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Tropical deltas of the world are in decline and are threatened by climate change, geo-environmental dynamics, natural hazards, and disasters. This book is a comprehensive discussion of the present delta crisis and the various risks the deltas are facing due to human and natural factors. It addresses their resilience, the importance of biodiversity, and the future adaptations for sustainable management of tropical deltas. The use of geospatial tools for the assessment and modeling of environmental degradations and the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are examined in 22 chapters, from different major deltas of the world, to help readers understand the interdisciplinary perspective of deltas' vulnerability and sustainability.
Features
Provides comprehensive coverage of global tropical deltas, their physical environments, hazard profiles, and socio-economic threats in a changing climate.
Includes research-based discussions blended with global case studies to demonstrate the status of deltas around the world and the status of field-based investigations.
Offers a holistic understanding of multifaceted dimensions of delta crises due to changes in landscape ecology, and the impact of various natural and man-made hazards.
Addresses the critical challenges of sustainable management using a modeling approach with spatial maps and geostatistical diagrams.
Discusses perspectives of restoring delta systems around the globe for solving environmental and societal problems.
This reference book is for researchers, academics, graduate and senior undergraduate students in geography, geomorphology, hydrology, regional planning, environmental science, ecology, and engineering, and those interested in water conservation and sustainability, including professionals in industry and government, and human rights activists.
Contents
1. Delta Sustainability in the Context of Fragility and Resilience. Part I: Land and Geomorphological Issues. 2. A Systematic Review of Geomorphological Crises in Deltas Across the World. 3. Sustainable Coastal Zone Management Through Sediment Characterization: End-Member Modeling of Erosion-Accretion Processes for Enhanced Resilience in Eastern Coastal Zone, India. 4. Quantifying the Soil Erosion in the Changing Climate: A Case Study of the Indian Tropical Delta. 5. Hydromorphology and Geodiversity of Select Estuaries along the Eastern Coastline of India. 6. Mid-Channel Bar Dynamics of Bhagirathi-Hooghly River. 7. Latin American and Caribbean River Deltas: Physical Geography and Environmental Challenges. Part II: Climate Change and Hydrological Issues. 8. Storm Surge Induced Seawater Intrusion: A Comprehensive Systematic Review. 9. Addressing Water Stress in Tropical Delta in Tropical Deltas in the Era of Climate Change with Special Reference to Sundarbans. 10. An Enquiry into the Groundwater Landscape in Deltaic Tract and its Fringe Areas Within West Bengal: Present Scenario and Future Direction. 11. Unravelling the Vulnerability and Fragility of the Sundarbans (West Bengal, India): Impacts of Changing Climate, Sea Level Rise and Salinity on the Coastal Mangrove Ecosystem. Part III: Environmental and Ecological Issues. 12. Threats and Risks in Tropical and Subtropical Deltaic Ecosystems: Implications for Sustainability. 13. A Comprehensive Analysis of Eutrophication and Its Ecological Consequences in the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta (GBD). 14. Assessment of Landscape Ecological Sensitivity in the Lower Subarnarekha Delta Plain: A Three Decadal Spatio-temporal Perspective. 15. Human-induced Challenges of Riverine Morphology and Ecology in the South-western Deltaic Region of Bangladesh. 16. Monitoring the Dynamics of Coastal Vegetation of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra (India): A Geo-Spatial Approach. 17. Wouri River Estuary and Coastal Mangrove Forests near Douala - Coastal Diversity Under Threat. Part IV: Societal Crisis Management. 18. Unravelling Social and Political Ecologies of Coastal Brackish Water Aquaculture in the Medinipur Coastal Plain, India. 19. The Fading Homeland: Belonging and Displacement in a Crisis-Torn Indian Sundarbans. 20. Predictive Modeling of Aman Rice Yields during Monsoon Extremes Integrating Multi-Sensor Datasets and Machine Learning Techniques. 21. Resilience at the Edge: Community-Centric Coping Approaches and their Role in Shaping Vulnerability in the Indian Sundarban. 22. Collaborative Initiatives for Restoring Delta Habitats: Integrating Scientific Research and Community Participation.
