Anandvir Saini
Papers Published
- Saini, A.K. (2015). Obesity and Cardiovascular Mortality: Reflections from Rural Bist Doab (Punjab). International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 4(7), 84-87.
- Saini, A.K. and Kaur, D. (2015). Spatial Distribution of Health Care Facilities in Rural Bist Doab (Punjab). International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 4(6), 66-70.
- Saini, A. K. (2015). Economic Determinants of Cardiovascular Health Care Utilization in Rural Bist Doab (Punjab). International Journal of Advanced Research, 3(6), 1573-1577.
- Saini, A. K. (2015). Geographic Accessibility and Medical Services Utilization related to Cardiovascular Diseases in Bist Doab (Punjab). International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 5(7), 477-485.
- Saini, A. K. (2015). Patterns of Cardiovascular Mortality: A Micro-Level Study of Block Tanda (Hoshiarpur, Punjab). International Journal of Scientific Research, 4(8), 637-638.
- Saini, A.K. and Saini, K.S. (2015). Commission Agents in a Punjabi Vegetable Market: A Socio-Economic Survey. Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, 5(8), 33-39.
- Saini, A.K. and Saini, K.S. (2015). Socio-Economic Attributes of Buyers in a Vegetable Market: A Case Study of Tanda Urmar (Hoshiarpur, Punjab). International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 5(8), 466-472.
- Saini, A. K. (2015). Public Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Appraisal of Major Cardiovascular Health Care Programmes in Punjab. International Journal of Scientific Research, 4(7), 14-15.
- Saini, A.K. and Saini, K.S. (2015). Functional Area of a Punjabi Vegetable Market: A Case Study of Tanda Urmar (District Hoshiarpur). Asian Resonance, 4(2), 145-148.
- Saini, A.K. and Saini, K.S. (2015). Socio-economic Profile of Farmers Supplying Horticultural Produce to a Vegetable Market in Punjab. International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 4(5), 110-114.
- Saini, A. K. (2014). Association between Educational Level and Cardiovascular Mortality in Bist Doab Region (Punjab, India). International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 4(3), 637-646.
- Saini, A. K. (2014). Literacy as Spatial Determinant of Cardiovascular Mortality Patterns in Rural Bist Doab (Punjab, India). International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 3(9), 55-58.
- Saini, A. K. (2014). Geographical Association between Seasonal Temperature and Cardiovascular Deaths: A Study of Bist Doab (Punjab, India). Periodic Research, 2(4), 207-211.
- Saini, A. K. (2014). Groundwater Hardness and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Exploring Spatial Association in Bist Doab Region (Punjab, India). International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 3(7), 30-33.
- Saini, A. K. (2014). Strategic Analysis of Links between Income and Cardiovascular Mortality in Bist Doab Part of Punjab, India. International Journal of Current Research and Review, 6(21), 6-9.
- Saini, A. K. (2014). Association between Occupation and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Study of Bist Doab (Punjab, India). International Journal of Advanced Research, 2(9), 180-185.
- Saini, A. K. (2014). Physiography and Cardiovascular Mortality: Exploring the Relationship in Rural Bist Doab Region (Punjab, India). Asian Resonance, 3(3), 135-139.
- Saini, A. K. (2013). Spatial Modelling of Cardiovascular Mortality Patterns: A GIS based Study of Rural Bist Doab Region (Punjab, India). IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 14(1), 25-30.
- Saini, A. K. (2013). Spatial Patterns of Cardiovascular Mortality in Rural Punjab: A Case Study of Bist Doab Region. In K.D. Sharma et al. (Ed.), Readings in Population, Environment and Spatial Planning. Panchkula, Haryana (India): ISPER, 215-230.
Books
- Saini, A. K. (2016). Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural Bist Doab (Punjab): A Geographical Analysis, Anmol Publications, New Delhi.
- Saini, A. K. (2015). Environmental Change: A Geographical Study (Village Jaja, Hoshiarpur, Punjab) 1975-2009, Business Press India, Delhi.
- Saini, A. K. (2015). Cardiovascular Mortality - Block Tanda (Hoshiarpur, Punjab), Business Press India, Delhi.
