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Landscapes and Landforms of India

Editors:

  • So far, there is no book or publication that provides information of the major landforms and landscapes in India
  • The book will provide information about Indian landscapes and landforms in simple terms and will be supported by maps and colour photographs
  • The proposed book will appeal to people in other fields such as geology, ecology, environmental sciences, tourism, archaeology etc
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: World Geomorphological Landscapes (WGLC)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Physical Environment and Geomorphic History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Geological and Tectonic Framework of India: Providing Context to Geomorphologic Development

      • Sampat K. Tandon, Partha Pratim Chakraborty, Vimal Singh
      Pages 3-14
    3. Past and the Present Climate of India

      • Ashok K. Singhvi, R. Krishnan
      Pages 15-23
    4. Geomorphic History and Landscapes of India

      • Vishwas S. Kale
      Pages 25-37
  3. Main Geomorphic Provinces

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. Himalayan Landscapes of India

      • Lewis A. Owen
      Pages 41-52
    3. Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra Plains: The Alluvial Landscape

      • Rajiv Sinha, Sampat K. Tandon
      Pages 53-63
    4. The Indian Peninsula: Geomorphic Landscapes

      • Vishwas S. Kale, R. Vaidyanadhan
      Pages 65-78
    5. The Indian Coastline: Processes and Landforms

      • Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay, S. M. Karisiddaiah
      Pages 91-101
  4. Landforms and Landscapes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
    2. The Vale of Kashmir: Landform Evolution and Processes

      • Rajinder Kumar Ganjoo
      Pages 125-133
    3. Duns: Intermontane Basins in the Himalayan Frontal Zone

      • Sampat K. Tandon, Vimal Singh
      Pages 135-142
    4. The Chambal Badlands

      • Veena Uday Joshi
      Pages 143-149

About this book

The proposed monograph on 'Geomorphological Landscapes of India' will aim to describe and explain in simple words the geomorphological characteristics and the origin of the above-mentioned landforms and landscapes. The proposed monograph will provide the background information about the geology, climate and tectonic framework of the Indian region, as well as cover Indian climates of the present and the past. It will mainly cover the four main morphotectonic regions of India and about 15-20 distinct landforms of the Indian region as well as the major geomorphosites in India.

Reviews

From the book reviews:

“The book published under the patronage of International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) is an invaluable gift to the geoscientific community of India in particular and to the world in general. The editor has done a meticulous job of selecting geoscientists who are eminent in their own fields and well versed with landscapes and landforms about which they have written in their respective article.” (K. N. Prudhvi Raju, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 84, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, University of Pune, Pune, India

    Vishwas S. Kale

About the editor

Vishwas Kale is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography, University of Pune, India. He obtained his Master's degree in geography from the University of Pune, India. He completed his Ph.D. in geo-archaeology at the Deccan College, Pune in 1983. His research interests include fluvial and flood geomorphology, palaeohydrology, Quaternary geomorphology and landscape evolution. He has co-authored a textbook, edited half-a-dozen special books/special issues and has published over 20 research papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Landscapes and Landforms of India

  • Editors: Vishwas S. Kale

  • Series Title: World Geomorphological Landscapes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8029-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8028-5Published: 20 June 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0029-8Published: 27 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8029-2Published: 23 May 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2213-2090

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-2104

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 271

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 186 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geomorphology, Physical Geography, Ecology

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access