for annual retention and water quality in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: an InVEST assessment
Discover Geoscience · 2026

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HIMALAYAN LANDSCAPES

Understanding flood vulnerability

Early work examining the relationship between watershed characteristics and flood vulnerability in the Jhelum basin.

Assessing the influence of watershed characteristics on the flood vulnerability of Jhelum basin in Kashmir Himalaya
Natural Hazards · 2015

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BOOKS AND LONGER WORK

Contributions beyond
the journal article.

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