Dr. Buddhi Raj Gyawali is a tenured Professor of Geospatial Applications, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, and Climate Studies at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, KY, since January 2012. Dr. Gyawali currently teaches Introduction to GIS, Climate Change Studies, and Remote Sensing of Environment to graduate and undergraduate students, and Special Topics in Advanced Geospatial Analysis, Modeling, and Research. Dr. Gyawali’s research uses geospatial techniques, demographic, and spatial data to study the human–environment relationship, land cover change and microclimate variation, water and soil quality, agroecosystems, regional poverty, farm diversifications, succession, efficiency, sustainability, and the adoption of geospatial technologies at the small-scale farm level.
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Short Biography
Dr. Buddhi Raj Gyawali is a tenured Professor of Geospatial Applications, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, and Climate Studies at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, KY, since January 2012. Dr. Gyawali currently teaches Introduction to GIS, Climate Change Studies, and Remote Sensing of Environment to graduate and undergraduate students, and Special Topics in Advanced Geospatial Analysis, Modeling, and Research. Dr. Gyawali’s research uses geospatial techniques, demographic, and spatial data to study the human–environment relationship, land cover change and microclimate variation, water and soil quality, agroecosystems, regional poverty, farm diversifications, succession, efficiency, sustainability, and the adoption of geospatial technologies at the small-scale farm level.