Aritra Chakraborty, Lecturer
B.Sc. (2002, from Asutosh College), M.A. from J.N.U in 2004 arc.geog@presidencycollegekolkata.ac.in
aritrohere@yahoo.com
Area of Specialisation: Regional Planning and Urbanisation, Social and Political Geography, Climatology and Oceanography, Geology and Geotectonics, Economics and Statistics

Areas of Interest
• Regional Planning and Urbanisation;
• Social and Political Geography;
• Climatology and Oceanography;
• Geology and Geotectonics;
• Economics and Statistics

Area of Research
• Regional Planning
• Urbanisation
• Social and political geography

Ongoing Research Projects
Comparative Performance of the Urban Local Bodies in West Bengal (M.Phil)

Courses Taught
Undergraduate Class: Geotectonics, Soil Geography, Human Resources, Identification of Rocks & Minerals
Undergraduate Class: Population Geography, Geostatistics, Cultural Geography, Quantitative Techniques, Regional Development, Regional Development and Planning, Population and Welfare Geography