Environment, Resources and Sustainable Tourism: Goa as a Case Study

Prof. Dr. Ashoka G. Dessai has over 40 years of experience in post-graduate teaching and research, initially at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India, and later at Goa University, Goa, India. He has conducted research in India and abroad and has successfully supervised research leading to M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. He has published more than 52 research papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has been a reviewer for international research journals.

Prof. Dr. Dessai has authored two books: The Lithosphere Beneath the Indian Shield: A Geodynamic Perspective (Springer Nature, Switzerland) and Geology and Mineral Resources of Goa (New Delhi Publishers, India). He has delivered lectures at several universities, professional organisations and research institutes in India and other countries.