Note: Intro -- Geospatial Techniques for Managing Environmental Resources -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Contents -- 1: Environmental Informatics: Advancing Data Intensive Sciences to Solve Environmental Problems -- 2: Hierarchical Geospatial Computing Environment for Data-intensive Geographic Process Simulation -- 3: Integration of Geographic nformation Systems for Monitoring and Dissemination of Marine Environment Data -- 4: Estimation of Evapotranspiration from Wetlands Using Geospatial and Hydrometeorological Data -- 5: Climbing the Water Ladder - The New GIS Approach -- 6: Supraglacial Lake Classification in the Everest Region of Nepal Himalaya -- 7: Towards the Improvement of Water Resource Management by Combining Technologies for Spatial Data Collection, Storage, Analysis and Dissemination -- 8: Geomorphologic Risk Modelling of the Sibiu Depression Using Geospatial Surface Analyses -- 9: Geospatial Technique to Study Forest Cover Using ALOS/PALSAR Data -- 10: Assessment of Land Use/Land Cover Using Geospatial Techniques in a Semi-arid Region of Madhya Pradesh, India -- 11: The Environmental Calculator: A Tool for the Efficient Assessment of Environmental Services Loss due to Deforestation -- 12: Urban Tree Detection Using Mobile Laser Scanning Data -- 13: Multisensor Fusion of Remote Sensing Data for Crop Disease Detection -- 14: Geospatial Analysis of Cancer Cases in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey -- 15: GIS for the Determination of Bioenergy Potential in the Centre Region of Portugal -- 16: Use of Geospatial Data in Planning for Offshore Wind Development -- 17: Social Vulnerability Assessment through GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Flood Risk Mapping in Mexico -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Editors -- J. Sundaresan -- S. Sreekesh -- AL. Ramanathan -- Leonard Sonnenschein -- Ram Boojh -- Contents -- PART I Hydrological Regime Changes and Water Woes -- CHAPTER 1 Projected Precipitation Changes over Malaysia by the End of the 21st Century Using PRECIS Regional Climate Model -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Model Description and Simulation Experiment Design -- Data and Analysis Method -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Large Scale Rainfall Simulated by GCMs -- Baseline Climate from HadCM3/PRECIS Simulation -- Rainfall Projection by the End of 21st Century -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2 Monsoonal Fluctuations vs Marine Productivity during Past 10,000 Years - A Study Based on Sediment Core Retrieved from Southeastrn Arabian Sea -- INTRODUCTION -- MODERN CLIMATE AND OCEANOGRAPHY -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- Texture Profile -- Carbonate Profile -- Organic Carbon Profile -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3 Prediction of Rain on the Basis of Cloud Liquid Water, Precipitation Water and Latent Heat in the Perspective of Climate Change over Two Coastal Stations -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Validation of TRMM Estimated Rainfall with Ground Truth -- Vertical Profile of CLW, PW and LH -- Identification of Convective/Stratiform Contribution to Total Rainfall on the Basis of Vertical Profile of CLW, PW and LH on Daily Basis -- Occurrence of High Rainfall in the Light of PW Values at the Peak Cloud Water Level (PCL) -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4 Inter-annual Variability of Sea Surface Temperature in the Arabian Sea -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- The Data and Analysis -- Sea Surface Temperature (SST). , Air-sea Fluxes -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- Annual Cycle of Sea Surface Temperature -- Pre-monsoon Warming -- Summer or Southwest Monsoon Cooling -- Post-monsoon Warming -- Winter or Northeast Monsoon Cooling -- Inter-annual Variability of Sea Surface Temperature - Predominant SST Oscillations -- SST Inter-comparisons and Cooling and Warming Periods -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5 Paleoclimate of Peninsular India -- INTRODUCTION -- Tropics and Teak (Tectona grandis) -- Oxygen Isotopes in Tree Cellulose -- Climatology of Sample Locations -- Rainfall 18O Record -- EXPERIMENTAL METHOD -- Sample Collection -- Ring Separation and Powdering -- Extraction of Cellulose -- Step 1 -- Step 2 -- Step 3 -- Step 4 -- Step 5 -- Step 6 -- Step 7 -- Step 8 -- Step 9 -- Step 10 -- Step 11 -- Step 12 -- Mass Spectrometric Isotope Measurements and Analytical Precision -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- PART II Biotic Changes and Responses (Stresses and Vulnerability) -- CHAPTER 6 Marine Biodiversity: Climate Impact and Conservation Planning -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PROBLEM -- EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON OCEAN WATER -- EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON THE FISHERIES INDUSTRY -- EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON FISH -- Metabolic Changes -- Reproductive Changes -- Geographical Changes -- Invasive Species -- Phytoplankton Productivity -- Dead Zone Expansion -- Disease and Toxins -- EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON BIODIVERSITY -- Biodiversity Maps -- ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING -- Food Security -- Coastal Development -- CASE STUDIES -- WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING? -- Establishment of Coral Farms -- Form Local Fish Farming Associations or Other Support Systems for Fish Suppliers -- Hold Regular Multistakeholder Meetings with Surveys to Measure Results. , National Actions -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- Projected Impact of Climate Change -- Average Sea Surface Temperature (°C) -- Map of Coral Reefs of the World -- Distribution of Coral Bleaching Events, 1988 -- Natural Catastrophes Worldwide, 1980-2010 -- Direction of Changes in Phenology and Distribution of Species Compared to Those Predicted from Climate Change -- Biodiversity Map of Coastal and Oceanic Marine Creatures (Red boxes mark hotspots) -- CHAPTER 7 Inventory and Monitoring of Coral Reefs of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Arabian Gulf, Using Remote Sensing Techniques -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHOD -- Study Area -- Data Used -- Data Preparation -- Data Processing -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8 Impact of Climate Change in the Sundarban Aquatic Ecosystems: Phytoplankton as Proxies -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Study Area -- Phytoplankton Collection and Taxonomic Enumeration -- Physicochemical Analyses -- Photosynthetic Pigment Analysis -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9 Elevated CO2 and Temperature Affect Leaf Anatomical Characteristics in Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Experimental Site and Field Set Up -- Stomata Structural Analysis -- Leaf Anatomy -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Stomatal Characteristics under Elevated CO2 and Temperature -- Effect of Elevated CO2 and Temperature on Leaf Anatomy -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10 Biochemical Composition of Seaweeds after the Influence of Oil Spill from 'Tasman Spirit' at the Coast of Karachi -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES. , CHAPTER 11 Distribution of Ostracoda in the Mullipallam Lagoon, near Muthupet, Tamil Nadu, Southeast Coast of India - Implications on Microenvironment -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Systematic Paleontology -- Sediment, Water Characteristics and Standing Crop -- Carapace Valve Ratio -- Predation -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- PART III Coastal Dynamics -- CHAPTER 12 Influence of Suspended Solid on in situ and ex situ Chlorophyll-a: A Case Study of Indian Sundarbans -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- The Study Area -- Chlorophyll Estimation (in situ and ex situ) -- Suspended Solid (SS) Estimation (in situ) -- Statistical Approach -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13 Climate and Sea Level Changes in a Holocene Bay Head Delta, Kerala, Southwest Coast of India -- INTRODUCTION -- STUDY AREA -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- LITHOLOGY AND SEDIMENT TEXTURE -- PALYNOLOGY AND MICROPALAEONTOLOGY -- δ13C AND δ15N ISOTOPES -- DISCUSSION -- Holocene Evolution of Kallada Bay Head Delta (KBHD) -- Evidences of Climatic and Sea Level Changes -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14 Role of Sea Level Rise on the Groundwater Quality in