Himachal Pradesh University
  • हिमाचल प्रदेश विश्वविद्यालय
  • Himachal Pradesh University
  • Himachal Pradesh University
A State Government University Accredited with 'A' grade by NAAC

Department of Geography

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Dr. Dev Dutt Sharma

Department of Geography

Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.

Basic Details

Qualification Details

M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D

Positions Held

  • Appointed Founder Vice Chancellor of SPU Mandi (HP) and worked there w.e.f.27th May 2022 to 31st May 2023
  • Elevated to the post of Professor Dept of Geography, HP University Shimla w.e.f. 15th Jan. 2011.
  • Promoted as Reader Dept of Geography, H.P.University Shimla w.e.f. 15th Jan. 2005 and Associate Professor w.e.f. 15th Jan 2008.
  • Selected as Lecturer in Geography, P.G.Centre Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, joined on 12thJuly 2002 a.n. and worked in this position from July 12th 2002 to 14-01-2005.
  • Selected for the post of Lecturer in Geography (College Cadre) at No.1 position by HPPSC Shimla in 1995 and served as Lecturer w.e.f 15/01/1996 to 14-1-2000 and Senior Lecturer 15-1-2k to 12-7-2002 at G.C. Rampur Bushahr District Shimla.
  • Worked as Research Fellow in the Research Project “Developmental Disparities in the Shiwalik Region of Himachal Pradesh” Dept of Geography Himachal Pradesh University Shimla,1994-1995.

Area Specialization

Specialization/ Areas of Interest: Disaster Management, Environment & Development, Regional Disparities, Geospatial Technologies, Urban and Economic Geography.

 

Teaching Research Experience

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:  About 30 Years

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  • Member of Curricular Area Group (CAGs) Social Sciences of NCERT
  • Chancellor’s Nominee in the Executive Council of Himachal Pradesh University Shimla
  • Member University Court, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla
  • Executive Council Member in the Finance Committee of Himachal Pradesh University Shimla
  • Member EAC (Non-Coal Mining Sector), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India 2022-25
  • Visitor’s (President of India) Nominee to the University Court of Delhi University (DU)
  • Visitor’s nominee Central University of Jammu, Jammu
  • Visitor’s nominee Tezpur University Tezpur, Assam (2017-2022)
  • Visited Bath Spa University, Bath and British Library London as Co-PI in Nov 2018 under UGC-UKIERI Research Project on DRR in Kullu Himlayas.
  • Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University Ajmer 2022-2024
  • Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) University of Jammu 2021-2023
  • Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) PU Chandigarh 2021-2023
  • Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) GNDU Amritsar 2020-2022
  •  Member Advisory Committee UGC Human Resource Development Centers (HRDC) Punjabi University Patiala 2020-2022
  • President of the Geographical Society of Himachal Pradesh (GSHP) for the period of two years 2021-2023
  • Remained President of the Association of Punjab Geographers for the period of two years 2015-2017.  
  • Vice President of National Association of Geographers India (NAGI) 2019-2021, 2016-2017 and also remained Vice President (2011-12) and Executive Member National Association of Geographers India (NAGI) 2021-2023 from Northern Region and also remained earlier for many terms.
  • Member Board of Studies in Geography, Indian Institute of Education (IITE), Gandhinagar Gujrat Sept 2021 to Sept 2024
  • Member Research Degree Committee in Geography, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya Bilaspur (C.G.)
  • Member Faculty of Earth Sciences, Banasthali Vidyapith Rajasthan 2019-2022
  • Member Research Degree Committee in Geography, Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Member Research Degree Committee in Geography, IIS University Jaipur, Rajasthan.
  • Member Post Graduate Studies and Research in Geography, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari (Haryana).
  • Member Post Graduate Board of Studies and Research in Geography, B.P.S. Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan (Sonepat),Haryana
  • Member Board of Studies and Research in Geography, Osmania University Hyderabad
  • Member BoS Department of Geography, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra
  • Member BoS Department of Geography, Panjab University Chandigarh

