Tropical Geomorphology

Although similar geomorphic processes take place in other regions, in the tropics these processes operate at different rates and with varying intensities. Tropical geomorphology therefore provides many new discoveries regarding geomorphic processes. This textbook describes both the humid and arid tropics. It provides thoroughly up-to-date concepts and relevant case studies, and emphasises the importance of geomorphology in the management and sustainable development of the tropical environment, including climate change scenarios. The text is supported by a large number of illustrations, including satellite images. Student exercises accompany each chapter. Tropical Geomorphology is an ideal textbook for any course on tropical geomorphology or the tropical environment, and is also invaluable as a reference text for researchers and environmental managers in the tropics.

Author: Avijit Gupta
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 07/31/2011
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521879903

About the Author
Gupta, Avijit: - Avijit Gupta is an Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Wollongong, Australia, and a Visiting Scientist at the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing, National University of Singapore. He was educated at Presidency College, Calcutta, and Johns Hopkins University. He has held university positions in India, the USA, Singapore and the UK. His research interests focus on fluvial geomorphology in the tropics, rivers with high-magnitude floods, large rivers, urban geomorphology and the application of remote sensing in geomorphology. Dr Gupta has served as a Committee Member of the International Geographical Union Commission on Measurement, Theory and Applications in Geomorphology (COMTAG) and the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG). He is currently the Chair of the IAG Working Group on the Effect of Climate Change on Large Rivers and Deltas. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union, the Association of American Geographers, the Society of Sedimentary Geologists and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. He is also a corresponding member of the Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, Belgium. He is on the editorial board of two journals on geomorphology. Dr Gupta has written 8 books and over 70 research papers. He recently edited The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia (Oxford University Press, 2005) and Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management (Wiley, 2007).