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Rajib Shaw

Rajib Shaw

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
66
Citations
17787
World Ranking
2065
National Ranking
24

Overview

Rajib Shaw is affiliated with Keio University in Japan and specializes in research spanning social sciences and environmental science. Their extensive body of work addresses numerous aspects of disaster management, resilience, and climate-related challenges, with a particular focus on pandemic impacts and infrastructure vulnerability.

The primary fields of study covered by Rajib Shaw include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their research delves into several subfields, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Economics and Econometrics

Key topics in Rajib Shaw's scholarly contributions comprise:

  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration

Significant recent papers include:

  • "Corona Virus (COVID-19) 'Infodemic' and Emerging Issues through a Data Lens: The Case of China," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Governance, technology and citizen behavior in pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19 in East Asia," 2020, Progress in Disaster Science
  • "Building resilience against biological hazards and pandemics: COVID-19 and its implications for the Sendai Framework," 2020, Progress in Disaster Science
  • "COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Japan: What Is behind the Initial Flattening of the Curve?" 2020, Sustainability
  • "Managing and responding to pandemics in higher educational institutions: initial learning from COVID-19," 2020, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

Frequent collaborators in Rajib Shaw's publications include:

  • Vibhas Sukhwani
  • Ranit Chatterjee
  • Jinling Hua
  • Bijon Kumer Mitra
  • Emily Ying Yang Chan

The research is often published in recurring venues such as:

  • Progress in Disaster Science
  • Sustainability
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Rajib Shaw has also contributed to several book publications in the field of disaster risk reduction, with major publishers including Disaster Risk Reduction, Springer Nature, and Edward Elgar Publishing. Notable works include:

  • "Public Health and Disasters," 2020
  • "Climate Change, Disaster Risks, and Human Security," 2021
  • "Soft Assets in Smart and Resilient City Development," 2024
  • "Integrated Research on Disaster Risks," 2021
  • "Safety and Resilience of Higher Educational Institutions," 2022
  • "Media and Disaster Risk Reduction," 2021
  • "Public health and disasters: health emergency and disaster risk management in Asia," 2020
  • "Ecosystem-Based Disaster and Climate Resilience," 2021
  • "Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development," 2022
  • "An integrated governance approach towards a water-energy-food nexus and climate change," 2022

Best Publications

  • From Disaster to Sustainable Civil Society: The Kobe Experience

    Rajib Shaw;Katsuihciro Goda

  • Linking experience, education, perception and earthquake preparedness

    Rajib Shaw;Koichi Shiwaku Hirohide Kobayashi;Masami Kobayashi

  • Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island communities

    Lisa Hiwasaki;Emmanuel Luna;Syamsidik;Rajib Shaw

  • Building resilience against biological hazards and pandemics: COVID-19 and its implications for the Sendai Framework

    Riyanti Djalante;Rajib Shaw;Andrew DeWit

  • Farmer's perception and adaptation practices to cope with drought: Perspectives from Northwestern Bangladesh

    Umma Habiba;Rajib Shaw;Yukiko Takeuchi

  • GIS and local knowledge in disaster management: a case study of flood risk mapping in Viet Nam.

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  • National Adaptation Programme of Action

    Aminul Islam;Rajib Shaw;Fuad Mallick

  • Assessing community resilience to climate-related disasters in Chennai, India

    Jonas Joerin;Rajib Shaw;Yukiko Takeuchi;Ramasamy Krishnamurthy

  • Community-based construction for disaster risk reduction

    Marla Petal;Rebekah Green;Ilan Kelman;Rajib Shaw

  • Climate Change, Water Scarcity, and Health Adaptation in Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh

    Md. Anwarul Abedin;Andrew E. Collins;Umma Habiba;Rajib Shaw

  • Climate Disaster Resilience: Focus on Coastal Urban Cities in Asia

    Bam H. N. Razafindrabe;Gulsan Ara Parvin;Akhilesh Surjan;Yukiko Takeuchi

  • Proterozoic Events in the Eastern Ghats Granulite Belt, India: Evidence From Rb‐Sr, Sm‐Nd Systematics, and Shrimp Dating

    Rajib Shaw;M. Arima;H. Kagami;H. Kagami;C. M. Fanning;C. M. Fanning

  • Role of social media as a soft power tool in raising public awareness and engagement in addressing climate change

    Aleksandrina V. Mavrodieva;Okky K. Rachman;Vito B. Harahap;Rajib Shaw

  • Utilization of Social Media in the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and its Effectiveness

    Brett D. M. Peary;Rajib Shaw;Yukiko Takeuchi

  • The adoption of a climate disaster resilience index in Chennai, India

    Jonas Joerin;Rajib Shaw;Yukiko Takeuchi;Ramasamy Krishnamurthy

  • Indian Ocean tsunami and aftermath: Need for environment‐disaster synergy in the reconstruction process

    Rajib Shaw

  • An indicator based approach to assess coastal communities’ resilience against climate related disasters in Indian Sundarbans

    Rajarshi DasGupta;Rajib Shaw

  • Community Perception and Adaptation to Safe Drinking Water Scarcity: Salinity, Arsenic, and Drought Risks in Coastal Bangladesh

    Md. Anwarul Abedin;Umma Habiba;Rajib Shaw

  • Climate change and local level disaster risk reduction planning: need, opportunities and challenges

    S. V. R. K. Prabhakar;Ancha Srinivasan;Rajib Shaw

  • Disaster risk reduction and innovations

    Takako Izumi;Rajib Shaw;Riyanti Djalante;Mikio Ishiwatari

  • Coastal hazards and community-coping methods in Bangladesh

    Gulsan Ara Parvin;Gulsan Ara Parvin;Fumito Takahashi;Rajib Shaw

  • Climate change adaptation implications for drought risk mitigation: a perspective for India

    S. V. R. K. Prabhakar;Rajib Shaw

  • The Relationships between Climate Variability and Crop Yield in a Mountainous Environment: A Case Study in Lamjung District, Nepal

    Shobha Poudel;Rajib Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Emily Y. Y. Chan
Emily Y. Y. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Makoto Arima
Makoto Arima Yokohama National University
Ilan Kelman
Ilan Kelman University College London
Peijun Shi
Peijun Shi Beijing Normal University
Christopher Fanning
Christopher Fanning Australian National University
Peng Cui
Peng Cui Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sangam Shrestha
Sangam Shrestha Asian Institute of Technology
Toshio Koike
Toshio Koike University of Tokyo
Renhe Zhang
Renhe Zhang Fudan University
Masahiro Hashizume
Masahiro Hashizume University of Tokyo

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