BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d1ec573379ea869b9eda1b2b09d6f676 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:\n Just as a road map is essential for reaching a destination, a well-defined ‘road map’ is crucial for guiding us toward a sustainable fu ture. This need is even more critical given the rapid expansion of human ac tivities, particularly in developing countries like India. Traditionally, l and use and human activities were shaped by long-term observations and an i n-depth understanding of the land, terrain, and environment. However, in to day’s era of rapid and often unregulated growth in infrastructure and urban isation, 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 nu merous environmental challenges. This talk will explore how historical maps and satellite imagery can offer valuable insights into past landscapes, en abling more informed and sustainable planning decisions for the future.\n S peaker Bio:\n Ekta Gupta is a Juan De la Cierva Fellow at the Catalan Insti tute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC) in Spain. Previously she was an Early Career Fellow at IIT\nGandhinagar. She got her doctoral degree from the Nat ional Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. She has got her BA ( Hons.) degree from Kirorimal College, MA (Geography) from the Savitribai Ph ule University, Pune and M Tech (GIS) from NIIT University, Neemrana. Her i nterdisciplinary approach integrates insights from cartography, archaeology , geomorphology, remote sensing, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) t o understand cultural and physical landscapes. Specialised in GIS and Remot e Sensing (RS) based archaeology and geoarchaeology, she has been exploring hidden archaeological sites, ancient hydrological systems, and palaeolands capes through a blend of techniques. She has received a few prestigious awa rds and fellowships, including the Juan De la Cierva Fellowship at ICAC, th e Early Career Fellowship at IIT Gandhinagar in 2021 and the Nehru Trust UK Visiting fellowship. Beyond her research, she actively engaged in impartin g training to students, research scholars, and professionals, and outreach programs.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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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.

Speaker Bio:

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
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.

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