OTHER WORKING / ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

  • Worked as Director UGC Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) HPU Shimla since Dec 2018 to 26 May 2022
  • Remained Chairman Department of Geography, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla for more than 8 years earlier also w.e.f16thOct 2019- 15th Oct 2021,w.e.f Dec. 2009-Feb 2012 and March 2014 to March 2018
  • Worked as DirectorIQAC, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla w.e.f. Oct 2018 to April 2019
  • Worked as Director Pre-Examination Coaching Center for SC/ST and Minorities, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla w.e.f. June 2011 to Jan 2013
  • Worked as Coordinator in Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management(PGDDM) Himachal Pradesh University Shimla w.e.f. July 2009 to 2014
  • Worked as Coordinator in Advance Diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS Himachal Pradesh University Shimla since 2009 to 2019
  • Worked as Dy-Coordinator in Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management (PGDM) Himachal Pradesh University Shimla from July 2007 to July 2009.
  • Worked as N.S.S. Program Officer at P.G. College, Rampur Bushahr 1996-1998
  • Worked as Coordinator IGNOU Study Centre, Rampur w.e.f. December 1997 to July 2002.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

BOOKS - 2

  • Forests Economy and Environment, Kilaso Books, New Delhi, 2005.
  • Environment and Development Issues of Micro Hydel Projects Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013 (Co-author)

BOOKS EDITED: 1

  • Managing Our Resources: Perspectives and Planning, Bharti Publications, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-93-81212-85-1), 2014

RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED – 70

Some Recent Publications:

  • Analysis of Basic Infrastructure and Smart Facilities in Dharamsala City of Himachal Pradesh (Naina Sambher and D.D.Sharma) Nagarlok Quarterly Journal of Urban Affairs IIPA (ISSN 0027-7584), Vol. 56, Issue 3 (2023)
  • An Analysis of Inter-village Gender Disparity in Literacy: A Case of District Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh (Anuradha Negi, D.D.Sharma and Ajay Chanjta), International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, (ISSN 2249-2496), Vol 13, Issue 06 pp 21-31 June, 2023
  • Land Use/ Land Cover Change and its Implications in Himachal Pradesh: A Micro Level Analysis(Ajay Chanjta,D.D.Sharmaand Naina Sambher)pp 99-108inAnil Pal and D.C.Goswami, (Ed.)Resources, Environmental And DevelopmentPERSPECTIVES ON ISSUES, IMPACTS AND STRATEGIES, HSRA PublicationsBangalore 2023 (ISBN:  978-93-5506-426-4)
  • How Smart Are Indian Smart Cities? – A Case Study of Shimla, (Naina Sambher and D.D.Sharma) Economic & Political Weekly (ISSN 0012-9976), Vol LVIII, No.5 pp 59-64, Feb 4, 2023
  • Infrastructural Development in Rajgarh and Pachhad Tehsil of Sirmaur District, Himachal Prtadesh (Chaman Lal, D.D.Sharma and Naina Sambher)Roots International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (ISSN 2349-8684), Vol 9 (2). Pp 71-77, 2022
  • Water Resources and its Availability in Hill City of Shimla: A Geographical Analysis (Naina Sambher and D.D.Sharma)Administrative Development (ISSN 2319-2976), Vol IX, No. 1, pp 53-68, 2022
  • Causes, Consequences and Mitigation of Landslides in the Himalayas: A Case Study of Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh(Krishan Chand andD.D.Sharma) inShruti Kanga et al., (Ed.)Geospatial Modelling for Environmental Management Case Studies from South Asia,CRC Press,Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton London New York 2022(ISBN:  978-0-367-70289-2 (hbk) ISBN  : 978-0-367-70591-6 (pbk) :  978-1-003-14710-7 (ebk), Chapter 7 pp.127-156
  • Mapping of Urban Amenities and Land Use Land Cover Change of Rohru Municipal Committee in Himachal Pradesh (Ajay Chanjta and D.D.Sharma), Indian Cartographer(Journal of Indian National Cartographic Association), Vol.41, 2021pp. 34-43
  • Concentration of Road Accidents in Punjab State of India: A Geographical Analysis(Santosh Kumari, D. D. Sharma and Virender Singh),Annals of the NAGI (ISSN 0970-972X), 41(2),pp. 308-320, 2021
  • Trends and Pattern of Development of Educational Institutions in RohruBlock of Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh (Ajay Chanjta and D.D.Sharma), Punjab Geographer (ISSN : 0973-3485), Vol.17, Oct. 2021pp. 141-161
  • Village level High resolution Land Use and Land Cover Change of Karalash Panchayat of Rohru C.D. Block, Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh using Remote Sensing and GIS, (Ajay Chanjta &D. D. Sharma), Himachal Pradesh University Journal, Vol 1. No.1 Ppp 80-92, 2021
  • Making of Smart City Shimla: Peoples Perception and Future Commitments, Naina Sambher and D.D.Sharma Administrative Development (ISSN 2319-2976) December 2020
  • Road Traffic Fatalities and Accident Risk in Uttrakhand State of India: A Geographical Analysis. Santosh Kumari, D. D. Sharma and Virender Singh, Annals of the NAGI, 40(2), pp. 234-247, ISSN 0970-972X. (2020).
  • Regional Disparities in Infrastructural Development: A Case study of Baijnath Block of district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, Seema Choudhary & D. D. Sharma, Annals of the NAGI, Volume 40(1). pp 60-76, ISSN 0970-972X. (2020)
  • Spatial Disparity in the levels of Human Development in Himachal Pradesh, Pankaj Ashish & D. D. Sharma, National Geographical Journal of India (ISSN 0027-9374), 65(3), pp. 228-234, (2019)
  • Severity of Road Accidents in Haryana (India): A Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Santosh Kumari and D. D. Sharma, Transactions IIG, 41(1), pp. 127-137, ISSN 0970-9851(2019)
  • Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh: Developing Pathways to Enhanced Resilience in Mountain Regions, J.C .Kuniyal, Kesar Chand, P.Kumar, Esther Edwards, R.M.Johnson, S.Shashni, V.E. Gosavi, K.Kumar, R.Lata, S.S.Samant, D.D.Sharma, Current Science, 117(4) 557-559 August 2019
  • Trends and Patterns of Road Accidents in The North-Western States of India: A Comparative Study of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana D. D. Sharma and Santosh Kumari, Bhu Paricharcha, (ISSN 2456-364), 5(1), pp. 13-23(2018)
  • Road Accidents in a Himalayan State of India: A Spatio- Temporal Analysis of Fatality and Severity in Himachal Pradesh, D. D. Sharma and Santosh Kumari National Geographical Journal of India (ISSN 0027-9374), 63(1), pp. 94-106, (2017)
  • Quality of Housing in the Himalayan state of India: A Tehsil Level Analysis, D.D.Sharma, and Virender Singh, Indian Journal of Regional Science (ISSN: 0046-9017) Vol. XLIX, No. 2(2017)
  • Spatial Pattern of Landslide Vulnerability at Block Level in District Mandi of Himachal Pradesh: A GIS Based Approach, D.D.Sharma and Krishan Chand Journal of Climate Change and water Research, (ISSN: 2347-7741) Vol:2, Issue1 PP 13-29(2017)

