She has authored and edited books published by leading international publishers including Springer, Routledge, and Concept Publishing. Her scholarly work explores the complex relationships between environment, health, food systems, urbanization, and human well-being, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and social equity. Her recent book ‘Urban Green Space, Health Economics and Air Pollution in Delhi’ has been published by Routledge, Francis and Taylor Group, UK. The book's excerpts have been included in “Sustainable Development Goals online collection”. The book also received the National Green Literature Award in 2023. She has also edited a book on “sustainable smart cities” by Springer publication, which has been acknowledged at various international platforms. It was among the top 25% of the most downloaded books in 2019. Her textbook “Geography of Health”, 2025, published under concept publications is among 10,000 most popular books in the Science and Technology category of Amazon. She has also participated, chaired and presented research papers in many National and International conferences. She has been associated with content building and E-learning modules with MHRD project of e-pathshala, IGNOU and Swayam. She completed Innovation Project: Stipulating the Role of Agriculture and Forestry in Delhi: Mapping and Analysis., 2015-16 sponsored by the Delhi University. She also worked as Project Director on a major research project titled “Mapping and analyzing the land use and land cover and food insecurity in Rajasthan”, sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Co Project Director in Viksit Bharat @2047 ICSSR project on Benchmarking Green Buildings in Delhi NCR. She is presently on the advisory board and Founder Member of the Association of Human Geographers (AHG) IGU.

 

Dr. Pravin Kokane obtained his MA and Ph.D. in Geography from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Mumbai. Prior to this appointment, he served as a Junior Research Fellow at the Central University of Karnataka. He has also served as Visiting Faculty at the State Institute for Administrative Careers (SIAC) and the Academy of Administrative Careers, University of Mumbai where he taught Geography to UPSC Aspirants, and contributed as an Author and Member of the Geography Study Group (Standards XI and XII) for the State Board of Higher Secondary Education, Pune.

His academic expertise spans Statistics, Applied Research, and Spatial Data Analysis, and he teaches courses in Economic Geography, Population Geography, GIS, and Remote Sensing at the postgraduate level. His research interests include Food Security, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health. He has an extensive publication record, comprising over a dozen books and numerous research papers in reputed national and international journals. He has successfully completed five research projects and is currently leading four major projects, including those sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and the Government of Maharashtra.

 

Dr. Kokane is actively engaged in several professional bodies. He serves as an Executive Member of the National Association of Geographers (NAGI), a Governing Council Member of the Institute of Indian Geographers (IIG), and a Board of Studies Member for Homi Bhabha State University, Mumbai; T.C. College, Baramati; Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune; Marathi Bhasha Vidyapeeth, Amravati; and other institutions. He presently holds the position of Secretary General of the Association of Human Geographers (AHG).