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Anthropogeomorphology

A Geospatial Technology Based Approach

  • Provides geospatial modelling techniques for geomorphology, hydrology and natural hazards
  • Applies geospatial modelling to study challenges in earth system dynamics due to climate change
  • Uses spatial modelling as a risk assessment tool in vulnerable geomorphological landscapes

Part of the book series: Geography of the Physical Environment (GEOPHY)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
  2. An Introduction to Anthropogeomorphology and Geospatial Technology

    • Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Uday Chatterjee, Pravat Kumar Shit, K. C. Lalmalsawmzauva
    Pages 1-24
  3. Braiding and Planform Pattern of Ganga

    • Zulfequar Ahmad, Mohammad Zakwan, P. K. Garg
    Pages 25-54
  4. SWAT-Based Analysis of Ganga Water Availability at Farakka

    • Suman Bera, Ramkrishna Maiti
    Pages 55-71
  5. Recent Disturbances in the Geomorphic Processes Due to Human Interventions Along the West Coast of India

    • M. K. Rafeeque, T. Akhil, Mintu E. George, D. S. Suresh Babu, T. K. Prasad
    Pages 125-144
  6. Role of Geospatial Techniques in Soil Erosion Modelling in South Koel Basin, Jharkhand, India

    • Nusrat Rafique, Durdanah Mattoo, Tahir Hussain Muntazari, Shoib B. Wani
    Pages 321-333

About this book

This book explores state-of-art techniques based on open-source software and statistical programming and modelling in modern geospatial applications, specifically focusing on recent trends in data mining techniques and robust modelling in Geomorphological, Hydrological, Bio-physical and Social activities. The book is organized into physical, mountainous, coastal, riverine, forest, urban and biological activities, with each chapter providing a review of the current knowledge in the focus area, and evaluating where future efforts should be directed. The text compiles a collection of recent developments and rigorous applications of Geospatial computational intelligence (e.g., artificial neural network, spatial interpolation, physical and environmental modelling and machine learning algorithms etc) in geomorphic processes from a team of expert contributors. The authors address the wide range of challenges and uncertainties in the study of earth system dynamics due to climate change, and complex anthropogenic interferences where spatial modelling may be applied in the risk assessment of vulnerable geomorphological landscapes. The book will act as a guide to find recent advancements in geospatial artificial intelligence techniques and its application to natural and social hazards. This information will be helpful for students, researchers, policy makers, environmentalists, planners involved in natural hazard and disaster management, NGOs, and government organizations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, Visiting Faculty, Seacom Skills University, West Bengal, India

    Gouri Sankar Bhunia

  • Department of Geography, Bhatter College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipore, India

    Uday Chatterjee

  • Geography & Resource Management, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India

    K.C. Lalmalsawmzauva

  • PG Department of Geography, Raja N. L. Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), Midnapore, India

    Pravat Kumar Shit

About the editors

Dr Gouri Sankar Bhunia is working in Randstad India Private Limited, New Delhi, India. He received a Ph.D. from the Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, India in 2015. He also worked as a visiting Faculty in Private University, West Bengal, India. His Ph.D. dissertation work focused on environmental control measures of infectious disease using Geospatial technology. Currently, he is involved in Smart city and urban planning project. He has received Senior Research Fellowship Award from Indian Council of Medical Research. His research interests include environmental modelling, Health GIS, risk assessment, natural resources mapping and modelling, data mining and information retrieval using Geospatial technology. Dr Bhunia is associate editor and on the editorial boards of three international journal in Health GIS and Geosciences. Dr. Bhunia has published more than 80 articles in various journals in Scopus indexed. He published four books with International Publishing Group. He is currently the editor of the GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling (GGM) Book Series, Springer-Nature.

Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Bhatter College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India and Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography at Utkal University and Doctoral Degrees in Applied Geography at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. He has contributed various research papers published in various reputed national and international journals and edited book volumes. He has authored jointly edited book entitled ‘Harmony with nature: Illusions and elusions from Geographer’s perspective in the 21st Century’. He has also conducted (Convener) one Faculty Development Programme on ‘Modern methods of teaching and advanced research methods’ sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Govt. of India. His areas of research interest cover Urban Planning, Socialand Human geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, Land Use and Rural Development. His research work has been funded by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) Govt. of West Bengal, India. He has served as a reviewer for many International journals. Currently Dr. Uday Chatterjee is the lead editor of Special Issue (S.I) of Urbanism, Smart Cities and Modelling, Geojournal, Springer.

Dr. K.C. Lalmalsawmzauva, graduated from St. Edmund’s College, Shillong, Meghalaya and pursued MS.C Geography from North Eastern Hill University and awarded Doctorate Degree (Ph.D.) from the same University in 2012. He was the founder President of NEHU-Geographical Research Forum (NEHU-GRF). He joined Mizoram University in 2011 as an Assistant Professor. He has published three books as a single author, co-authored four books, and has completed projects from the Indian Council of Social Science research (ICSSR). He is involved in the project of United Nations- Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) for agricultural development in the hill regions. He is also Co-PI in the consultancy project of National Rural Livelihood Mission project, Government of Mizoram. 

Dr Pravat Kumar Shit is an Assistant Professor at the PG Department of Geography, Raja N. L. Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), West Bengal, India. He received his M.Sc & Ph.D. degrees in Geography from Vidyasagar University and PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS from Sambalpur University. His research interests include applied geomorphology, soil erosion, groundwater, forest resources, wetland ecosystem, environmental contaminants & pollution, and natural resources mapping & modelling. He has published ten books (eight books in Springer) and more than 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals.  He is currently the editor of the GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling (GGM) Book Series, Springer-Nature.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anthropogeomorphology

  • Book Subtitle: A Geospatial Technology Based Approach

  • Editors: Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Uday Chatterjee, K.C. Lalmalsawmzauva, Pravat Kumar Shit

  • Series Title: Geography of the Physical Environment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77572-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-77571-1Published: 25 February 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-77574-2Published: 26 February 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-77572-8Published: 24 February 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2366-8865

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-8873

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 668

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 268 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Physical Geography, Earth Sciences, general, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Human Geography

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