List of Publication/Books by the faculty members of the Department (from 2002 and onwards) Akhtar, R. 2002. Environment and health in Kashmir during nineteenth century, Proceedings, International Seminar on Medical Geography,Verona. Akhtar, R. 2003. Medical Geography: Has J.M. May Borrowed M.Sorre s 1933 Concept of Pathogenic Complexes?, Cybergeo: European Journal of Geography 236: 12. Akhtar, R. 2003. Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin: Interactions and the development of scientific ideas, Annals NationalAssoc.Geographers,India,1-16, ISSN 0970-973-8 Akhtar, R. 2005. Twunami and health: Geographical perspective, Region, Health and Health Care, 10:1-3 Akhtar, R. 2006. Surat Plague of 1994 Re-Examined, Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine & Public Health, 37: 755-760. Akhtar, R. 2007. Health and climate in Kashmir, Tiempo:A Bulletin on Climate and Development (London), 63:19-21. Akhtar, R. 2007. Climate Change and Health and Heat Wave Mortality in India, Global Environmental Research 11: 51-57 Akhtar, R. and Izhar. N. 2007. Current concepts in medical geography, In B.Thakur et al (eds) City, Society and Planning, 87-97. Akhtar, R. and Rather, G.M. 2007. Life style change and cardiovascular diseases in Srinagar city, In B.Thakur et al (eds), City, Society and Planning, 206-220. Akhtar, R. 2007. Human health, Climate Change 2007,Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),Cambridge University Press,2007 (As Lead Author,Chapter 8 on Human Health). Akhtar, R. 2007. Changing disease ecology of Leh district: Contemporary scenario and historical perspective, Punjab Geographer, 3:39-44. Akhtar, R., A.K.Dutt, H.M.Dutta, and M.McVay 2007. From Black Death to Surat Plague of 1994: A quantum leap in medical science development, In A.K.Dutt et al (eds) Exploration in Applied Geography, New Delhi,Prentice-Hall of India. Akhtar, R. 2007. Darwin, Ratzel and Adolf Hitler, Annals, National Associating of Geographers, India, 27: 30-33. Bhat, M.S. 2002. Impact of Tourism on Income Generation and Asset creation, the Journal of Business Review 8: 84-89.
Bhat, M.S. 2004. Delimitation of Srinagar Metropolitan Region- A Strategy for the Development of Primary Planning Area. Indian Institute of Town Planners 27: 62-69. Bhat, M.S. 2004. Gradient Pattern of Urban influence- A Case Study of Srinagar City- Region, Indian Journal of Regional Science 36: 106-13. Bhat, M. S., Bhat, M.S. and Ahmad, P. 2006. Temperature Variability in Kashmir Valley- A spatio- Temporal Analysis. The Geographer 53: 98-103. Bhat, M.S. 2007. Reflections of Global warming on the climate of Kashmir. Forest Bulletin, Jammu and Kashmir 12-13. Bhat, M.S. and Bhat, M.S. 2007. Nature and magnitude of Climate Change in Kashmir Valley: A Spatio- Temporal Analysis of Temperature and precipitation. Annals of the National Association of Geographers, India 26: 48-60. Kanth, T.A. and Ahmed Shakeel, Slope Categories of Lidder Drainage Basin, Kashmir. Science for better Tomorrow: 195-200. Kanth, T.A. and Ahmed Shakeel, 2005. Morphometric Analysis of Lidder Drainage Basin, Kashmir Oriental Sci. 10 :71-75. Kanth, T.A. and Ahmed Shakeel, 2007. Soil Erosion Intensity Zones in Lidder Basin, Kashmir Trans. Inst. Indian Geographers 29: 12-14 Mayer, I.A. 2004. Geographical Distribution of Goiter in Kashmir Valley in Nilofar Izhar(ed) Geography & Health A Study in Medical Geography. APH, New Delhi 2004. 59-69. ISBN 81-7648-588-8. Mayer, I.A. 2004. Mountain Environmental and Health Hazards; Bullatin of Environmental Sciences. 2: 17-23. Mayer, I.A and Akhtar, R, 2005. Disease Ecology of Ladakh; Social Science and Medicine, Elsewhere Publication New York, 5: 123-147. ISSN 0277-9536. Mayer, I.A. 2006. Impact of Physical Environment on Human Health An example from Kashmir Division. Journal of social Sciences, 1: 78-90. Mayer, I.A. 2007. Health Care Behaviour Among Gujjars: A Case Study of Dara, Srinagar Kashmir. Population Geography, 29:35-44, ISSN-0256-5331. Rather, G.M. 2002. Cancer mortality in Kashmir in Indian geographical Journal- 76:131-140. ISSN 0019-4824. Rather, G.M. 2004. Cardiovascular Diseases in Sgr. City- India, Indian Geographical Journal- 77: 51-60. ISSN 0019-4824.
