The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia

by Gupta, Avijit

• ISBN13: 9780199248025
• ISBN10: 0199248028
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	xiii
List of Plates	xix
List of Tables	xx
List of Contributors	xxi
I. The Physical Framework	1	(120)
The Geological Framework	3	(21)
Charles S. Hutchison
The Quaternary in Southeast Asia	24	(14)
Geoffrey Hope
Landforms of Southeast Asia	38	(27)
Avijit Gupta
Rivers of Southeast Asia	65	(15)
Avijit Gupta
The Climate of Southeast Asia	80	(14)
Goh Kim Chuan
Soils of Southeast Asia	94	(11)
R. Dudal
Vegetation	105	(16)
Richard T. Corlett
II. Specific Environments	121	(116)
Granitic Terrains	123	(19)
C. R. Twidale
Volcanic Islands	142	(15)
Herman Th. Verstappen
Karst in Southeast Asia	157	(20)
David Gillieson
The Coastal Environment of Southeast Asia	177	(16)
P. P. Wong
The Mekong River Basin	193	(26)
Ian Douglas
Southeast Asian Deltas	219	(18)
Colin D. Woodroffe
III. Environment and People	237	(192)
Accelerated Erosion and Sedimentation in Southeast Asia	239	(11)
Avijit Gupta
Volcanic Hazards in Southeast Asia	250	(25)
Jan J. Nossin
Hazards and Risks at Gunung Merapi, Central Java: A Case Study	275	(25)
Jean-Claude Thouret
Franck Lavigne
Hydrology and Rural Water Supply in Southeast Asia	300	(14)
Goh Kim Chuan
The Urban Environment in Southeast Asia	314	(22)
Ian Douglas
Water in Cities	336	(8)
Goh Kim Chuan
Avijit Gupta
The Urban Geomorphology of Kuala Lumpur	344	(14)
Ian Douglas
Subsidence and Flooding in Bangkok	358	(21)
Noppadol Phienwej
Prinya Nutalaya
Urban Pollution in Southeast Asia	379	(10)
Sham Sani
Coastal Zone Development in Southeast Asia	389	(13)
P. P. Wong
Coral Reefs of Southeast Asia: Controls, Patterns, and Human Impacts	402	(27)
T. Spencer
M. D. Spalding
Index	429