Environmental Geography of South Asia

Contributions Toward a Future Earth Initiative

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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This volume synthesizes critical environmental challenges of dynamic earth and human environment systems in South Asia emphasizing geographical dimensions. The book integrates environmental attributes relating the past, present, and future of South Asia broadly based on biophysical and human dimensions in spatio-temporal perspectives.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-08-23
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt552 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAdvances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Antal sidor351
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Japan
ISBN9784431562863

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Disaster Mitigation and Management and Importance of Earth Observation.- Exclusionary Urbanisation in South Asia.- Prioritizing Watersheds for Sustainable Development in Swan Catchment Area, Himachal Pradesh, India.- Deglaciation and Impact of Extreme Rainfalls on Recent Relief Transformation of the Upper Pindari Valley – The Kumaun Himalaya, India.- Riverbeds Level Changes in the Margin and Foreland of the Darjeeling Himalaya During the Years with a Normal Monsoon Rainfall.- Bio climate of the Andaman Islands and Its Impact on the Lives of the Native and Non-native Populations of the Archipelago.- Spatial and Temporal Variations of Rainfall in the Southern Part of the Meghalaya Plateau.- Rainfall Structure for Cherrapunjee and Mawsynram in Northeast India.- Land Use and Land Cover Changes in the Area with the Highest Rainfall in the World (Meghalaya Plateau, India) - Causes and Implications.- Maximum Flow and Maximum Specific Flow in a Small Catchment Affected by an Extreme Rainfall Near Cherrapunjee in Northeast India.- Altitudinal Zonation of Floral Biodiversity and its Conservation Pattern in Mizoram, North-East India.- The Distribution and Management of Forests in Arunachal Pradesh, India.- Institutional Dimensions and Changing Role of Forest Management Governance in Dehradun Valley.- Organic Agriculture from the Perspective of Small Farmers' Livelihood Strategies: Two Cases from Central and South India.- Integrated Coastal Zone Management in North Kanara Coast.- Anthropogenic and Environmental Disturbance Factors in the Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal.- Mangrove Iversity Across Salinity Gradient in Negombo Estuary-Sri Lanka.- Nepal: Urban Environment Analysis.- Fighting Floods for Survival: Experiences of Suf-fering People in Bangladesh.