Where is change
taking place?
Environmental conditions and their variation across space and time.
RESEARCH
A connected programme
of research.
Spatial Thinking and Intelligence is the common thread through my work on environmental processes, their economic significance and their consequences for people.
SPATIAL THINKING & INTELLIGENCE
Where is change
What links one place
to another?
Flows of water, ecological processes and economic dependencies.
Who bears the costs
and receives the benefits?
Exposure, vulnerability, health, livelihoods and capacity to adapt.
Where can action
make a difference?
Environmental choices, their trade-offs and the evidence available.
METHODS I DRAW ON
Earth observation · GIScience · Spatial statistics · Environmental modelling · GeoAI · Economic analysis · Scenario assessment
01 / RESEARCH AREA
Water, landscapes and environmental risk
My early publications examined soil erosion and flood vulnerability in Himalayan watersheds. Water remains a recurring concern across groundwater systems, river basins and urban landscapes.
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Flood vulnerability in the Jhelum basin Natural Hazards · 2015Groundwater decline in northwestern India Environmental Earth Sciences · 2026
02 / RESEARCH AREA
Environmental economics and natural capital
This work considers how ecosystem services contribute to economies and well-being, and how environmental value enters decisions about land, water and development.
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Natural capital economics Earth (Switzerland) · 2021Ecosystem services and their ecological-economic implications Modeling Earth Systems and Environment · 2022
03 / RESEARCH AREA
Environment and public health
Studies on heat, disease risk and environmental exposure bring human health into the geographical analysis of environmental conditions.
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Dengue risk in Jaipur Risk Analysis · 2025Heat and health in Indian cities World Development Sustainability · 2024
04 / RESEARCH AREA
Climate change, adaptation and policy
Research on climate variability and resilience connects with published work on adaptation finance and ecosystem-based approaches to disaster risk reduction.
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Nature-based solutions and the adaptation finance gap Sustainability Science · 2025Science-policy integration for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction Sustainability Science · 2026
05 / RESEARCH AREA
Ecosystem services and changing landscapes
From Mongolia to coastal China, this research examines spatial differences in environmental change and what they mean for ecosystem services and landscape management.
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Ecosystem services across Mongolia Global and Planetary Change · 2026Coastal water clarity in China Environmental Research · 2026
06 / RESEARCH AREA
Urban environments and nature
Work in Japan and the United Arab Emirates connects urban planning with the benefits of nature, including stormwater retention, water quality and recreation.
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Urban planning and ecosystem services in Chiba Urban Forestry and Urban Greening · 2025Stormwater management in Sharjah Discover Geoscience · 2026
SPATIAL THINKING & INTELLIGENCE
Place as a way
of understanding.
Remote sensing, geographical analysis and environmental modelling connect evidence across places and scales. The purpose is to understand environmental relationships and inform decisions about people and landscapes.
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