Papers Presented at Conferences and Seminars
- Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Child Undernutrition in India. Annual Meeting of Canadian Association of Geographers, Toronto, 2017.
- Liquor Indulgence and Distress: Decoding the Complex Geography of Alcohol Use in Punjab, India. Annual Meeting of Canadian Association of Geographers, Toronto, 2017.
- Association of Cardiovascular Mortality with Terrain, Weather & Groundwater: A Study of Bist Doab Region, Punjab. Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, 2016.
- Farm Suicides in Punjab: Constructing the Geography of Stress. National Seminar on Agriculture and Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities, Chandigarh, 2016.
- Spatial Distribution of Health Care Facilities in Rural Bist Doab (Punjab). 17th Association of Punjab Geographers Meet and National Conference, Ludhiana, 2016.
- Unhealthy Diet and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Study of Rural Bist Doab (Punjab). 36th Indian Geography Congress (NAGI), Jaipur, 2014.
- Geographical Distribution of Alcohol Vends in Rural Bist Doab: Implications for Cardiovascular Mortality. Chandigarh Social Science Congress, Chandigarh, 2014.
- Cardiovascular Diseases and the Web of Risk Factors: Examining Spatial Patterns and Relationships. International Conference on Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development, Jammu, 2013.
- Physical Environment and Cardiovascular Mortality in Bist Doab (Punjab): A Spatial Perspective. International Conference on Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development, Jammu, 2013.
- Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in Punjab: The Case of Bist Doab Region. National Seminar on Demographic Dynamism in India, Chandigarh, 2013.
- Modelling Disease Patterns: A GIS-Based Approach for Analyzing Cardiovascular Mortality. National Seminar on Demographic Dynamism in India, Chandigarh, 2013.
- Spatial Patterns of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Rural Bist Doab. National Seminar on Issues in Sustainability in Northwest India, Chandigarh, 2012.
- Geographical Patterns of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Rural Areas of Block Tanda. Chandigarh Social Science Congress, Chandigarh, 2011.
- Health Care in Punjab: A Geographical Analysis Chandigarh Social Science Congress, Chandigarh, 2010.
- Contract Farming in Punjab: A Case Study of Pepsi Foods Ltd. National Seminar on Emerging Challenges for Agriculture, Chandigarh, 2009.
SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master's Award (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada)
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Sustainable Transportation Fellowship (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
Senior Research Fellowship (University Grants Commission of India)
Junior Research Fellowship (University Grants Commission of India)
Post-graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders (University Grants Commission of India)
Undergraduate Scholarships for Toppers (Panjab University Alumni Association, Chandigarh)
Academic Excellence Awards (Government of Punjab, Chandigarh)
Roll of Honour Awards for Academic Achievements (GKSM Government College, Tanda Urmar)
2019-2020
2018-2019
2011-2014
2009-2011
2007-2009
2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
2005, 2007
2004, 2007
PLAN 508 Foundations of Planning Theory and History
PLAN 509 Urbanism as a Global Way of Life
PLAN 510 Environmental and Sustainability Concepts in Planning Practice
PLAN 521 Quantitative Skills for Planners
PLAN 522 Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis
PLAN 524 Legal Concepts for Professional Planning
PLAN 525 Planning Practice Methods
PLAN 527 Internship
PLAN 531 Planning for Disaster-Resilient Communities
PLAN 534 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
PLAN 542 Practical Practice: City Planning as a Craft
PLAN 548K Plan Evaluation
PLAN 548O Practical Legal Basics for Professional Planners
PLAN 579 Public Health, Transportation, and the Built Environment
Research Assistant, Health and Community Design
School of Population & Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Summer Planning Intern
Department of Parks, Recreation & Culture, City of Surrey
Project Intern, University Nightlife Planning
SEEDS Sustainability & UBC Arts and Culture District, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Bombardier Research Fellow, Sustainable Transportation
School of Population & Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Consultant, Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture Centre of Excellence, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford
Assistant Professor, Geography
Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, Punjab
Senior Research Fellow, Health Geography
Department of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Teaching Assistant, Disaster Management
Department of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Junior Research Fellow, Health Geography
Department of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh
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