Suranjana Banerji

Assistant Professor

Graduated from Loreto College, Kolkata with Honours in Geography and was awarded the M.Sc. Degree in Geography, by the University of Calcutta. Passed the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in Geography conducted by the University Grants Commission, National Educational Testing Bureau, New Delhi, held on 20th June 2004. Received the MA Degree in Sustainable Development from Staffordshire University, UK. Was awarded the Ph.D Degree in Geography by the University of Calcutta in 2013.

Was a University Junior Research Fellow in the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta (2006-2007).

I have been working on the conservation and management of the East Kolkata Wetlands since 2006. My doctoral work was a policy-oriented research and primarily concentrated on the prospects of preservation of the East Kolkata Wetlands located in the eastern fringes of Kolkata, with particular reference to conservation and management of sewage-fed fisheries, and the role played by the Government, the Stakeholders and the Community for their preservation. 

Currently I am working on a book focusing on the need for good governance for the sustainable development of resources with particular reference to the East Kolkata Wetlands.

Administrative Experience:

During my tenure in Taki Government College, I worked as a member of various Committees of the college which were entrusted with different administrative functions – Admission Committee, Election Committee, Examination Committee etc.

I joined the West Bengal Education Service in April 2007 and taught at Taki Government College as an Assistant Professor in Geography from 4th April 2007 to 11th March 2013.

Was a Substitute Whole-time Lecturer in Geography in Gokhale Memorial Girls’ College (2004-05)

Was a Part-time Lecturer in Geography in Sivnath Sastri College (2004-2005)

 Member of  Indian Institute of Geographers (IIG), Pune 

Banerji, S., Chakraborty, N., & Mitra, D (2023). Water woes and vulnerabilities: a case study of Bally-Jagachha block of Howrah District in West Bengal, India, Local Environment, 1-18. (Taylor & Francis) Impact Factor: 2.4 DOI:10.1080/13549839.2023.2248609

Mitra, D., Banerji, S (2022). A feasibility analysis into urban road runoff harvesting in the planned township of New Town, West Bengal, India, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67:8, 1272-1286. (Taylor & Francis) Impact Factor: 3.942                                                                                              DOI:10.1080/02626667.2022.2079417

Chakraborty, S., Maity, I., Dadashpoor, H., Novotny, J., & Banerji, S. (2022). Building in or out? Examining urban expansion patterns and land use efficiency across the global sample of 466 cities with million+ inhabitants. Habitat International, 120, 102503. (Elsevier) Impact Factor: 5.369 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2021.102503

Banerji, S., & Mitra, D. (2021). Assessment of air quality in Kolkata before and after COVID-19 lockdown. Geocarto International, 1-24. (Taylor and Francis) Impact Factor: 4.889  https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2021.1936209

Mitra, D., & Banerji, S. (2020). Urban hydrodynamics in the planned township of New Town, West Bengal, India. Applied Geography, 123, 102277. (Elsevier) Impact Factor: 4.24  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102277                                                                                  

Biswas, M., Banerji, S., & Mitra, D. (2019). Land-use–land-cover change detection and application of Markov model: A case study of Eastern part of Kolkata.Environment, Development and Sustainability, 22(5), 4341-4360. (Springer Nature) Impact Factor: 1.676                          https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-019-00387-4

Banerji, S., and Mitra, D. (2018). Geographical information system-based groundwater quality index assessment of northern part of Kolkata, India for drinking purpose. Geocarto International, 34:9, 943-958. (Taylor and Francis) Impact Factor: 2.365             https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2018.1451922

Banerji, S., Biswas, M. and Mitra, D. (2018). Semi Quantitative Analysis of Land Use Homogeneity and Spatial Distribution of Individual Ecological Footprint in selected areas of Eastern Fringes of Kolkata, West Bengal. Geocarto International, (Taylor and Francis) Impact Factor:2.365 https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2018.1506508

Mitra, D. and Banerji, S. (2018). Urbanisation and Changing Waterscapes: A Case Study of New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Applied Geography 97 (2018): 109-118. (Elsevier)                 Impact Factor: 3.117                                                                                    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.04.012

Banerji, S. and Mitra, D. (2017). Evaluation of water resource management in Salt Lake City, West Bengal, India. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 62 :12, 1980-1994. (Taylor and Francis) Impact Factor: 2.22                                                                               https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2017.1351028

Banerji, S. and Mitra, D. (2017). Grey Water Footprint of Domestic Households in Salt Lake City, India: An Overview. Water Utility Journal.15: 15-27. (E.W. Publications)

Mitra, D. and Banerji, S. (2016). Pluvial Flooding in Kolkata: A Case Study of the Major Streets in Northern, Southern and Central Kolkata. International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review, 4, 51-65. 

Chakraborty, M. and Banerji, S. (2016). Rapid Urbanization and Depletion of Water Bodies: A Case Study of Ward No. 8 and 9 of South Dum Dum Municipality. The International Journal Of Humanities & Social Studies, V. 4, Issue 3, pp. 28-37.

Mitra, D., & Banerji, S. (2016). Evaluation of the status of ponds in Duttabad slums of Salt Lake city, Kolkata, India. International Journal of Water Research, 6(1), 1-9.

Banerji, S., and Mitra, D. (2015) Conscious Hydrocide of Urban Waters – A Solution through Ehics and Economics of Sustenance: A Study of Salt Lake City, Kolkata. The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, v. 11, Issue 4, pp. 21- 45.

Datta, D. and Banerji, S. (2015). Local tourism initiative in an eastern Himalayan village: sustainable ecotourism or small-scale nature exploitation? In: Szyma?ska, D. and Rogatka, K. editors, Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, No. 27, Toru?: Nicolaus Copernicus University, pp. 33–49. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bog-2015-0003

Sengupta, S., & Banerji, S. (2014). Prevalence of dry eye diseases in a rural and urban population in West Bengal and the role of air pollution. IOSR-JESTFT, 8, 45-50.

Banerji, S. (2014) State-owned Sewage-fed Fisheries of the East Kolkata Wetlands: An Overview.IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 19, Issue 4, Ver. I, PP 11-17

Newspaper Articles:

Banerji, S., 2012, The Shrinking Wetlands: Destructive Cocktail of Official Apathy and Realtor Greed. The Statesman, Kolkata, 21 December.

Banerji, S., 2013, Eastward Ho! A Travesty of the Certitudes of Development. The Statesman, Kolkata, 10 February.

Banerji, S., 2013, Can’t Defy Nature. The Statesman, Kolkata, 02 August.

Banerji, S., 2013, NGOs and Wetlands. The Statesman, Kolkata, 23 November.

Banerji, S., 2014, Endangered Biodiversity. The Statesman, Kolkata, 07 March.