Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland

Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland

Assessing India's East Coast with Geomorphological, Environmental and Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches

Paul, Anurupa; Paul, Ashis Kumar

Springer International Publishing AG

11/2024

447

Mole

9783031422331

15 a 20 dias

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Chapter 1: Geomorphological diversity and sea level rise vulnerabilities on India's East Coast.- Chapter 2: Near Shore Morphological Alteration through Sediment Dynamics: An Integrated Software Based (Coastal Modelling System- SMC) Approach for Deltaic Balasore Coast, Odisha, India.- Chapter 3: Shoreline change and associated beach ridge chenier formations in the Subarnarekha Delta region, India.- Chapter 4: Estimation of seasonal sediment budget of Chandrabhaga beach-dune system, Bay of Bengal, India.- Chapter 5: Evidence of an ancient coastline in the southwest Sundarban, India, with investigation of geoarchaeological remains.- Chapter 6: Beach stage and dune stage modelling approach in the geomorphological evolution of beach dune landscapes, Mandarmoni coast, India.- Chapter 7: Spit dynamics and hydro-geomorphic process along the Chilika lagoon estuary.- Chapter 8: Barrier spit morphology and beach ridge formation in the Subarnarekha delta: A review of the protective functionsof the low-lying coast.- Chapter 9: The degradation of coastal habitats in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu: An environmental approach.- Chapter 10: Mangrove sensitivity to the ephemeral rise of sea waters in the Western Sundarban.- Chapter 11: Land Degradation and its Management Approaches in the Middle and Lower Courses of the Subarnarekha River Basin, India.- Chapter 12: Issues and Management Strategies of the Riparian Corridor of the Dulung River Basin, India.- Chapter 13: The importance of shoreline beaches for coastal tourism potential and their diversities on the Odisha coast.- Chapter 14: Climate variability and agricultural modifications in Purulia and Bankura districts of West Bengal.- Chapter 15: An assessment of the changing environmental factors of estuarine tidal flats in Sagar Island.- Chapter 16: Temporal and spatial changes in the Hugli estuarine environment: A review of Nayachara Island.- Chapter 17: Assessment of hazards and flood risks in the southwestern Sundarban.- Chapter 18: Perils of Premature Reclamation: Case studies from the Indian Sundarban.- Chapter 19: Inventory of landforms and Geomorphosites for the promotion of Geotourism in South Andaman Island, India.- Chapter 20: Historical and Geomorphological background of Ancient Khejuri- Hijili and Tamralipta ports in South Bengal.- Chapter 21: An assessment of the impacts of marine litter in the coastal regions of West Bengal and Odisha on flora, fauna and humans.- Chapter 22: Ground water contamination due to saline water encroachment in coastal Andhra Pradesh, with particular emphasis on the morphological units.- Chapter 23: Geomorphological analysis of the coral fringed coasts of Andaman and Nicobar islands using Geo-spatial techniques.- Chapter 24: Mangroves in cyclone-battered Sundarban, India: A Geoinformatics based multi-temporal study.- Chapter 25: Multivariate analysis of coastal vulnerabilities for Tamil Nadu coast using Remote Sensing & GIS techniques.- Chapter 26: Managing the coastal squeeze and wetland loss in Sagar Island in a sustainable framework using Geospatial Techniques.- Chapter 27: Assessment of Tourism Carrying Capacity for the sustainable tourism development of South Andaman, India.- Chapter 28: Tourism Climate Index (TCI) for assessing the favorable period for tourism recreation activities with the application of Geospatial techniques.- Chapter 29: Assessment of diversity in landscape ecology in parts of the Purba Medinipur coastal District, West Bengal, with Geospatial technology.- Chapter 30: Overwash vulnerabilities in Chilika lagoon with barrier spit morphology of Odisha coast, an assessment with Remote Sensing approach.- Chapter 31: Changing Livelihood Security Index along the coastal belt of Purba Medinipur district, an assessment using Spatial Information Systems.- Chapter 32: Urban sprawling and its emerging consequences in response to climate variability: a study in coastal urban areas of Digha, Contai and Haldia using remote sensing approach.
Geomorphological approaches;Emergent and submergent features;Hinterland plains;Laterite uplands;Cratonic landscapes;Humid tropics