DEPARTMENT.FACULTY
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- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION
Ph.D, M.Phil
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION
Professor
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA
Urban Systems,Sustainable Settlement Systems, Remote Sensing and GIS, West Asia, Population , Demographic Studies, Agricultural Sustainability
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS
1,Rainbow Roofs, Phase II, Aligarh
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE
9412387303
- DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL
rashid.faridi@gmail.com
Dr Rashid Aziz Faridi is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Aligarh Muslim University. He has 24 years of teaching and research experience. His areas of interest are, Sustainable Urban Settlement Systems, Urban Development, Urban Modelling, and Urban Design, Migration, Diaspora, Population and Demographic Studies, Remote Sensing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Geopolitics of Urban Systems. He has several publications in National and International journals. Dr. Faridi holds Ph.D., M. Phil, M.Sc, and B.Sc(Hons.) degrees from Aligarh Muslim University and Certificate courses from the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS, Dehra Dun). He has authored a book on Select Cities of North India. He is also active in online learning of Geography as an Educational Blogger. He runs an Educational Blog ( https://rashidfaridi.com) with 4.9 Million Views. He also runs an educational YouTube channel (Jugraphia With Rashid Faridi) with more than 79000 views.
- Selected Papers of Last Five Years
- Publications and Video Lectures
- Assessment of Urban Heat Islands Effect and Land Surface Temperature of Noida, India by Using Landsat Satellite Data, MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India, Springer, March 2019, (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-019-00309-9)
- Indian Returnees from the Gulf Cooperation (GCC);Estimates and Projections, Journal of West Asian Studies ,(ISSN:0975-7856), Vol. 30 2018 Pp36-55
- Impact of Population Growth on Land Use Land Cover Change in Riyadh, The Deccan Geographer (ISSN:001å1-7269), New Century Publications, 2018
- Changing Migration Policies in Saudi Arabia: Impact on Urban Workers, Journal of West Asian Studies ,(ISSN:0975-7856), Vol. 29 , 2017 pp. 57-66
- Indian Migrants’ Issue in GCC Countries: Gap in Policies and Practices of Indian Government, West Asia in a Changing World: The Emerging Regional Architecture and India (eds.),Academic Foundation ISBN: 9789332704121, pp. 627-642, 2017
E Content
Online Class
- Educational Blog for Study Material https://rashidfaridi.com/
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- Defining Urban Systemshttps://youtu.be/b0_WyvC3acg
- Defining Tourismhttps://youtu.be/ll_53-0NX8w
- Social Groupshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFy-61dX7Nk
- Social Issues in India-Povertyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWd3uZm3yFQ
- Urban Sprawl-Concept,Types and Consequenceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3xnMM_ew7E
- Bases of Urban Classification : Urban Revolution and Implosionhttps://youtu.be/ElchsTt94cY
- Some Urban Definitions in Indiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAfomMGe7Q8
- Concept of Space in Geographyhttps://youtu.be/QTjSY07M0oo
- Ethnicityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3ba2Eutgig&t=75s
- India's Fairs and Festivals USP of India as a Tourism Producthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBb7Mw8mb4
- Concept of Urban Densityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zza8Jvay4dc&feature=youtu.be
- Scope of Social Geographyhttps://youtu.be/Fr1q1gO8a64
- The Tourism Producthttps://youtu.be/oUcr7ikCYnM
- Ten Characteristics of an Urban Civilizationhttps://youtu.be/xWKxEju5C-k
- Five Early Urban Hearthshttps://youtu.be/PR8kZwJYeNM
- 2:13 / 12:00 Rural-Urban Dichotomy and Rural-Urban Continuumhttps://youtu.be/uTSddIdF9Oc
- Causes of Urbanisationhttps://youtu.be/CrhNQhma6wE
- Age of Town Schemehttps://youtu.be/RIjDnm6hLqQ
- Urban Primacy, Primate City and rank Size Rulehttps://youtu.be/k9t5h_dosc0
- Clan, Gotra and Tribehttps://youtu.be/qNFtBgv__yE
- Trends and Patterns of Urbanisationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJLZwE8y36Q
- Rural Urban Continuum and Characteristics of Rural and Urban Societieshttps://youtu.be/CHzmVr3YPvc
- Mesapotamian Civilisation part I-Age of Inventions (Part Recording of Online Class)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSpKYU_ze1E
- A Discussion in Urban Geography Classhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkAWVL2h_ak