Somnath Ghosal
Biographic Data
| ID | 3722291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Somnath Ghosal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Somnath |
| FAMILY NAME | Ghosal |
| SIGNATURE | GHOSAL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6947-4381 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Human Interactions with Greeneries in an Urban Environment
The existing scholarship on urban studies has given less emphasis on the interactions of the urban populace with their surrounding greeneries and their patterns, as well as the determinants that influence the interaction. To fill this existing gap, the present study examines the factors, that is, how age and occupation determine people’s interactions with the existing greeneries in the city of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, utilising rigorous pri…
Silenced Stream
Water and forest resources play a crucial role for the poor tribal community of the global south to sustain their life and livelihood. Thus resource management is integral in uplifting the well-being of the tribal poor. Ajodhya Hills, situated in a drought-prone region, faces significant challenges in governing resources like water and forest upon which the tribal community depends. While most of the studies focus on the implications of the hydro…
Unveiling the mechanism(s) Between Poverty, Deprivation, and Depression in Older Indian Adults
Objective: This study tries to investigate the association between two measures of poverty (subjective poverty and material deprivation) with depression and its underlying mechanism(s). Method: A total sample of 28,723 older adults aged 60 years and above was included from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between poverty measures and depression after adjustment o…
Examining the groundwater level in a semi-arid district of eastern India
Why efforts to address India's ‘just transition’ should support nature-based solutions
Societal Impact Analysis of Community-managed Potable Water Supply System in Rural India
Lack of accessibility and affordability to safe and affordable drinking water remains a major challenge in fulfilling sustainable development goals. Community-based water management emerged as a policy response to address the issues. However, the impact of producing community-based water supply institutions on the community is hardly noticed in this context. This paper tries to fill the gap through the relational understanding between the provisi…
Site suitability of emerging maize cultivation in a changing agroclimatic setting of eastern India
Households' Choices and Their Drivers to Rural Non-Farm Livelihood Diversification in West Bengal, India
There are inadequate empirical studies on non-farm livelihood choices of rural households in the state of West Bengal, India. This study aims to explore the determinants that effect the choice of households to engage in non-farm economic activities. The present study found that non-farm livelihood diversification factors are more heterogeneous and mainly depend on households' strategic decisions. A household's choice of non-farm livelihood activi…
Climate change vulnerability of rural households in flood-prone areas of Himalayan foothills, West Bengal, India
Determinants of household livelihood vulnerabilities to climate change in the himalayan foothills of West Bengal, India
Historical Geography of Forestry and Forest Culture in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, 1757-2015
Re-examining a range of archival data and information regarding colonial forestry in the state of West Bengal, India, it has been found that the colonial period was the clear-cut turning point of the forest landscape in terms of environmental changes of the state. In West Bengal, the British colonial rulers were in a highly dominating position; and they had implemented one single model of forest management throughout the Indian subcontinent inclu…
Are minor forest products truly minor in forest fringe social life
A number of forest communities have been living in forest fringe areas of the south-western part of the state of West Bengal, India for centuries. From this dry-deciduous Sal(Shorea robusta) forest area, forest villagers collect forest products for their daily household needs as well as they also sell a proportion of products at the local market. In socio-cultural life of these forest communities, the surrounding forest has a great impact. Minor …
Why efforts to address India's ‘just transition’ should support nature-based solutions
Households' Choices and Their Drivers to Rural Non-Farm Livelihood Diversification in West Bengal, India
There are inadequate empirical studies on non-farm livelihood choices of rural households in the state of West Bengal, India. This study aims to explore the determinants that effect the choice of households to engage in non-farm economic activities. The present study found that non-farm livelihood diversification factors are more heterogeneous and mainly depend on households' strategic decisions. A household's choice of non-farm livelihood activi…
Historical Geography of Forestry and Forest Culture in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, 1757-2015
Re-examining a range of archival data and information regarding colonial forestry in the state of West Bengal, India, it has been found that the colonial period was the clear-cut turning point of the forest landscape in terms of environmental changes of the state. In West Bengal, the British colonial rulers were in a highly dominating position; and they had implemented one single model of forest management throughout the Indian subcontinent inclu…
Are minor forest products truly minor in forest fringe social life
A number of forest communities have been living in forest fringe areas of the south-western part of the state of West Bengal, India for centuries. From this dry-deciduous Sal(Shorea robusta) forest area, forest villagers collect forest products for their daily household needs as well as they also sell a proportion of products at the local market. In socio-cultural life of these forest communities, the surrounding forest has a great impact. Minor …
Historical Geography of Forestry and Forest Culture in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, 1757-2015
Re-examining a range of archival data and information regarding colonial forestry in the state of West Bengal, India, it has been found that the colonial period was the clear-cut turning point of the forest landscape in terms of environmental changes of the state. In West Bengal, the British colonial rulers were in a highly dominating position; and they had implemented one single model of forest management throughout the Indian subcontinent inclu…
Determinants of household livelihood vulnerabilities to climate change in the himalayan foothills of West Bengal, India
Climate change vulnerability of rural households in flood-prone areas of Himalayan foothills, West Bengal, India
Societal Impact Analysis of Community-managed Potable Water Supply System in Rural India
Lack of accessibility and affordability to safe and affordable drinking water remains a major challenge in fulfilling sustainable development goals. Community-based water management emerged as a policy response to address the issues. However, the impact of producing community-based water supply institutions on the community is hardly noticed in this context. This paper tries to fill the gap through the relational understanding between the provisi…
Site suitability of emerging maize cultivation in a changing agroclimatic setting of eastern India
Households' Choices and Their Drivers to Rural Non-Farm Livelihood Diversification in West Bengal, India
There are inadequate empirical studies on non-farm livelihood choices of rural households in the state of West Bengal, India. This study aims to explore the determinants that effect the choice of households to engage in non-farm economic activities. The present study found that non-farm livelihood diversification factors are more heterogeneous and mainly depend on households' strategic decisions. A household's choice of non-farm livelihood activi…
Examining the groundwater level in a semi-arid district of eastern India
Why efforts to address India's ‘just transition’ should support nature-based solutions
Unveiling the mechanism(s) Between Poverty, Deprivation, and Depression in Older Indian Adults
Objective: This study tries to investigate the association between two measures of poverty (subjective poverty and material deprivation) with depression and its underlying mechanism(s). Method: A total sample of 28,723 older adults aged 60 years and above was included from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between poverty measures and depression after adjustment o…
Silenced Stream
Water and forest resources play a crucial role for the poor tribal community of the global south to sustain their life and livelihood. Thus resource management is integral in uplifting the well-being of the tribal poor. Ajodhya Hills, situated in a drought-prone region, faces significant challenges in governing resources like water and forest upon which the tribal community depends. While most of the studies focus on the implications of the hydro…
Human Interactions with Greeneries in an Urban Environment
The existing scholarship on urban studies has given less emphasis on the interactions of the urban populace with their surrounding greeneries and their patterns, as well as the determinants that influence the interaction. To fill this existing gap, the present study examines the factors, that is, how age and occupation determine people’s interactions with the existing greeneries in the city of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, utilising rigorous pri…
Geography (10 works) · Agriculture (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Socioeconomics (6 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Livelihood (4 works) · West bengal (4 works)