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The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia (Hardcover)
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The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Regional Environments
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The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia examines the complex
mosaic of physical environments which comprise Southeast Asia, and
the current environmental problems and management practices which
have arisen in this part of the world. The book is in three
sections. The first section introduces the basic environmental
components (geology, landforms, rivers, vegetation, and others)
across the entire region. The second section discusses specific
environments that are characteristic of this assemblage of
continental and maritime landscapes (volcanic islands, coastal
environment, granitic terrains, karst, etc.). The third and final
section illustrates the ecological relationship between the
environment and people (volcanic hazards, urban environment,
coastal zone development, coral reefs, and others). The physical
environment of Southeast Asia is examined at different levels,
covering a world region that ranges from ancient, stable landmasses
to dynamic, unstable plate boundaries, from aged, primary
rainforests to brash, vibrant, resource-demanding built
environments. Southeast Asia has been perceived as a laboratory for
studying plate tectonics. It is an assemblage of large river
basins, peninsulas and archipelagos, and seas surrounded by
islands. It is an area of great physical variations where parts of
the physical environment have been significantly degraded
anthropogenically, following rapid population growth and
development. In large parts of the region, the forms and processes
on land and offshore should no longer be seen as entirely natural.
As this book repeatedly illustrates, plate tectonics and people are
both important contributors to the physical geography of Southeast
Asia. The contributors to this volume are distinguished, scholarly,
and have a long association with Southeast Asia. The chapters are
not only skilfully built on state-of-the-art research findings but
also include new material from the on-going research activities of
the authors. The book goes beyond being the first comprehensive and
detailed volume of the biophysical geography of Southeast Asia in
that it also deals with the tropical environment and the
relationship between environment and people in a rapidly developing
world region.
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