Coastal Areas of Sri Lanka -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHOD -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15 Mangrove Responses to Climate Change along the Southwestern Coast of India during Holocene: Evidence from Palynology and Geochronology -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 16 Predicted Recurrence of Coral Bleaching Events along Lakshadweep Reef Region -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Projected Thermal Stress and Frequency of Coral Bleaching. , Required Adaptation to Increased Thermal Stress -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART IV Livelihood Options -- CHAPTER 17 Hatchery Production of Marine Ornamental Fishes: An Alternate Livelihood Option for the Island Community at Lakshadweep -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Study Area -- Broodstock Development -- Live Feed Culture -- Larval Rearing -- Amphiprion nigripes -- Chromis Viridis and Dascyllus Aruanus -- RESULTS -- Spawning -- Larval Rearing -- Technology Transfer to Islanders -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 18 Living in Harmony with Nature: Complication of Climate Change and Governance -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY -- Contrasting Conceptual Models -- NEW INSTITUTIONS AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES -- Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainability -- New Process -- New Information -- New Thinking -- New Institutions -- SCALE -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Message from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Section I: Water Resources Management -- 3D Geological and Hydrogeological Modelling - Integrated Approaches in Urban Groundwater Management -- Introduction -- 3D Geomodelling in Urban Management -- Model Concepts and Requirements -- Constructive Cross-section Net-based Interpolation -- Statistically Based 3D Interpolation -- Interactive 3D-modelling of the Subsurface Geology -- Geodata and Model Construction -- Interactive Modelling in Real Time -- Integrative Modelling Concepts of Contaminated Urban Aquifers -- Environmental Setting of the Former Industrial Mega-site -- GIS-based Multi-source Data Management -- Integrated Modelling of Urban Aquifers -- Conclusions -- References -- Long-term Saltwater Intrusion Modelling - Case Studies from North Africa, Mexico and Halle -- Introduction -- Nubian Aquifer System -- Yucatan Peninsula -- Saltwater Upconing, Halle (Saale) -- References -- Hydrogeochemical Characterisation and Evaluation of Seasonal Variation in Groundwater Chemistry in Upper Panda River Basin, In... -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Rock-chemical Analysis -- Major Ion Chemistry -- Inter-ionic Relationships and Saturation Indices -- Solute Acquisition Process -- Groundwater Quality Assessment -- Conclusions -- References -- Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability in the Borazjan Aquifer of Bushehr, South of Iran, Using GIS Technique -- Introduction -- Hydrogeological Setting of the Study Area -- The Borazjan Sampling Area -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Soggiacenza as Depth to Water -- Infiltrazione as Net Recharge -- Non Saturo as Impact of the Vadose Zone -- Tipologia Copertura as Soil Media -- Caratteristiche Acquifero as Aquifer Media. , Conducibilita Idraulica as Hydraulic Conductivity -- Acclivita Superficie Topografica as Slope -- The SINTACS Vulnerability Index -- SINTACS Model Validation -- Conclusions -- References -- Geochemical Variations of Groundwater Quality in Coastal and Karstic Aquifers in Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Study Area -- Water Sampling and Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Water in Ancient Indian Perspective and Ponds of Varanasi as Water Harvesting Structures -- Introduction -- Results and Discussion -- The Case of Varanasi City -- Geomorphology of Varanasi vis-a-vis Ponds and Streams -- Conclusion and Suggestion -- References -- Glacier Mass Balance and Its Significance on the Water Resource Management in the Western Himalayas -- Introduction -- Geochemical Studies in the Western Himalayas -- Remote Sensing and Field-based Studies in the Western Himalayas -- Role of Western Himalayas in Water Resource Management -- References -- Seasonal Variations and Flux of Arsenic in Gomati River, Ganga Alluvial Plain, Northern India -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Methodology -- Results -- Dissolved As Concentration and Seasonal Variations -- Relationship between River Hydrology -- Dissolved as Flux and Its Seasonal Variations -- Discussions -- Comparative Study with the Ganga and Brahmaputra Rivers -- Empirical Modelling -- Conclusions -- References -- Stable Isotopic Signatures for Hydrogeochemical Characterisation of Ground Water from Pondicherry to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Sampling and Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- The delta2H-delta18O Relationship in Ground Water -- The delta18O-Deutrium - Excess Relationship -- Stable Isotopes (delta18O, deltaD) vs. Chloride -- Compositional Variations of Major Ions -- Stoichiometry of the Waters -- Conclusions. , References -- Assessment of Hydrochemical Evolution of Ground Water through Silica Geothermometry in a Part of Ganga Basin -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Hydrochemical Aspects -- Discussion -- General Alteration Trends -- Ionic Complexes and Possible Solute Acquisition Processes -- Silica Geothermometry -- Relationship of SiO2 with Other Chemical Species -- Conclusion -- References -- Electrical Resistivity Survey for Groundwater Investigation at Sumbli of Jammu District (JandK) -- Introduction -- Geology and Hydrogeology -- Electrical Resisitivity Survey -- Interpretation and Results -- Wenner Resistivity Profile (WRP) -- VES Curves -- Pseudo Geo-electrical Cross-section -- Geo-electrical Cross-sections -- Conclusions -- References -- Isotopic-Chemical Framework of Groundwater Aquifer to Study the Pollution Dynamics at Delhi, India -- Introduction -- Description of the Study Area -- Physiography of the Study Area -- Hydrogeology of the Study Area -- Material and Methods -- Field Investigations -- Chemical Techniques -- Nuclear Techniques -- Measurement of delta18O -- Measurement of deltaD -- Result and Discussion -- Isotope Hydrochemistry -- Major Ion Hydrochemistry -- Conclusion -- References -- Helium and Natural Gas Anomalies in Tubewells around Southern Fringes of Bundelkhand Region, Sagar-Damoh District, Madhya Prad... -- Introduction -- Geology -- Observations -- Geochemical Analysis -- At ONGC, Dehradun -- At NGRI, Hyderabad -- Conclusion -- References -- Section II: Energy and Bio-resources Management -- Production of Renewable Energy and Waste Water Management from Vetiver Grass -- Introduction -- Experiment -- Experimental Setup -- Pyrolysis of Biomass -- Gasification of Char by Production of Water Gas -- Determination of Calorific Value of Biomass -- Result and Discussion -- Analysis of Gas Collected on Pyrolysis of Vetiver Grass. , Calorific Value of Vetiver Grass -- Pyrolysis of Powdered Material of Various Parts of Vetiver Grass -- Effect of Catalyst (Na2CO3) on Pyrolysis of Powdered Material of Various Parts of Vetiver Grass -- Optimization of Catalyst Concentration for Pyrolysis of Stem of Vetiver Grass -- Water Gas Production -- Removal of Chromium -- Conclusion -- References -- Replacing Conventional Fuels through Biogas for Mitigating the Threats related to Climate Change in India: A State-wise Assess... -- Introduction -- Bio-energy as an Alternative Domestic Fuel -- Climate Change Mitigation Dimension -- Methodology -- Biogas Yield Capacity -- Methane Emission Factors -- Conventional Fuels and Energy Content -- Loss of Carbon Sequestration -- Estimation of Emission Reduction -- Mapping of Distribution of Bio-energy Potential -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- Chronic Arsenicosis Induced Oxidative Stress in Cattle: Role of Zn and Se -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Design of Experiment -- Chemicals -- Enzymatic Assays -- Hormone Analysis -- Total Arsenic Analysis -- Statistical Analysis -- Results -- Stress Enzymes Status -- Hormonal Status -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Macro-benthos Diversity in a Headwater Stream Affected by Tea and Paddy Agricultural Runoff, Sri Lanka -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Study Site -- Measurement of Physico-chemical Parameters -- Macro-benthos Sampling and Analysis -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Physico-chemical Parameters -- Macro-benthos Diversity and Other Indices -- Macro-benthos Secondary Productivity -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Bioremediation and Detoxification of Xenobiotic Organic Compounds in Landfill Leachate by Pseudomonas sp. ISTDF1 -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Chemicals -- Sampling and Sampling Site -- Extraction of Compounds from Leachate. , Microorganism and Culture Conditions -- Utilization of Recalcitrant Organic Contaminants by Pseudomonas sp. Strain ISTDF1 -- Treatment of Crude Organic Extract of Leachate by the Bacterial Strain -- Sample Extraction and GC-MS Analysis -- Toxicological Analysis -- Cell Culture -- Cell Viability -- Alkaline Single-cell Gel Electrophoresis (Comet Assay) -- Results and Discussion -- Utilization of Aromatic Contaminants by Pseudomonas sp. Strain ISTDF1 -- Growth of Bacterial Strain in MSM Containing Crude Leachate Organic Extract -- Microbial Degradation of Major Contaminants Present in Landfill Leachate -- Cell Viability -- Comet Assay -- Conclusion -- References -- Identifying Knowledge Gaps in Assessing Health Risks due to Exposures of Nanoparticles from Contaminated Edible Plants -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Hazard Identification -- Exposure Assessment -- Scenario Description -- Estimation of Average Daily Dose (ADD) of NPs -- Dose-response Assessment -- Risk Estimation and Characterization -- Example Calculation for Exposures of Ag NPs through Ingestion of Sorghum Seeds -- Results and Discussion -- Identified Gaps at Different Stages of Risk Assessment -- Example Risk Estimation for Ingestion of Sorghum -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Conservation Issues and Possible Solutions for Sustainability of Faunal Diversity of Arunachal Pradesh -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Vertebrate Fauna -- Invertebrate Fauna -- Conservation Issues -- Possible Solutions -- References -- Ambient Noise Levels after CNG Implementation in Transport Sector in Delhi -- Introduction -- Methodology and Experimental Details -- Study Area: Delhi -- Sampling Sites -- Measurement Details -- Modelling Procedure -- Results and Discussion -- Model Development for Residential Zone -- Model Development for Commercial Zone. , Model Development for Industrial Zone.

Note: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Table of Contents -- SECTION 1 Evaluation, Status Prediction, Modelling and Developments of Coastal Zones: Management Issues -- 1 Observational Needs for Sustainable Coastal Prediction and Management -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Defining the Earth System -- 1.2 What is Sustainability? -- 1.3 Modelling the Earth System -- 1.4 Earth System Prediction -- 1.5 Observing the Earth System for Sustainable Management -- 2. OBSERVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE COASTAL MANAGEMENT -- 2.1 Observing the Natural-human System -- 2.2 Observing the Coast from Microbes to Man -- 2.3 A Prototype Regional Earth System Prediction for an Estuary -- 2.4 Model-data Synthesis for Sustainable Management -- 3. CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- REFERENCES -- 2 Ecological Modelling as a Tool for Coastal Ecosystem Management -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. COASTAL ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND MODELLING -- 3. STATISTICAL ECOSYSTEM MODELLING -- 4. DYNAMIC ECOSYSTEM MODELLING -- 4.1 Hydrodynamic Modelling -- 4.1.1 Hydrostatic Models -- 4.1.2 Non-hydrostatic Models -- 4.1.3 Challenges of Current Hydrodynamic/Physical Models -- 4.2 Lower Trophic Level Modelling -- 4.3 Higher Trophic Level Food Web Modelling -- 4.4 Sediment Flux Modelling -- 5. SPECIAL ISSUES -- 5.1 Marshes, Wetlands and Mangroves -- 5.2 Data Assimilation -- 5.3 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Modelling -- 5.4 Model Skill Assessment -- 6. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Current Status of Coastal Zone Management Practices in India -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. STATUS OF INDIAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENT -- 3. IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON THE INDIAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENT -- 4. MAJOR INITIATIVES FOR PROTECTION OF MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENT IN INDIA -- 4.1 Implementation of the CRZ Notification -- 4.2 Current Status of the CRZ. , 4.3 Objections against the CZM Notification -- 4.3.1 The CZM Notification - Conservation -- 4.3.2 The CZM Notification - Sustainable Development -- 4.3.3 The CZM Notification - Livelihoods -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 4 Climate Resilient Coastal Zone Development in Bangladesh: Participatory Governance for Common Resources Management -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. COMMON PROPERTY REGIME: AN ENTRY POINT FOR POVERTY REDUCTION -- 2.1 Participatory Governance of the Common Resources -- 2.2 Case Studies on Individual, Community and Systematic Capability Approach -- 2.3 Discussion on Case Studies and Way Forward -- 3. COASTAL FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT THROUGH SCIENTIFIC APPROACH -- 4. COASTAL LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT THROUGH PARTICIPATORY APPROACH -- 5. CREATE MECHANISMS TO ENSURE STAKEHOLDERS' PARTICIPATION IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AT LOCAL LEVEL -- 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMON WEALTH AND PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT -- 6.1 Common Wealth for Sustainable Management (CWSM) - With Special Reference to SPA -- 6.2 CWSM - With Special Reference to Shrimp Cultivation -- 6.3 CWSM - With Special Reference to Coastal Embankments and Its Erosion Control -- 6.4 CWSM - With Special Reference to Joint Coastal Forest Management -- 7. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 Present Status, Challenges and Management of the Japanese Coastal Zone Environment -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. FACTS ABOUT THE JAPANESE COASTLINE -- 3. MAJOR CONCERNS OF JAPANESE COAST -- 3.1 Sea Level Rise and Climate Change -- 3.2 Eco-hydrological Conditions -- 3.3 Anthropogenic Utilization and Their Impact -- 3.4 Disaster Situation and Their Prevention -- 4. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT IN JAPAN -- 4.1 Legal Framework of Coastal Management -- 4.2 Integrated Coastal Zone Management-Concept -- 4.3 ICZM Practices in Japan -- 4.4 Challenges for Integrated Coastal Zone Management -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES. , 6 Integrating Hydrologic and Hydrodynamic Models for Decision Support Systems and Management of Coastal Zones and Estuaries -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. STUDY AREA -- 3. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 3.1 Mixing/flow Dynamics -- 3.2 Spatially Distributed Hydrologic Forcing -- 3.3 Calibration, Validation/Verification with a Case Study -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 Creation of System "Delta-Sea" as a Basis of Ecosystem Approach to the Management of Large Aral Sea's Coastal Zone -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SOUTHERN PREARALIE: DEVELOPING SITUATION -- 2.1 Basic Results of Researches Carried Out and Suggestions for Aral Sea's Survival -- 2.2 Eternal Russian Question: What to do? -- 3. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 2 Coastal Zone Water Resources (Quantity and Quality): Challenges for Sustainability -- 8 Critical Evaluation of the Recent Development and Trends in Submarine Groundwater Discharge Research in Asia -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PHENOMENOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION AND DRIVERS -- 3. ESTIMATION OF THE MAGNITUDE OF SGD -- 3.1 Investigations from the Land Side -- 3.2 Investigations from the Sea Side -- 3.3 Indirect Indicators of SGD -- 3.4 Mixing Near the Sea Shore -- 4. IMPORTANCE OF SGD IN ASIAN OUTLOOK -- 5. CURRENT STATUS OF SGD RESEARCH IN ASIA -- 5.1 Japan -- 5.2 Korea -- 5.3 India -- 5.4 Bangladesh -- 5.5 Thailand -- 5.6 China -- 6. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES -- 7. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 9 Influence of Climate Factors on the Groundwater Resources of Coastal Tamilnadu -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Study Area -- 1.2 Quaternary Formations -- 1.3 Depth to Water Table -- 2. METHODOLOGY -- 3. HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY -- 3.1 Tritium -- 3.2 Geochemical Nature -- 3.3 18O -- 3.4 13C -- 4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 10 Natural Arsenic in Coastal Groundwaters in the Bengal Delta Region in West Bengal, India -- 1. INTRODUCTION. , 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Sampling and Analytical Techniques -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1 pH, Redox and Major Ion Characteristics -- 3.2 Distribution of Arsenic, Iron, Manganese and DOC -- 3.3 Relationship between the Key Water Quality Parameters with Redox Sensitive Elements -- 3.4 Statistical Evaluation of the Data -- 3.4.1 Factor 1 -- 3.4.2 Factor 2 -- 3.4.3 Factor 3 -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 11 Chemical Composition and Origin of the Coastal Zone Thermal Springs in Far East Russia -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 3. STUDY AREA -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4.1 Major Ions -- 4.2 Trace Elements -- 4.2.1 Siderophile Elements -- 4.2.2 Chalcophile Elements -- 4.2.3 Lithophile Group -- 4.2.4 Rare-earth Elements (REE) -- 4.3 Gas Composition -- 4.4 Origin of Thermal Waters -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 3 Biodiversity of Coastal Zones and Its Sustainability -- 12 Organic Matter and Mangrove Productivity -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. ORGANIC MATTER SOURCES AND SINKS -- 3. CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ORGANIC MATTER -- 3.1 Atomic C:N Ratio and Stable Carbon Isotopes -- 3.2 Molecular Biomarkers -- 4. OUTWELLING AND TRANSPORT OF MANGROVE ORGANIC MATTER -- 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 13 Influence of Terrestrial Inputs on Mangrove and Coral Reef: Primary Productivity of the Andaman Islands -- 1. BACKGROUND -- 2. STUDY AREA -- Mangrove Forests of the Andaman Islands -- Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Andaman Islands -- Significance of the Terrestrial and Coastal Ecosystems -- Mineralization and Immobilization -- 3. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Sampling of Surface Water -- Sediment Denitrification -- Primary Productivity -- Leaf Litter C:N Estimation -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4.1 Spatial Variations -- 4.2 Denitrification -- 4.3 SEDIMENT CARBON AND NITROGEN -- 4.4 Primary Productivity. , 4.5 Leaf Litter C:N Analysis -- 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 14 Dissolved Metal Distribution in Indian Mangrove Ecosystem: Case Studies from East Coast of India -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 4 Threats to Coastal Aquatic Ecosystems: Developmental and Sustainability Issues -- 15 Shrimp Culture: Trend, Consequences and Sustainability in the South-western Coastal Region of Bangladesh -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CURRENT STATE OF SHRIMP CULTURE -- 3. THE TRENDS -- 3.1 Trends in the Changes of Land-use Pattern -- 3.2 Trends in Employment Pattern -- 3.3 Trends in Yield, Export and Earnings -- 3.4 Trends in Local Supply Chain -- 4. THE CONSEQUENCES -- 4.1 Consequences on the Physical Environment -- 4.2 Consequences on the Biological Environment -- 4.3 Societal and Economic Consequences -- 5. THE BLUE REVOLUTION: A REALITY CHECK -- 6. THE ISSUE OF SUSTAINABILITY: ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS -- 7. THE MEASURES FOR SUSTAINABILITY: POLICY AND LEGAL ISSUES -- 8. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 16 Role of Sand Dunes and Mangroves in the Mitigation of Coastal Hazards with Reference to 2004 Tsunami -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SAND DUNES -- 2.1 Sand Dunes Saved the Villages -- 2.2 Saving the Sand Dunes -- 2.2.1 Dune Grass Planting -- 2.2.2 Dune Thatching -- 2.2.3 Sand Bag Structures -- 2.2.4 Public Awareness and Community-based Participation -- 3. MANGROVES -- 3.1 Causes of Depletion -- 3.2 Mangroves - Life Saving Role -- 3.3 Protecting Mangroves -- 4. MODEL PLAN -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 17 Assessment of Potential Health Risk through Arsenic Flow in FoodChain-A Study in Gangetic Delta of West Bengal -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1 Teflon Bomb Digestion of Vegetable and Crop Samples -- 2.2 Sample Analysis -- 3. RESULTS. , 3.1 Bioaccumulation of Arsenic in Cereals and Pulses.