Rather, G.M. 2004. Levels of malnutrition in pre-school children- a case study of four Rural Communities of Bandipore & Gurez, Geographical Review of India. 54 : 64-76. ISSN 0375-6386 Shah, S. A. 2005. Rural Land Use Management and Planning (An Optimum Strategy for Commercial farming in Kashmir Valley). Space Science & Technology and Geographical Research and Applications, BS Publications, Hyderabad. 134-144. Singh, H (2004), Impact of Dairy Farming on Income and Employment in Kashmir Valley, In Business Review 107-144, ISSN- 0972-8384. Singh, H (2006), Environmental Analysis of Biological Aspects on Indigenous & Crossbred Dairy Cows in Kashmir Valley: A Regional Analysis, In M. A. Khan Ed. Agriculture and Environment, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 307-322. Singh, H (2006),Impact of Crossbreeding Technology on Economic Efficiency of Dairy Farming in Kashmir Valley-A Regional Analysis, Indian Journal of Regional Sciences 38, 1: 82-88. Singh, H (2007), Strategies for Dairy Development in Kashmir Valley: A Geographical Perspective in City, Society and Planning, Baleshwar Thakur (ed) in Collaboration with Department of Geography & Planning, University of Akron, USA. Published by Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi. 389-410 Singh, H (2007), Spatial Planning in Dairy Farming in Kashmir Valley: A holistic Approach for Rural Development, Journal of Rural Development, 26: 65-98, ISSN, 0970-3357. Shah, S.A.2008. Economic Analysis of Saffron under rain fed conditions of Kashmir, Spice India, VOL.XXI, Sept.2008, No 9, Spices Board, Ministry of commerce & Industry, Government of India, Sugandha Bhavan, Cochin.PP 13-16. Shah,S.A. 2009 Saffron Agronomy in Kashmir Valley-Methods of and Practices of Cultivation, Spice India, VOL22, No.6, Spices Board, Ministry of commerce & Industry, Government of India, Sugandha Bhavan, Cochin. Shah,S.A. 2009 Medicinal and Aromatic uses of Saffron. Spice India, VOL22, No.10, Spices Board, Ministry of commerce & Industry, Government of India, Sugandha Bhavan, Cochin. Shakeel, S and Kanth, T.A. 2008. Landscape Approach to land classification study of Lidder river basin in Kashmir Himalaya. Annals of NAGI, vol. XXVIII, No. 1, June 2008. Shakeel,S and Kanth, T.A. 2009. Erosion hazard assessment of the Lidder river basin in Kashmir Himalaya. Indian Journal of soil conservation, vol 38. No. 3. Bhat,M.S.2010 Anthropogenic Impact on Forest cover in the western Himalayas-A case study of the Lidder catchment of Kashmir Valley(paper accepted for publication )Journal of Transaction, Indian Institute of Geographers, 33(1):
Kanth,T.A and Zahoor-ul-hassan,2010. Prioritization of watersheds in wular catchment for sustainable development and management of natural resources. Recent Research in Science and Technology, 2(4):12-16 Rather, G.M; Bhat, M.S and Kanth, T.A.2010 Impact of urban waste of Srinagar city on quality of water of river Jehlum, International Journal of Lakes and Rivers, 3(1): 17-24 Rather, G.M and Kanth, T.A. 2011. Trace elements and incidence of diabetes in foot hill settlement of Maldev Range, International Journal of Social Science and Medicine. 622(14):179-186. Rather, G.M.2011. Traditional Medical system in Ladakh- A Geographical Analysis, Indian Journal of traditional Knowledge. 9(4):714-721. Shakeel.S and Kanth,T.A.2010. Erosion hazard assessment of the Lidder river basin in Kashmir Himalayan. Indian Journal of soil conservation 37(3): 172-175. Book Chapters: Ahmed, P. and Hassan,H. 2009. Changing land use /land cover Scenario and its Impact on Soil in upper catchment of river Sindh (J&K). in : M.S.S Rawat and Dinesh Pratap(eds.) management Strategies for the India Himalaya Development and Consewation Vol(II). Pp. 192-197. Transmedia Publication. Kanth, T.A. and Rather, G.M. 2008. Anthropogenic pressures and conservation of Dal lake, Kashmir, Water Resource management and Sustainable Agriculture. pp. 127-135. APH publishing Corporation, New Delhi-11002. Haseena, H. and Rather, J.A. 2008. Human induced Ecological problems- A case study of Dal Lake. In S.M. Rashid, M. Ishtiaq, Haseena, H and Atiq. R (eds). Environment, resources, Sustainable Development. Pp 67-81. Rawat Publications, Jaipur Shakeel,S and Kanth, T.A, Erosion Hazard Assessment of the ladder River Basin in Kashmir, Hazratbal, Himalaya Indian journal of Soil Conservation, Vol 38 Number 3 December 2009. Shakeel,S and Kanth T.A landscape Approach to land classification study of a Lidder river basin in Kashmir Himalayas pp. 64-72, Annals of the national Association of geographers, India volume XXVIII, No. 1, June 2008. Books Akhtar, R. 2002. Urban Health in the Third World, APH Publishers, New Delhi,A.P.H. Corporation, New Delhi, Akhtar, R. 2004. India: Health Care Patterns and Planning, A.P.H., Publishers, New Delhi
Bhat, M.S. Urban System in Himalayas: A Study of Srinagar City- Region, 2008, Arina Publishers, New Delhi Bhat, M.S. Associate Editor, Management strategies for the Indian Himalaya: Development And Conservation, Vols. I & II, 2009, Transmedia Publication, Srinagar ( Garhwal), Uttarakhand. Mayer, I.A. 2006. Medical Geography, Published by APH publishing, House New Delhi, ISBN 978-81-313-0268-2. Mayer, I.A. Evaluation in the Teaching of Geography for B.Ed Programme, Centre of Distance Education, University of Kashmir. Rather, G.M. 2011. A Text book of Practical Geography. Arina Publications, New Delhi, India. Singh, H (2005), Dairy Farming, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.