Education

Doctor of Philosophy, 2009. Geography
Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Dissertation: Classification of Urban Features Using Airborne Hyperspectral Data

Master of Science , 1997. Applied Geography
Department of Geography
Madras University, Chennai, India

Bachelor of Science , 1995. Geography
Department of Geography
Madras Presidency College, Chennai, India

Research Interests

Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science
Human-environmental interaction
Environmental effects of economic globalization
Habitat restoration and conservation
Knowledge transfer of geographic information technologies through multimedia delivery systems for k-12 students and local communities

Courses Taught

Recent Publications

Ganesh Babu, B. (2012). Biodiversity. In W.A. Dando (Ed.), Food and famine in the 21st century. Vol. I., Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio.

Ganesh Babu, B. (2012). Carrying capacity. In W. A. Dando (Ed.) Food and famine in the 21st century. Vol. I., Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio.

Ganesh Babu, B. (2012). Conservation and sustainable agriculture. In W. A. Dando (Ed.) Food and famine in the 21st century. Vol. I., Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio.

Dando, W. & Ganesh Babu, B. (2012). North American agroclimatic regions: C.E. 2000 – 2100. In W.A. Dando (Ed.) Food and famine in the 21st century. Vol. I. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio.

Basu, S., Devaraj, N., & Ganesh Babu, B. (2009). Spatial relationships between race, poverty and environmental quality in Northwest Indiana. Journal of the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences, xiii, 60-84.