Publications

Publication in peer-reviewed International Journals (Selected list)

Year 2025

• Meraj, G., Hashimoto, S., Dasgupta, R., & Mitra, B. K. (2025). Ecological Risk Assessment and Management of Forest Fires in Tamil Nadu, India: A MaxEnt Model‐Based Approach for Strategic Resource Allocation and Fire Mitigation. Risk Analysis. 

• Nayal, R., Thomas, M., Tripathi, A. K., Jaswal, K., Dasgupta, R., Hashimoto, S., & Dhyani, S. (2025). Relevance of community perceptions in mapping cultural ecosystem services: Lessons from bio-cultural landscape of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha. Ocean & Coastal Management, 264, 107626. 

• Dasgupta, R., Thakur, R., & Hashimoto, S. (2025). Modelling spatial accessibility and equity of urban green spaces in New Delhi. Discover Cities, 2(1), 1-16.

• Gwal, S., Sharma, A., Pascale, A., Dasgupta, R., Hegde, G., & Greig, C. (2025). Potential of India’s AFOLU sector in achieving net zero: A systematic review of land-based mitigation strategies. Land Use Policy, 159, 107798.

• Yamaguchi, A., Hashimoto, S., Wanhui, H., Dasgupta, R., & Meraj, G. (2025). Impact of urban planning on ecosystem services supply-demand balance: Stormwater retention and recreation in Chiba, Japan. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129132.

• Tajima, Y., Saito, T., Dasgupta, R., Basu, M., Nishi, M., & Hashimoto, S. (2025). Factors affecting relational values of nature: a case of the Nagara River, Japan. Sustainability Science, 1-13.

• Jain, R., & Dasgupta, R. (2025). Bridging the gaps in Universal Health Coverage using Digital Health Citizenship. PLOS Digital Health, 4(7), e0000913.

Year 2024

• Singha, P., Dasgupta, R., Hashimoto, S., & Mitra, B. K. (2024). An integrated coastal exposure modelling approach to Foster mangrove-based disaster risk reduction (eco-DRR) in Tamil Nadu, India. Progress in Disaster Science, 100388.

• Akhand, A., Liu, H., Ghosh, A., Chanda, A., Dasgupta, R., Mishrra, S., & Macreadie, P. I. (2024). Application of structural equation modelling to study complex “blue carbon” cycling in mangrove ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209, 117290.

• Das, M., Das, A., & Dasgupta, R. (2024). Pattern of place attachment and pro-environmental behaviour towards green infrastructure. GeoJournal, 89(5), 1-17.

• Dhyani, Shalini, Deepu Sivadas, Rajiv Chaturvedi, Amrita Neelakantan, Sonali Ghosh, Sarala Khaling, Simran Sharma, Dhritiman Das, and Rajarshi Dasgupta (2024) Ecosystem Health Assessment in India for Mainstreaming Global Biodiversity Framework Headline Indicator and Prioritising Conservation Action." Anthropocene Science 3, 1: 122-130.

• Das, A., Saha, P., Dasgupta, R., Inacio, M., Das, M., & Pereira, P. (2024). How Do the Dynamics of Urbanization Affect the Thermal Environment? A Case from an Urban Agglomeration in Lower Gangetic Plain (India). Sustainability, 16(3), 1147.

Year 2023

• Dinh, C. L., Mitra, B. K., Dasgupta, R., Pham, N. B., & Phu, S. T. P. (2023). Exploring the Gaps and Potential for Strengthening Urban–Rural Linkages in Hoi An City, Vietnam. Environment and Urbanization ASIA, 14(2), 170-187.
• Dasgupta, R., & Basu, M. (2023). Mental health and socio-psychological manifestations of cyclone-induced water insecurity in the Indian Sundarban delta. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 98, 104085.
• Sato, H., Mitra, B. K., Dasgupta, R., & Hashimoto, S. (2023). Assessment of alternative land resource utilisation towards Net-Zero and regional revitalisation through the circulating and ecological sphere in depopulated city regions in Japan: a case study of Hachinohe City Region. Sustainability Science, 1-18.
• Chowdhury, A., Naz, A., Sharma, S. B., & Dasgupta, R. (2023). Changes in salinity, mangrove community ecology, and organic blue carbon stock in response to cyclones at Indian Sundarbans. Life, 13(7), 1539.
• Mundetia, N., Sharma, D., Sharma, A., Dubey, S. K., Mitra, B. K., Dasgupta, R., & Jeong, H. (2023). Assessment of hydrological response with an integrated approach of climate, land, and water for sustainable water resources in the Khari River basin, India. Anthropocene, 41, 100373. (IF:3.969)
• Tajima, Y., Hashimoto, S., Dasgupta, R., & Takahashi, Y. (2023). Spatial characterization of cultural ecosystem services in the Ishigaki Island of Japan: A comparison between residents and tourists. Ecosystem Services, 60, 101520. (IF: 6.91)
• Dhyani, S., Santhanam, H., Dasgupta, R., Bhaskar, D., Murthy, I. K., & Singh, K. (2023). Exploring synergies between India's climate change and land degradation targets: Lessons from the Glasgow Climate COP. Land Degradation & Development, 34(1), 196-206. (IF: 4.977)

