Tropical Geomorphology

This book explains modern concepts of geomorphology in the humid and arid tropics, for advanced students and researchers/environmental managers.

Avijit Gupta (Author)

9780521879903, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 4 August 2011

400 pages, 150 b/w illus. 10 colour illus. 35 tables 100 exercises
25.3 x 19.5 x 2.3 cm, 1.3 kg

"the textbook provides an excellent synthesis of current knowledge on the geomorphology of tropics, with numerous examples and good illustrations. The textbook will undoubtedly become an essential reference for researchers and graduate students interested in tropics. The book would also serve as very useful text for other disciplines, particularly the field sciences such as ecology, archaeology, environmental sciences and forestry." - Vishwas S. Kale, Journal of the Geological Society of India January 2012

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.

Part I. The Tropical Environment: 1. Geomorphology and the tropics
2. Geological framework of tropical lands
3. Tropical hydrology
4. Land cover in the tropics
Part II. Tropical Geomorphology: 5. Weathering in the tropics
6. Tropical slopes: form and function
7. Rivers in the tropics
8. Alluvial valleys
9. Large tropical rivers
10. The tropical coast
11. Tropical deltas
12. The arid tropics
13. Tropical highlands
14. Volcanic landforms
15. Tropical karst
16. Quaternary in the tropics
Part III. Anthropogenic Changes: 17. Anthropogenic alteration of geomorphic processes in the tropics
18. Urban geomorphology in the tropics
19. The future with climate change
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB], Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning [R]