This will be the first comprehensive and detailed volume on the physical environment of Southeast Asia and will be essential reading for geographers, ecologists, and environmental managers. As the definitive reference work on the region it will cover all aspects of the biophysical environment and its current environmental problems and management practices. The topics discussed range from a regional view of landforms and vegetation to specific cases including urban environments, coral reefs, volcanic hazards, and the Mekong River Basin. The contributors are distinguished, scholarly, and have a long association with Southeast Asia.
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"Clearly, as research continues into the geophysical forces that govern the region, various lacunae remain to be filled. This book tells us where we need to look and points the way to some of the most important research frontiers facing us in the coming decade."--Annals of the Association of American Geographers
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Avijit Gupta is a Senior Lecturer, School of Geography, University of Leeds.
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lower central plain, Sông Hóng, sea level changes, urban pollution, forecasting volcanic events, stream hydrology, geological papers, tertiary canal systems, radiating ravines, syneruptive lahars, first danger zone, piezometric drawdown, second danger zone, lower deltaic plain, risk zonation, eruption scenario, urban geomorphology, active distributaries, rotted rock, lahar deposits, pinnacle karst, granitic terrains, radial valleys, flank failure, pyroclastic flow deposits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southeast Asia, Viet Nam, Kuala Lumpur, South China Sea, Peninsular Malaysia, Chao Phraya, New York, New Guinea, Malay Peninsula, Gulf of Thailand, Coral Reefs, Indian Ocean, Sunda Shelf, World Bank, Mount Pinatubo, Mekong Delta, Banda Sea, Avijit Gupta, Java Sea, Tonlé Sap, Oxford University Press, Sunda Strait, World Resources Institute, Mekong River Commission, Geological Society of Malaysia Bulletin Browse Sample Pages:
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lower central plain, Sông Hóng, sea level changes, urban pollution, forecasting volcanic events, stream hydrology, geological papers, tertiary canal systems, radiating ravines, syneruptive lahars, first danger zone, piezometric drawdown, second danger zone, lower deltaic plain, risk zonation, eruption scenario, urban geomorphology, active distributaries, rotted rock, lahar deposits, pinnacle karst, granitic terrains, radial valleys, flank failure, pyroclastic flow deposits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southeast Asia, Viet Nam, Kuala Lumpur, South China Sea, Peninsular Malaysia, Chao Phraya, New York, New Guinea, Malay Peninsula, Gulf of Thailand, Coral Reefs, Indian Ocean, Sunda Shelf, World Bank, Mount Pinatubo, Mekong Delta, Banda Sea, Avijit Gupta, Java Sea, Tonlé Sap, Oxford University Press, Sunda Strait, World Resources Institute, Mekong River Commission, Geological Society of Malaysia Bulletin Browse Sample Pages:
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