Environmental Geography of South Asia

This volume aims at synthesizing critical environmental challenges of dynamic earth and human environment systems in the South Asia emphasising geographical dimensions. It deals with spaceborne monitoring, climate, ecohydrology, forests and biodiversity, land use land cover change (LUCC), natural hazards and disasters in order to contribute towards sustainable future. The contributions range from traditional field techniques to use of remote sensing and Geographical Information System.§§The book integrates environmental attributes relating past, present and future of South Asia broadly based on biophysical and human dimensions in spatio-temporal perspectives. The monitoring of natural hazards and climate issues is considered as a vital component in the context of environmental geography, especially in observation and understanding of climate and water induced disasters. It is important to communicate the advances in geosciences techniques to increase resilience of vulnerable society of South Asia and promote livelihood security. Sustainability of South Asia depends strongly on the earth environment and thus the development of geo-environmental monitoring is critical for a better understanding of our living environment. The outcome of the book is expected to present dynamic aspects of environmental geography for contributing towards future earth initiative in South Asia.§