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Preface; Contents; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Disaster Mitigation and Management and Importance of Earth Observation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Disaster Types and Their Global Trend; 1.3 Disasters in India; 1.3.1 Flood; 1.3.2 Cyclone; 1.3.3 Landslide; 1.3.4 Earthquake; 1.4 Pressing Issues for Disaster Management and Mitigation; 1.5 Disaster Management in India; 1.6 Earth Observation for Disaster Mitigation and Management; 1.6.1 Moderate Resolution; 1.6.2 Semi-high Resolution; 1.6.3 High Resolution Satellite Systems; 1.6.4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System
1.6.5 Active Systems Such as Radar and Lidar and Others1.6.6 WebGIS, Social Media and Crowdsourcing; 1.7 Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Exclusionary Urbanisation in South Asia; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Urbanisation and Economic Development: An Overview of the Debate; 2.3 Urbanisation and Economic Development in South Asia: Implications in Terms of Socio-Economic Deprivation; 2.3.1 Socio-economic Levels of Development; 2.3.2 Access to Basic Services: Improved Water and Sanitation; 2.3.3 Poverty Ratio; 2.3.4 Gross Domestic Product; 2.3.5 Value Added by Industry
2.3.6 Foreign Direct Investment2.3.7 Exports of Goods and Services; 2.3.8 Emerging Interdependencies Between Urbanization and Other Economic Parameters; 2.4 Policies and Programmatic for Interventions Affecting Migration and Urbanisation: An Overview; 2.5 A Summary of Findings; References; Part II: India; Chapter 3: Prioritizing Watersheds for Sustainable Development in Swan Catchment Area, Himachal Pradesh, India; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Study Area; 3.3 Research Methodology; 3.3.1 Database; 3.3.2 Data Analysis; 3.4 Results and Discussion; 3.4.1 Prioritization Based on Morphometric Parameters
3.4.2 Soil Loss for Prioritization3.4.3 Carrying Capacity Estimation for Prioritization; 3.4.4 Socio-economic Indicators for Prioritizing; 3.4.5 Prioritization of Sub-watershed; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Deglaciation and Impact of Extreme Rainfalls on Recent Relief Transformation of the Upper Pindari Valley: The Kumau...; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Study Area; 4.3 Data and Methods; 4.4 Results and Discussion; 4.4.1 Relief Asymmetry and Zonality; 4.4.2 Recent Deglaciation; 4.4.3 Impact of Extreme Rainfall on Present-Day Relief Transformation; 4.5 Conclusions; References
Chapter 5: Riverbeds Level Changes in the Margin and Foreland of the Darjeeling Himalaya During the Years with a Normal Monsoo...5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Study Area; 5.3 Material and Methods; 5.4 Results; 5.4.1 Characteristics of the Lish, Gish and Chel River Channels at the Cross-Sections; 5.4.2 Riverbeds Level Changes of the Lish, Gish and Chel in 2011-2014; 5.5 Discussion; 5.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Bioclimate of the Andaman Islands and Its Impact on the Lives of the Native and Non-native Populations of the Archi...; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Materials and Methods; 6.2.1 Study Area
1.6.5 Active Systems Such as Radar and Lidar and Others1.6.6 WebGIS, Social Media and Crowdsourcing; 1.7 Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Exclusionary Urbanisation in South Asia; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Urbanisation and Economic Development: An Overview of the Debate; 2.3 Urbanisation and Economic Development in South Asia: Implications in Terms of Socio-Economic Deprivation; 2.3.1 Socio-economic Levels of Development; 2.3.2 Access to Basic Services: Improved Water and Sanitation; 2.3.3 Poverty Ratio; 2.3.4 Gross Domestic Product; 2.3.5 Value Added by Industry
2.3.6 Foreign Direct Investment2.3.7 Exports of Goods and Services; 2.3.8 Emerging Interdependencies Between Urbanization and Other Economic Parameters; 2.4 Policies and Programmatic for Interventions Affecting Migration and Urbanisation: An Overview; 2.5 A Summary of Findings; References; Part II: India; Chapter 3: Prioritizing Watersheds for Sustainable Development in Swan Catchment Area, Himachal Pradesh, India; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Study Area; 3.3 Research Methodology; 3.3.1 Database; 3.3.2 Data Analysis; 3.4 Results and Discussion; 3.4.1 Prioritization Based on Morphometric Parameters
3.4.2 Soil Loss for Prioritization3.4.3 Carrying Capacity Estimation for Prioritization; 3.4.4 Socio-economic Indicators for Prioritizing; 3.4.5 Prioritization of Sub-watershed; 3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Deglaciation and Impact of Extreme Rainfalls on Recent Relief Transformation of the Upper Pindari Valley: The Kumau...; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Study Area; 4.3 Data and Methods; 4.4 Results and Discussion; 4.4.1 Relief Asymmetry and Zonality; 4.4.2 Recent Deglaciation; 4.4.3 Impact of Extreme Rainfall on Present-Day Relief Transformation; 4.5 Conclusions; References
Chapter 5: Riverbeds Level Changes in the Margin and Foreland of the Darjeeling Himalaya During the Years with a Normal Monsoo...5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Study Area; 5.3 Material and Methods; 5.4 Results; 5.4.1 Characteristics of the Lish, Gish and Chel River Channels at the Cross-Sections; 5.4.2 Riverbeds Level Changes of the Lish, Gish and Chel in 2011-2014; 5.5 Discussion; 5.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Bioclimate of the Andaman Islands and Its Impact on the Lives of the Native and Non-native Populations of the Archi...; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Materials and Methods; 6.2.1 Study Area