M.M.Anees

Urban ecology | Ecological modelling | Landscape planning | Green infrastructure | Urban dynamics | Spatial analysis | Vulnerability assessment |

Currently a doctoral candidate (environmental science) at the final stage with experience in remote sensing and geospatial analysis platforms. Result-oriented and capable of independent research, with proven publication record and striving to produce more high-impact publications. Interested in exploring interdisciplinary approaches and landscape ecology concepts to improve sustainability of urban socioecological systems.

Peer-reviewed articles

1. Anees, M.M.*, Mann, D., Sharma, M., Banzhaf, E., and Joshi, P.K. (2020). Assessment of urban dynamics to understand spatiotemporal differentiation at various scales using remote sensing and geospatial tools. Remote Sensing, 12(8), 1-30.

2. Anees, M.M., Shukla, R., Punia, M., and Joshi, P.K.* (2020). Assessment and visualization of inherent vulnerability of urban population in India to natural disasters. Climate and Development, 12(6), 532–546.

3. Mann, D., Anees, M.M., Shalini, R., and Joshi, P.K.* (2020). Spatio-temporal variations in landscape ecological risk related to road network in the Central Himalaya. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 1-18.

4. Sharma, S., Nahid, S., Sharma, M., Sannigrahi, S.*, Anees, M. M., Sharma, R., Shekhar R., Basu A. S., Pilla, F., Basu, B., Joshi, P. K. (2020). A long-term and comprehensive assessment of urbanization-induced impacts on ecosystem services in the capital city of India. City and Environment Interactions, 7, 1-12.

5. Sharma, S., Anees, M.M., Sharma, M., and Joshi, P.K.* (2020). Longitudinal study of changes in ecosystem services in a city of lakes, Bhopal, India. Energy, Ecology and Environment, 1-17.

6. Anees, M.M., Sajjad, S., and Joshi, P.K.* (2018). Characterizing urban area dynamics in historic city of Kurukshetra, India, using remote sensing and spatial metric tools. Geocarto International, 34(14), 1–24.

Book chapter

1. Anees M.M., Sharma R., and Joshi, P.K. (2021) Urbanization in Himalaya - An interregional perspective to land use and urban growth dynamics. In U. Schickhoff et al. (eds.), Mountain Landscapes in Transition, Sustainable Development Goals Series (Springer Nature)

Manuscripts/Book chapters under submission/review

1. Anees, M.M., Mann, D., Sharma, M., Banzhaf, E., and Joshi, P.K*. (2021). Landscape characterization and morphological analysis of urban green infrastructure in Himalayan cities – A quality index approach. (submitted to Journal of Cleaner Production)

2. Sharma R., Anees, M.M., and Joshi, P.K. (2020). Mapping and modelling urban

ecosystem – a geospatial approach. (Book chapter -under review)

• Anees M.M. and Joshi P.K. (2021). Conceptual framework for assessment of inherent vulnerability in urban district population of the Western Himalaya to natural hazards, presented at the International Conference on Challenges of Disasters: Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience, 02-03 March 2021, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
• Anees M.M. and Joshi P.K. (2021). Assessment of urban dynamics and landscape structure of green spaces at various scales in a touristic hill city of Indian Himalaya, presented at the VI. International Online Conference On City Planning and Urban Design, 07 May 2021, DAKAM
  (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center), Istanbul, Turkey.
• Anees M.M. and Joshi P.K. (2021). Characterizing urban ecosystems of the Western Himalaya – a conceptual framework, presented at the V. International Conference On Ecology, Ecosystems and Climate Change, 14 May 2021, DAKAM (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center), Istanbul, Turkey.

• Research Grant - Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degree, 2019/20 funded by DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), Germany
• Senior Research Fellowship (UGC-SRF) 2018 in Environmental Sciences funded by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India
• Junior Research Fellowship (UGC-JRF) 2015 in Environmental Sciences funded by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India

• Strong scientific writing skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency with digital image processing, GIS and statistical tools
• Experienced in data assimilation and quantitative analysis of social datasets
• Experienced in project management

• Member of Society for Urban Ecology (SURE), Austria

• National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) 2014 for Lectureship (Assistant Professor) in the subject 'Environmental Sciences' conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2015 in the subject 'Ecology and Evolution' conducted by Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India

• Training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the frame of Erasmus+ projects MARE and URGENT, ERASMUS Programme, European Union (Conducted online, 2021)
• International summer school on ‘Urban+Mountains', organized by the University of Salzburg, Austria, in cooperation with the Society for Urban Ecology (SURE) (Salzburg, Austria, 2019)
• Annual Ph.D. Workshop organized by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), (Bangalore, India, 2019)
• International summer school on ‘Monitoring and early warnings in mountain socialecological systems', organized by the Siberian Federal University, with the support from the Erasmus+ Jean-Monnet program, European Union (EU) (Krasnoyarsk, Russia, 2018)
• Short course on ‘Sustainable urban planning using remote sensing and GIS', conducted by IIT Kanpur under Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (Noida, India, 2018)
• Workshop for ‘Integrated Urban Development and Co-Production for Indian Cities' organized by Technical University Berlin on behalf of the Indo-German Smart Initiative (IGSI) (New Delhi, India, 2017)
• Certificate course on ‘Sustainable Cities' conducted (online) by The SDG Academy, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) (Bangalore, India, 2017) SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Pre-Symposium Tutorials in ‘Remote Sensing for Weather and Climate Monitoring conducted' by ISRO, ESSO and NASA (New Delhi, India, 2016)
• Certificate course on ‘Global Cities Sustainability and Management of the Urban Ecosystem' conducted by Jamia Millia Islamia University under Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (New Delhi, India, 2016)
• Short term certificate course in ‘Sustainable Development' under Rio+20 India Program, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNSCD) conducted by IARC (Mumbai, India, 2013)