Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1092 g
Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1092 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-924802-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press
The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia examines the complex mosaic of physical environments which comprise Southeast Asia, and the current environmental problems and management practices which have arisen in this part of the world. The book is in three sections. The first section introduces the basic environmental components (geology, landforms, rivers, vegetation, and others) across the entire region. The second section discusses specific environments that are characteristic of this assemblage of continental and maritime landscapes (volcanic islands, coastal environment, granitic terrains, karst, etc.). The third and final section illustrates the ecological relationship between the environment and people (volcanic hazards, urban environment, coastal zone development, coral reefs, and others).
The physical environment of Southeast Asia is examined at different levels, covering a world region that ranges from ancient, stable landmasses to dynamic, unstable plate boundaries, from aged, primary rainforests to brash, vibrant, resource-demanding built environments. Southeast Asia has been perceived as a laboratory for studying plate tectonics. It is an assemblage of large river basins, peninsulas and archipelagos, and seas surrounded by islands. It is an area of great physical variations where parts of the physical environment have been significantly degraded anthropogenically, following rapid population growth and development. In large parts of the region, the forms and processes on land and offshore should no longer be seen as entirely natural. As this book repeatedly illustrates, plate tectonics and people are both important contributors to the physical geography of Southeast Asia.
The contributors to this volume are distinguished, scholarly, and have a long association with Southeast Asia. The chapters are not only skilfully built on state-of-the-art research findings but also include new material from the on-going research activities of the authors. The book goes beyond being the first comprehensive and detailed volume of the biophysical geography of Southeast Asia in that it also deals with the tropical environment and the relationship between environment and people in a rapidly developing world region.
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- Introduction
- I. The Physical Framework
- 1: Chales S. Hutchison: The Geological Framework
- 2: Geoffrey Hope: The Quaternary in Southeast Asia
- 3: Avijit Gupta: Landforms of Southeast Asia
- 4: Avijit Gupta: Rivers of Southeast Asia
- 5: Goh Kim Chuan: The Climate of Southeast Asia
- 6: Rudi Dudal: Soils of Southeast Asia
- 7: Richard T. Corlett: Vegetation
- II. Specific Environments
- 8: C.R. Twidale: Granite Terrains
- 9: Herman Th. Verstappen: Volcanic Islands
- 10: David Gillieson: Karst in Southeast Asia
- 11: P.P. Wong: The Coastal Environment of Southeast Asia
- 12: Ian Douglas: The Mekong River Basin
- 13: Colin D. Woodroffe: Southeast Asian Deltas
- III. Environment and People
- 14: Avijit Gupta: Accelerated Erosion and Sedimentation in Southeast Asia
- 15: Jan J. Nossin: Volcanic Hazards in Southeast Asia
- 16: Jean-Claude Thouret and Franck Lavigne: Hazards and Risks at Gunung Merapi, Central Java: A Case Study
- 17: Goh Kim Chuan: Hydrology and Rural Water Supply in Southeast Asia
- 18: Ian Douglas: The Urban Environment in Southeast Asia
- 19: Avijit Gupta nd Goh Kim Chuan: Water Supply to Cities
- 20: Ian Douglas: Urban Geomorphology, Kuala Lumpur
- 21: Prinya Nutalaya and Noppadol Phienwej: Subsidence and Flooding in Bangkok
- 22: Shami Sani: Urban Pollution in Southeast Asia
- 23: P.P. Wong: Coastal Zone Development in Southeast Asia
- 24: M.D. Spalding: Coral Reefs of Southeast Asia: Controls, Patterns, and Human Impacts
