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CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk
CREATED:20250218T095812
SUMMARY:Guest talk by Dr. Ekta Gupta - "From Parchment to Pixels: Tracing Environmental Change for a Resilient"
LOCATION:Computer Lab\, Library\, FLAME University
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nJust as a road map is essential for reaching a destination, a
  well-defined ‘road map’ is crucial for guiding us toward a sustainable fut
 ure. This need is even more critical given the rapid expansion of human act
 ivities, particularly in developing countries like India. Traditionally, la
 nd use and human activities were shaped by long-term observations and an in
 -depth understanding of the land, terrain, and environment. However, in tod
 ay’s era of rapid and often unregulated growth in infrastructure and urbani
 sation, local history and traditional knowledge are frequently overlooked. 
 Decisions about land use are now primarily driven by availability and cost,
  often disregarding the broader ecological and spatial interconnections of 
 a site within the larger landscape. This fragmented approach has led to num
 erous environmental challenges. This talk will explore how historical maps 
 and satellite imagery can offer valuable insights into past landscapes, ena
 bling more informed and sustainable planning decisions for the future.\nSpe
 aker Bio:\nEkta Gupta is a Juan De la Cierva Fellow at the Catalan Institut
 e of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) in Spain. Previously she was an Early Car
 eer Fellow at IIT\nGandhinagar. She got her doctoral degree from the Nation
 al Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. She has got her BA (Hon
 s.) degree from Kirorimal College, MA (Geography) from the Savitribai Phule
  University, Pune and M Tech (GIS) from NIIT University, Neemrana. Her inte
 rdisciplinary approach integrates insights from cartography, archaeology, g
 eomorphology, remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to u
 nderstand cultural and physical landscapes. Specialised in GIS and Remote S
 ensing (RS) based archaeology and geoarchaeology, she has been exploring hi
 dden archaeological sites, ancient hydrological systems, and palaeolandscap
 es through a blend of techniques. She has received a few prestigious awards
  and fellowships, including the Juan De la Cierva Fellowship at ICAC, the E
 arly Career Fellowship at IIT Gandhinagar in 2021 and the Nehru Trust UK Vi
 siting fellowship. Beyond her research, she actively engaged in imparting t
 raining to students, research scholars, and professionals, and outreach pro
 grams.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p dir="ltr"><strong>Description:</strong></p><p><span>Just as a road map i
 s essential for reaching a destination, a well-defined ‘road map’ is crucia
 l for guiding us toward a sustainable future. This need is even more critic
 al given the rapid expansion of human activities, particularly in developin
 g countries like India. Traditionally, land use and human activities were s
 haped by long-term observations and an in-depth understanding of the land, 
 terrain, and environment. However, in today’s era of rapid and often unregu
 lated growth in infrastructure and urbanisation, local history and traditio
 nal knowledge are frequently overlooked. Decisions about land use are now p
 rimarily driven by availability and cost, often disregarding the broader ec
 ological and spatial interconnections of a site within the larger landscape
 . This fragmented approach has led to numerous environmental challenges. Th
 is talk will explore how historical maps and satellite imagery can offer va
 luable insights into past landscapes, enabling more informed and sustainabl
 e planning decisions for the future.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Speaker
  Bio:</strong></p><p dir="ltr">Ekta Gupta is a Juan De la Cierva Fellow at 
 the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) in Spain. Previously 
 she was an Early Career Fellow at IIT<br />Gandhinagar. She got her doctora
 l degree from the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.
  She has got her BA (Hons.) degree from Kirorimal College, MA (Geography) f
 rom the Savitribai Phule University, Pune and M Tech (GIS) from NIIT Univer
 sity, Neemrana. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates insights from car
 tography, archaeology, geomorphology, remote sensing, and Geographic Inform
 ation Systems (GIS) to understand cultural and physical landscapes. Special
 ised in GIS and Remote Sensing (RS) based archaeology and geoarchaeology, s
 he has been exploring hidden archaeological sites, ancient hydrological sys
 tems, and palaeolandscapes through a blend of techniques. She has received 
 a few prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Juan De la Cierva F
 ellowship at ICAC, the Early Career Fellowship at IIT Gandhinagar in 2021 a
 nd the Nehru Trust UK Visiting fellowship. Beyond her research, she activel
 y engaged in imparting training to students, research scholars, and profess
 ionals, and outreach programs.</p>
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250312T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250312T130000
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