Urban Waterscapes

Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Bhatter College, Dantan, (Autonomous), Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India and an Applied Geographer with a Doctoral Degree in Applied Geography at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. His areas of research interest cover Urban Planning, Social and Human geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, disaster governance, community-based disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, urban risk management, and disaster.

Abdulaziz I. Almulhim is an internationally recognized scholar in urban sustainability and climate change. He is Associate Professor of Urban Sustainability at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. His research critically examines urban planning under conditions of rapid urbanization, climate stress, and environmental constraint. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles and is recognized among the world's top 2% of scientists (Stanford University). He serves as a Lead Author for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (2027) and sits on the editorial boards of leading international journals. He has led and edited major scholarly volumes published by Springer and Palgrave Macmillan. His research focuses on climate change adaptation, sustainable smart cities, and the transformation of rapidly urbanizing regions toward climate-positive futures. His work integrates theory, policy, and practice to advance resilient and sustainable urban transitions globally.