Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland

This contributed volume assesses the state and future of India's East Coast through a wide variety of chapters grouped by methodology and approach. Part I: Assessment through Geomorphological Approaches describes geomorphological diversities of the eastern shorelines of India, Coastal Modelling System- SMC and morphodynamics of Odisha coast, Paleo shorelines and beach ridge chenier formations of Subarnarekha delta, seasonal sediment budget of Chandrabhaga beachdune system, Beach stage and dune stage modelling Mandarmoni coast, drainage characters of South Andaman Islands, coastal foredune morphology and sediment of Odisha and West Bengal, Geo-archaeological pieces of evidence of ancient coastal environment, coastal sediment characters, beach ridge formation in the chenier coast, and geomorphological changes of ancient ports and harbours in the shoreline of West Bengal.

Part II: Assessment through Environmental Approaches addressesvarious environmental assessment techniques of mangrove sensitivity to the sea level rise process in the Sundarban, land degradation of the hinterland drainage basins, the riparian environment of the coastal drainage basins, agricultural adaptability in response to climate variability in the coastal areas of West Bengal, forest degradations of the lateritic upland tracts, coastal tourism potentialities in Odisha and West Bengal, Climate variabilities and agricultural modifications in the hinterland areas of West Bengal districts, the tidal flat environment of Sagar Island, landforms and Geomorphosites for the promotion of Geotourism in South Andaman Perils of Premature Reclamation of Sundarban, marine litter in the coastal regions of West Bengal and Odisha on flora, fauna and humans, Ground water contamination due to saline water encroachment in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Spatio-temporal changes in the Hugli estuarine environment and coastal hazards and flood riskof southwestern Sundarban.

Part III: Assessment through Remote Sensing & GIS Approaches uses the aforementioned techniques in service of exploration of monitoring health of Mangrove forest, Geomorphological analysis of the coral fringed coasts of Andaman, hydrological and morphological variations of Ichhamati Tidal estuary, multivariate analysis of coastal vulnerabilities, geography of tourism resources in Andaman group of islands, tourism climate index with application geospatial techniques, diversity of landscape ecology in the coastal blocks of Purba Medinipur, overwash vulnerability in Odisha coast, livelihood security index of the coastal communities, managing coastal squeeze response and wetland loss in the estuarine coastal tract of West Bengal, environmental effects of historical land reclamation process in the Sundarban, and emerging environmental problems of coastal urbanization in Digha, Kanthi, and Haldia.

Auteur

Dr. Ashis Kumar Paul is teaching Geography and Environment Management, Earth System Sciences (ESS), and Remote Sensing and GIS as a Professor in the Department of Geography, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102, West Bengal, India. He is a reputed Coastal Geomorphologist in India. He has guided 31 Ph.D. Research Scholars and 3 M.Phil. thesis in Geography and ESS, Geomorphology, Geo-archaeology, Remote Sensing and GIS and Environmental Studies. His research interests cover studies on Coastal Geomorphology, Coastal Sediments, Coastal Environment, Coastal Tourism, Bio-Geomorphology, and Coastal Management on the Eastern and Western shores of India, including the Andaman Group of Islands. He has over 150 research papers in international and national journals, 31 book chapters, four reference books, and other edited volumes. He has authored the books Coastal Geomorphology and Environment, Tsunami: An assessment of Disasters, Tectonics and Landforms, and Physical Environment. He was the president of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists in 2020 and was awarded membership as an authorised CERF Society Member of JCR, USA in 2017. He is also known as a field geomorphologist and field ecologist. Dr. Anurupa Paul has completed her M.Sc. in Geography from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, and obtained her second M.Sc. degree in Environmental Science from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. She has been awarded the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS of Vidyasagar University. She was awarded the title of Young Scientist in 2013 from Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. She has published 26 articles in reputed international and national journals and two book chapters in Springer Nature and Taylor & Francis. Anurupa has presented her research work in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (the 38th ACRS Conference), other international conferences (12), and 34 national conferences. She has also participated in 36 workshops, international training programmes, and 121 webinars on the application of remote sensing techniques in coastal research and disaster management. She has received seven best paper presentation awards in seminars. Her area of interest in research is mainly focused on Karst Morphology, Coastal Geomorphology, Limestone Geomorphology, Environmental Geoscience, Earth Science, and the application of remote sensing and GIS. She has guided 18 M.Sc. dissertation in coastal geomorphology and environment with the application of geospatial techniques in the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Vidyasagar University.