 

RESEARCH PROJECT COMPLETED:      03

SUPERVISERY EXPERIENCE (THESIS/ DISSERTATION SUPERVISED)

     Ph.D. (Awarded) 15

     Ph.D. - 7 (Under Progress)

     M.Phil. Supervised : 38

SEMINAR/ CONFERENCES/ WORKSHOP ATTENDED AND PAPER PRESENTED

   INTERNATIONAL: 16

   NATIONAL    78

   Invited Lectures More than 100

   Webinar - 50 plus

SEMINAR/ REFRESHER COURSES ORGANISED:

   Seminars/Conferences: 05

   Refresher Courses: 65

Key Memberships (Academic Bodies)

  • Life Member of Indian Science Congress
  • Life Member of National Association of Geographers India. (NAGI)
  • Founder Member (life) of Asian Environmental Council.
  • Life Member of Geographical Society of India.
  • Life Member of Institute of Indian Geographers.
  • Life Member of Institute for Regional Development Studies.
  • Life Member of Association of Punjab Geographers.
  • Life Member of Association of Goa Geographers.
  • Life Member of Association of Rajasthan Geographers.
  • Life Member of the Society on Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics
  • Life Member of National Geographical Society of India. 
  • Life Member of Indian Meteorological society
  • Founder Member of the Geographical Society of Himachal Pradesh (GSHP)

 

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