Overview
- Illustrates the complex interplay between surface environments and human society
- First attempt to link human interaction with surface environments
- Draws lessons from field data, case studies and ground realities
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book describes the complex interplay between Earth's surface processes (erosion and sedimentation) and human interactions. Intensive as well as extensive research has been undertaken to infer modern sedimentation processes and to infer the mode of stratigraphic sequence building. However, the effort to understand the influence of sedimentation processes on society and the human impact on sedimentation is long overdue. This is a new upcoming multidisciplinary research field that is beyond the scope of leading traditional Earth and Environmental Science journals. To fill in the prodigious gap in the knowledge base, this book includes in-depth reviews and new data-based case studies from Asia, involving multidisciplinary research. It covers case studies of risk management of various hazards and risk management systems at regional, national, and local levels. The book proposes a comprehensive approach to reducing future risks by collaborating with various stakeholders and preparingfor the most effective responses towards complicated hazards, minimizing social damage. This publication will help researchers in the field of Environment and Earth surface processes, disaster risk reduction, and geoscientists to have a better idea of the current trend of research in the field and will provide updated synthesis on this important topic.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Rajib Shaw is a professor in the Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University, Japan. He co-founded a Delhi (India) social entrepreneur startup Resilience Innovation Knowledge Academy (RIKA), and RIKA Institute. He is the Co-chair of the United Nations Asia Pacific Science Technology Advisory Group (AP-STAG) and was CLA for IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report. Professor Shaw is the recipient of the prestigious “Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA)” in 2021 for his contribution to the education sector. He also received the United Nations Sasakawa Award in 2022 for his lifetime contributions to disaster risk reduction. He is the editor-in-chief of Progress in Disaster Science, a high-impact factor Elsevier journal. He published 66 books and over 450 research papers. More about his work can be found at: www.rajibshaw.org
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Surface Environments and Human Interactions
Book Subtitle: Reflections from Asia
Editors: Rajat Mazumder, Rajib Shaw
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0112-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
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 Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-97-0111-7Published: 13 March 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-97-0114-8Due: 13 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-97-0112-4Published: 12 March 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 231
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sedimentology, Environmental Geography, Ecology, Landscape Ecology