Anthropogeomorphology of Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System in India

ISBN-13: 9780367557270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 564 str.

Balai Chandra Das; Sandipan Ghosh; Aznarul Islam

Opis

The Bhagirathi-Hooghly Basin in India is one of the most densely populated regions in the world, and is undergoing rapid urbanization. This book uses spatio-temporal analysis to understand the major anthropogenic signatures on land use and land cover changes, urbanization, and their impact on fluvial forms and processes.

Spis treści

1. An Appraisal to Anthropogeomorphology of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System: Concepts, Ideas and Issues 2. Anthropogeomorphology of the Bhagirathi River 3. Anthropogeomorphology of the Lower Deltaic West Bengal with Special Reference to the Hugli River System 4. Floodplain Alteration of the Bagmari–Bansloi–Pagla River System 5. Role of Human Interventions in the Evolution of Forms and Processes in the Mayurakshi River Basin 6. Anthropogeomorphological Signatures over the Ajay River Basin 7. Responses of Fluvial Forms and Processes to Human Actions in the Damodar River Basin 8. Anthropogenic Impact on Forms and Processes of the Kangsabati River Basin 9. Anthropogenic Impact on Channel and Extra-Channel Geomorphology of the Dwarkeswar River Basin 10. Modifications of the Geomorphic Diversity by Anthropogenic Interventions in the Silabati River Basin 11. Tidal Morphology and Environmental Consequences of Rasulpur River in the Era of Anthropocene 12. The Jalangi: A Story of Killing of a Dying River 13. Anthropo-Footprints on Churni River: A River of Stolen Water 14. Detecting the Facets of Anthropogenic Interventions on the Palaeochannels of Saraswati and Jamuna 15. Facets of Anthropogenic Encroachment within the Palaeo-Fluvial Regime of Kana–Ghia–Kunti System, Damodar Fan Region 16. The Anjana: A Journey from River to Canal