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Rajiv R. Thakur is Associate Professor of Geography and Chair of the Department of Geosciences at Missouri State University, West Plains. He was previously faculty at University of South Alabama and the University of Tennessee. He has published and presented within the context of urban and regional economic development and is exploring new research at the intersection of economics and environment through the lens of sustainability. He went on to become Chair of the West Lakes Division of the American Association of Geographers. Since 2018, he has served on the editorial board of Asian Geographer. He holds a PhD in Geography from the Indiana State University, MA in Geography from the University of Akron and an MA in Political Science from the University of Delhi.





Ashok K. Dutt is Professor Emeritus of Geography, Planning and Urban Studies at University of Akron where he was a founding member of the Asian Urban Research Association (along with Allen G. Noble, Frank J. Costa and Lawrence J.C. Ma). Dr. Dutt has established his international credentials working on urban and regional planning issues in Asia, Europe and North America and has enriched both its theory and practice through his insights. Dr. Dutt's research interest include urban, social, cultural, medical, population, economic, and development geography. He is the author of numerous articles, book reviews, and books including Urbanization and Planning in India: Vehicles of Modernization (1978), Public Planning in the Netherlands (1985 coedited with Costa), Urbanization in Asia (1989 coedited with Costa, Ma and Noble), Challenges to Asian Urbanization in the 21st Century (coedited with Noble, G. Venugopal, and S. Subbiah). He is currently working on an edited book, Environment, Development and Culture in South and East Asia: Local, Regional and International Perspectives (with Rajiv Thakur, Stanley Brunn, Baleshwar Thakur and Ramesh Dhussa).



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