Year 2022

• Nghia, B. P. Q., Pal, I., Pramanik, M., & Dasgupta, R. (2022). The impact of climate change on drought and its adaptation strategies: findings from general circulation models and households in Tien Giang Province, Vietnam. Climatic Change, 175(3-4), 18. (IF: 4.743)

• Peros, C. S., Dasgupta, R., Estoque, R. C., & Basu, M. (2022). Ecosystem services of ‘Trees Outside Forests (TOF)’and their contribution to the contemporary sustainability agenda: A systematic review. Environmental Research Communications. (IF:3.237)

• Dasgupta, R., Basu, M., Dhyani S., Hashimoto S, Kumar P., Mitra BK (2022):  Jhum farmers’ place-attachment and ecocentric attitude: Towards a place-based approach for sustainable mountain agriculture in Nagaland, India, Land Degradation and Development, Willey (IF: 4.977)

• Akhand, A., Chanda, A., Jameel, Y., & Dasgupta, R. (2022). The present state-of-the-art of blue carbon repository in India: a meta-analysis (pp. 1-12). Sustainability Science, Springer Japan. (IF: 7.934)

• Kadaverugu, R., Dhyani, S., Purohit, V., Dasgupta, R., Kumar, P., Hashimoto, S., ... & Biniwale, R. (2022). Scenario-based quantification of land-use changes and its impacts on ecosystem services: A case of Bhitarkanika mangrove area, Odisha, India. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 26(4), 1-19.

• Estoque, R. C., Dasgupta, R., Winkler, K., Avitabile, V., Johnson, B. A., Myint, S. W., ... & Lasco, R. D. (2022). Spatiotemporal pattern of global forest change over the past 60 years and the forest transition theory. Environmental Research Letters, 17(8), 084022. (IF: 6.947)

• Estoque, R. C., Johnson, B. A., Dasgupta, R., Gao, Y., Matsuura, T., Toma, T., ... & Lasco, R. D. (2022). Rethinking forest monitoring for more meaningful global forest landscape change assessments. Journal of Environmental Management, 317, 115478. [IF:6.789]

• Dasgupta, R., Basu, M., Estoque, R., Hashimoto, S., Kumar, P., ... & Mitra, P. (2022): Residents’ place attachment to urban green spaces in Greater Tokyo region: An empirical assessment of dimensionality and influencing socio-demographic factors, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening,  67 (2022): 127438. [IF: 4.537]

• Ahsan N., Khatun F., Kumar P., Dasgupta R., Johnson B.A., Shaw R. (2022): Promise, premise, and reality: the case of voluntary environmental non‑migration despite climate risks in coastal Bangladesh, Regional Environmental Change, [IF: 5.079]

Year: 2021

• Peros, C. S., Dasgupta, R., Kumar, P., & Johnson, B. A. (2021). Bushmeat, wet markets, and the risks of pandemics: Exploring the nexus through systematic review of scientific disclosures. Environmental Science & Policy, 124, 1-11. [IF: 5.581]

• Kadaverugu, R, Dhyani, S., Dasgupta R., Kumar , P., Hashimoto,.S., Pujari ,.P. (2021):  Multiple values of Bhitarkanika mangroves for human well-being: synthesis of contemporary scientific knowledge for mainstreaming ecosystem services in policy planning, Journal of Coastal Conservation, 1-15

• Takahashi, Y., Park, K. J., Natori, Y., Dublin, D., Dasgupta, R., & Miwa, K. (2021). Enhancing synergies in nature’s contributions to people in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes: lessons learnt from ten site-based projects in biodiversity hotspots. Sustainability Science, 1-14.

