Publications

Research contributions across coastal systems, vulnerability and spatial decision support.

This bibliography records 10+ peer-reviewed journal articles, three book chapters and selected conference contributions listed in the finalized academic CV. External profile links provide a second route to current scholarly records.

Peer-reviewed journal articles

10+ articles

Journal articles

  1. Petzold, J., Garschagen, M., Deshpande, S., Dhiman, R., Doshi, D., Katzschner, A., Santos, A. P., & Parthasarathy, D. (2024).

    Identifying future challenges for climate change adaptation through insights from participatory scenario-downscaling in Mumbai.

    npj Climate Action, 3, 111. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00197-z

  2. Kumari, N., Dhiman, R., Krishnankutty, M., & Kalbar, P. (2024).

    Localising vulnerability assessment to urban floods: A comparative analysis of top-down and bottom-up geospatial approaches in Patna City, India.

    International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 100, 104230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104230

    Corresponding author

  3. Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2022).

    Integrated geospatial approach for environment-sensitive planning of coastal urban regions: A case study from the megacity of Mumbai, India.

    Ocean & Coastal Management, 220, 106092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106092

  4. VishnuRadhan, R., Thresyamma, D. D., Eldho, T. I., Dhiman, R., & Bhavan, S. G. (2022).

    On the emergence of a health-pollutant-climate nexus in the wake of a global pandemic.

    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(57), 85619–85631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16392-y

  5. Dhiman, R., VishnuRadhan, R., Inamdar, A. B., & Eldho, T. I. (2020).

    Web-GIS integrated open source mashup technology as a cue for integrated management in coastal megacities.

    Journal of Coastal Conservation, 24, 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-020-00734-y

  6. Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2019).

    Spatial planning of coastal urban areas in India: Current practice versus quantitative approach.

    Ocean & Coastal Management, 182, 104929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104929

  7. Dhiman, R., VishnuRadhan, R., Eldho, T. I., & Inamdar, A. B. (2019).

    Flood risk and adaptation in Indian coastal cities: Recent scenarios.

    Applied Water Science, 9, 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-018-0881-9

  8. Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2018).

    GIS coupled multiple criteria decision making approach for classifying urban coastal areas in India.

    Habitat International, 71, 125–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2017.12.002

  9. VishnuRadhan, R., Zainudin, Z., Sreekanth, G. B., Dhiman, R., Salleh, M. N., & Vethamony, P. (2017).

    Temporal water quality response in an urban river: A case study in peninsular Malaysia.

    Applied Water Science, 7, 923–933. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-015-0303-1

  10. Mani Murali, R., Dhiman, R., Choudhary, R., Seelam, J. K., Ilangovan, D., & Vethamony, P. (2015).

    Decadal shoreline assessment using remote sensing along the central Odisha coast, India.

    Environmental Earth Sciences, 74(10), 7201–7213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4698-7

  11. Kumar, A., Dhiman, R., & Deshmukh, B. (2014).

    Morphometric analysis of watersheds of Kangra region of Indian Himalaya for assessing their fluvial erosion susceptibility.

    Himalayan Geology, 35, 47–55.

Peer-reviewed book chapters

3 entries

Book chapters

  1. VishnuRadhan, R., Ayomiposi, O. O., Dhiman, R., & Zainudin, Z. (2026).

    IoT-Based Water Quality Monitoring.

    Handbook of Digitalization and Big Data in the Water Sector, pp. 61–83. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003536079-4

  2. Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P. P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2021).

    Assimilating geospatial and decision science: Application to planning and management of urban coasts.

    Advances in Urban Planning in Developing Nations, pp. 140–159. Routledge India.

  3. VishnuRadhan, R., Eldho, T. I., Dhiman, R., Misra, A., Jayakrishnan, P. R., & Zainudin, Z. (2021).

    Repercussions of Monsoon in the Indian Sub-continent During COVID-19.

    COVID-19: Systemic Risk and Resilience, Springer.

Selected international conferences

10 entries

Conference contributions

  1. Dhiman, R., & Jain, J. (2026).

    Towards Predictive Coastal Intelligence: A GeoAI Perspective on Shoreline Dynamics and Hazards.

    World Ocean Science Congress 2026, CSIR–National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India.

    Presenting and corresponding author

  2. Santos, A. P., Obaitor, O., Petzold, J., Wannewitz, M., Zwiglmaier, V., Surtiari, G. A. K., Dhiman, R., & Garschagen, M. (2024).

    The Future of Urban Climate Vulnerability in Southeast Asia: Linking downscaled shared socioeconomic pathways to the drivers of urbanisation in Mumbai, Manila and Jakarta.

    EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 April 2024.

  3. Jain, J., & Dhiman, R. (2023).

    Plausible hybrid-infrastructure alternatives for enhancing climate resilience of coastal communities: a case of the megacity of Mumbai, India.

    American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Abstracts, San Francisco, USA.

    Abstract – Poster

  4. Pushpak, B., & Dhiman, R. (2021).

    Advancing the Spatiotemporal Assessment of Mangrove Ecosystem using Machine Learning Approaches: Case Study of a Coastal Megacity, Mumbai, India.

    American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Abstracts, New Orleans, USA and virtual.

    Abstract – Poster

  5. Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2019).

    Land resource management of coastal areas in Indian cities: comparative assessment with prevailing methods.

    Sustainable Built Environment 2019 Conference, Graz, Austria.

    Full paper – Oral

  6. Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2018).

    Quantitative approach for environmental spatial planning of urban coastal regions in developing countries.

    American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Abstracts, Washington, DC, USA.

    Abstract – Poster

  7. Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2018).

    Development of decision support for spatial environmental planning of urban coastal areas.

    12th World Congress of RSAI, Goa, India.

    Full paper – Oral

  8. Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2017).

    GIS coupled multiple criteria based decision support for classification of urban coastal areas in India.

    American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Abstracts, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

    Abstract – Poster

  9. Dhiman, R., Inamdar, A. B., & Banerjee, L. (2016).

    Development of Coastal Management Information System for Maharashtra state, India: An Open Source Approach.

    37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

    Full paper – Oral

  10. ManiMurali, R., Dhiman, R., Jayakumar, S., Ilangovan, D., & Vethamony, P. (2014).

    Detection of decadal shoreline changes along Dhamara and Maipura coast, Odisha, India.

    19th IAHR-APD Congress, Hanoi, Vietnam.

    Full paper – Oral