| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 218 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Advances in Asian human-environmental research, 1879-7180 |
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Advances in Asian human-environmental research.
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| Contents |
Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 River Health; 1.2 The Problem; 1.3 Past Works; 1.3.1 Earlier Published Works on Different Issues Related to the Haora River; 1.3.2 Human Population Growth and Its Impact on the River Basin; 1.3.3 Course Change of the River; 1.3.4 Bank Erosion of the River; 1.3.5 Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Problem of the River Basin; 1.3.6 Water Pollution; References; Chapter 2: Haora River Basin: Location and Geographical Background; 2.1 General Background of the Haora River Basin |
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2.1.1 Location2.1.2 Physiographic Setting; 2.1.3 Tectonic Setting; 2.1.4 Geological Setup; 2.1.5 Climatic Condition; 2.1.6 Drainage Network; 2.1.7 Condition of Tributaries; 2.1.8 Discharge Condition of the Haora River; 2.1.9 Soil Characteristics; 2.1.10 Forest Cover; 2.1.11 Land Utilisation; 2.2 Study of the Cross Sections at Different Critical Points of the Haora River; 2.2.1 Selection of the Location of the Cross Sections; 2.2.1.1 Cross-Section-1; 2.2.1.2 Cross-Section-2; 2.2.1.3 Cross-Section-3; 2.2.1.4 Cross-Section-4; 2.2.1.5 Cross-Section-5; 2.2.1.6 Cross Section-6 |
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2.2.1.7 Cross-Section-72.2.1.8 Cross Section-8; 2.2.1.9 Cross Section-9; 2.2.1.10 Cross Section-10; 2.2.1.11 Cross Section-11; 2.2.1.12 Cross Section-12; 2.2.1.13 Cross Section-13; 2.2.1.14 Cross Section-14; 2.2.1.15 Cross Section-15; 2.2.1.16 Cross Section-16; 2.2.1.17 Cross Section-17; 2.2.1.18 Cross Section-18; 2.2.1.19 Cross Section-19; 2.2.1.20 Cross Section-20; 2.2.1.21 Cross Section-21; 2.2.1.22 Cross Section-22; 2.2.1.23 Cross Section-23; 2.2.1.24 Cross Section-24; References; Chapter 3: Materials and Methods; 3.1 Materials; 3.2 Methods |
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3.2.1 For Population Growth Study of the Haora River Basin3.2.2 For Course Change of the Haora River; 3.2.3 For Analysing the Impact of Industrialisation and Agriculture on the River; 3.2.4 For Analysing the Impact of Slum Growth on the Haora River; 3.2.5 For Estimation of Soil Loss and Sediment Yield; 3.2.5.1 Rain Erosivity Factor (R); 3.2.5.2 Soil Erodibility Factor (K); 3.2.5.3 Topographic Erosivity Factor (LS); 3.2.5.4 Biological Erosivity Factor (CP); 3.2.5.5 Estimation of Sediment Yield; 3.2.6 For Bank Erosion Zonation; 3.2.7 For Assessment the Water Quality of the Haora River |
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3.2.8 For Estimating the ConsequencesReferences; Chapter 4: Status of Population Growth; 4.1 Analysis of Population Status of the Haora River Basin; 4.1.1 Status of Population Growth of the Basin Area; 4.1.2 Status of SC and ST Population of the Basin Area; 4.2 Growth of Households Within the Basin Area; 4.3 Economic Status of the River Basin Area; References; Chapter 5: Changing Course of the Haora River; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Course Change in the Interfluvial Zone Between the Haora, Katakhal and Titas Rivers; 5.2.1 Shifting Course of the Haora River |
| Summary |
This book examines in detail the health of India's Haora River, which is of vital importance as the lifeline of Agartala, the Capital City of Tripura. From its source in the Baramura Hills, the river debouches onto the rolling plains of Chandrasadhubari. Thousands of people between Chandrasadhubari and the boundary of Bangladesh have settled along the riverbanks and are directly dependent on the river. Since the 1970s the ever-growing population of the Haora River basin has been exerting tremendous pressure on the river. Several anthropogenic activities affect the river, increasing sedimentation and pollution, and are leading the Haora River toward its dying phase. This book presents the problems related to the overall health of the Haora River and discusses some proposals for restoring the ecological balance and geo-political stability of this strategically important part of the country |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 4, 2016) |
| Subject |
Stream health -- India -- Tripura
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Stream ecology -- India -- Tripura
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Stream ecology
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Stream health
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India -- Tripura
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
De, Sunil Kumar, 1965- author.
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| ISBN |
9783319410180 |
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3319410180 |
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