• Dhyani, S., Murthy, I. K., Kadaverugu, R., Dasgupta, R., Kumar, M., & Gadpayle, K. A. (2021). Agroforestry to Achieve Global Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Targets: Are South Asian Countries Sufficiently Prepared? Forests, 12(3), 303.

• Estoque, R. C., Johnson, B. A., Gao, Y., DasGupta, R., Ooba, M., Togawa, T., ... & Nakamura, S. (2021). Remotely sensed tree canopy cover–based indicators for monitoring global sustainability and environmental initiatives. Environmental Research Letters.

• Dasgupta, R., Hashimoto S., Basu, M., Kumar, P., Johnson, B. A., Dhyani S. (2021): Spatial characterization of non-material values across multiple coastal production landscapes in the Indian Sundarban delta, Sustainability Science, 1-14 

• Molekoa, M. D., Avtar, R., Kumar, P., Thu Minh, H. V., Dasgupta, R., Johnson, B. A., ... & Yunus, A. P. (2021). Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Surface Water Quality in Mokopane Area, Limpopo, South Africa. Water, 13(2), 220.

• Dasgupta, R., Hashimoto S., Basu, M., Kumar, P., Johnson, B. A., Dhyani S. (2021): Spatial characterization of non-material values across multiple coastal production landscapes in the Indian Sundarban delta, Sustainability Science 

• Avtar, R.; Kouser, A.; Kumar, A.; Singh, D.; Misra, P.; Gupta, A.; Yunus, A.P.; Kumar, P.; Johnson, B.A.; Dasgupta, R.; Sahu, N.; Besse Rimba, A. Remote Sensing for International Peace and Security: Its Role and Implications. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 439. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13030439 

Year: 2020

• Dasgupta, R., Basu, M., Kumar, P., Johnson, B., Mitra, B. K., Avtar, R., & Shaw, R. (2020). A rapid indicator-based assessment of foreign resident preparedness in Japan during Typhoon Hagibis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51 (2020) 

• Avtar, R., Komolafe, A. A., Kouser, A., Singh, D., Yunus, A. P., Dou, J., Kumar P., Dasgupta R. Johnson B.A., Minh HVT, Aggarwal, A. K.,   Kurniawan A (2020). Assessing sustainable development prospects through remote sensing: A review. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 100402. (#7of 11)

• Kelsch A., Takahashi Y., Dasgupta R., Mader A., Johnson B., Kumar P. (2020): Invasive alien species and local communities in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS): A systematic review and analysis, Environmental Science and Policy 

• Dhyani S., Bartlett D., Dasgupta R., Kadaverugu R., Pujari P. & Verma P. (2020): Endorsing Hybrid Knowledge Framework for transformative changes to Sustainable Land Restoration, Restoration Ecology 

• Kumar, P., Johnson, B. A., Dasgupta, R., Avtar, R., Chakraborty, S., Kawai, M., & Magcale-Macandog, D. B. (2020). Participatory Approach for More Robust Water Resource Management: Case Study of the Santa Rosa Sub-Watershed of the Philippines. Water, 12(4), 1172. 

• Rahman M, Avtar R, Yunus AP, Dou J, Misra P, Takeuchi W, Sahu N, Kumar P, Johnson BA, Dasgupta R, Kharrazi A. Monitoring Effect of Spatial Growth on Land Surface Temperature in Dhaka. (2020): Remote Sensing; 12(7):1191. 

• Basu, M., DasGupta, R., Hashimoto, S., & Hoshino, S. (2020): A multi-actor and bottom-up perspective on attaining rural water security: qualitative evidence from India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-24. 

• Basu, M. Hashimoto, S., Dasgupta, R. (2020): The mediating role of place-attachment between nature connectedness and human well-being: Perspective from Japan, Sustainability Science: 1-14. 

• Johnson, B. A., Mader, A. D., Dasgupta, R., & Kumar, P. (2020). Citizen science and invasive alien species: An analysis of citizen science initiatives using information and communications technology (ICT) to collect invasive alien species observations. Global Ecology and Conservation, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00812 

Year: 2019

• Kumar, P., Dasgupta, R., Ramaiah, M., Avtar, R., Johnson, B. A., & Mishra, B. K. (2019). Hydrological Simulation for Predicting the Future Water Quality of Adyar River, Chennai, India. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(23), 4597. 

• Dasgupta, R., Hashimoto, S., & Gundimeda, H. (2019). Biodiversity/ecosystem services scenario exercises from the Asia–Pacific: typology, archetypes and implications for sustainable development goals (SDGs). Sustainability Science, 14(1), 241-257, Springer

• Dasgupta, R., Hashimoto, S., Okuro, T., & Basu, M. (2019). Scenario-based land change modelling in the Indian Sundarban delta: an exploratory analysis of plausible alternative regional futures. Sustainability Science, 14(1), 221-240. 

• Sitas, N., Z. V. Harmáčková, J. A. Anticamara, A. Arneth, R. Badola, R. Biggs, R. Blanchard, L. Brotons, M. Cantele, K. Coetzer, R. Dasgupta, E. Den Belder, S. Ghosh, A. Guisan, H. Gundimeda, M. Hamann, P. A. Harrison, S. Hashimoto, J. Hauck, B. Klatt, K. Kok, R. M. Krug, A. Niamir, P. J. O'Farrell, S. Okayasu, I. Palomo, L. M. Pereira, P. Riordan, F. Santos-Martín, O. Selomane, Y. Shin, and M. Valle Tobar. (2019). Exploring the usefulness of scenario archetypes in science-policy processes: experience across IPBES assessments. Ecology and Society 24(3):35. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11039-240335  

• Dhyani, S., Dasgupta, R., Kumar, P., Pujari, P., & Gupta, A. K. (2019). Exploring the Current and Future Potential of Urban Agriculture in Growing Urban Sprawls of India: Strengths and Challenges. Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability, 7(1), 97-101. 

• Saraswat, C., Kumar, P., Dasgupta, R., Avtar, R., & Bhalani, P. (2019). Sustainability assessment of the groundwater quality in the Western India to achieve urban water security. Applied Water Science, 9(4), 73. 

• Estoque, R. C., Ooba, M., Avitabile, V., Hijioka, Y., Dasgupta, R., Togawa, T., & Murayama, Y. (2019). The future of Southeast Asia’s forests. Nature communications, 10(1), 1829. ((#5 of 7)

• Kumar, P., Dasgupta, R., Johnson, B. A., Saraswat, C., Basu, M., Kefi, M., & Mishra, B. K. (2019). Effect of Land Use Changes on Water Quality in an Ephemeral Coastal Plain: Khambhat City, Gujarat, India. Water, 11(4), 724. 

• Saito, O., Hashimoto, S., Managi, S., Aiba, M., Yamakita, T., Dasgupta, R., & Takeuchi, K. (2019). Future scenarios for socio-ecological production landscape and seascape. Sustainability Science, 14(1), 1-4. 

• Johnson, B. A., Dasgupta, R., Mader, A. D., & Scheyvens, H. (2019). Understanding national biodiversity targets in a REDD+ context. Environmental Science & Policy, 92, 27-33. 

• Hashimoto, S., Dasgupta, R., Kabaya, K., Matsui, T., Haga, C., Saito, O., & Takeuchi, K. (2019). Scenario analysis of land-use and ecosystem services of social-ecological landscapes: implications of alternative development pathways under declining population in the Noto Peninsula, Japan. Sustainability Science, 14(1), 53-75. 

Before 2019

• Basu, M., Hoshino, S., Hashimoto, S., & Dasgupta, R. (2017). Determinants of water consumption: A cross-sectional household study in drought-prone rural India. International journal of disaster risk reduction, 24, 373-382. 

• Dasgupta, R., & Shaw, R. (2017). Perceptive insight into incentive design and sustainability of participatory mangrove management: a case study from the Indian Sundarbans. Journal of Forestry Research, 28(4), 815-829. Springer 

• Dasgupta, R., & Shaw, R. (2015). An indicator-based approach to assess coastal communities’ resilience against climate related disasters in Indian Sundarbans. Journal of coastal conservation, 19(1), 85-101. Springer 

• Chatterjee, R., Shiwaku, K., Dasgupta R., Nakano, G., & Shaw, R. (2015). Bangkok to Sendai and beyond: Implications for disaster risk reduction in Asia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 6(2), 177-188, Springer 

• Krishnamurthy, R. R., Dasgupta, R., Chatterjee, R., & Shaw, R. (2014). Managing the Indian coast in the face of disasters & climate change: a review and analysis of India’s coastal zone management policies. Journal of coastal conservation, 18(6), 657-672. Springer 

• Dasgupta, R., & Shaw, R. (2013). Changing perspectives of mangrove management in India–an analytical overview. Ocean & coastal management, 80, 107-118. Elsevier 

• Dasgupta, R., & Shaw, R. (2013). Cumulative impacts of human interventions and climate change on mangrove ecosystems of South and Southeast Asia: an overview. Journal of Ecosystems, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/379429