Geography in India - Selected Themes

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Geography in India Selected Themes
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Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
	State of the Art
	Survey of Research During 1998–2003
		Physical Geography
		Population Geography
		Settlement Geography
		Regional Geography and Planning
		Application of Quantitative Techniques
	Application of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System
		Land Evaluation
	Human Development: Social Welfare and Economic Aspects
	Perspective Themes for the Development of Geography
Physical Geography
	Introduction
	Geomorphic Evolution, Mass Wasting and Slopes
	Fluvial Geomorphology
	Coastal Geomorphology
	Water Resources
	Environmental Hazards and Issues
	Studies in Other Fields Within Physical Geography
		Climatology
		Biogeography
	Emerging Research Trends
		Quaternary Geomorphology
	Concluding Remarks and Future Trend of Research
		References
Population Geography
	Introduction
	Growth of Population Geography
	Teaching of the Sub-Speciality
	Curriculum Development
	Research Trends
		Distribution and Density
		Growth of Population
		Vital Rates and Demographic Transition
		Migration
		Age Composition
		Sex Ratio
		Status of Women and Gender Studies
		Language and Literacy
		The Workforce and Its Structure
		Urbanization
		Rural Population
		Human Resource Development
		Ethnicity
		Miscellaneous
		Population Policy
		Housing
		Physically Challenged Population
		Population Pressure
		Map Series
		General
		Population Research Centres
	Research Trends—A Critique
	Major Landmarks
	Research Gaps
	Tasks Ahead
		Recommendations for Improving the Quality of Research
	References
Settlement Geography
	Introduction
	Survey of Research in Rural Settlements Before 1998
		Programmatic Settlements and Methodology
		Evolutionary Studies
		Functional Studies
		Studies on House Types
		Studies on Place Names
		Studies of Field Systems and Field Patterns
	Survey of Research in Urban Settlements Before 1998
		Urban Places and Individual Settlements
		Urban Places as a Phenomenon of Spatial Organization
		Urban Places as Economic Phenomena
		Applied Urban Geography
	Approaches to Urban Settlements During the Period Between 1976–1982
		Conceptual–Theoretical Frame and Methodology
		Policy Issues
		Trends of Urbanization
		Metropolitan Growth
		Study of Small Towns
		Rural–Urban Migration
		Urban Systems: Size and Hierarchy
		Urban Morphology
		Urban Functions and Functional Classification
		Population and Demographic Aspect
		Rural–Urban Fringe
	Survey of Research in Settlement Geography (1998–2003)
		Spatial Organization of Settlements (Distribution, Density and Growth)
		Evolution of Settlements
		Methodology
		Study of Place Names
		Functional Structure
		Morphology and Land Use
		Housing, Infrastructure, Finance and Management
		Hierarchy and Centrality
		Rural–Urban Fringe
		Urban Environment
		Specific Case Studies
		Regional Studies
	Future Areas of Research
	References
Regional Geography
	Introduction
	Major Themes
		Regionalization
		Regional Analysis
	Research Frontiers in Regional Geography
		References
Regional Planning
	Introduction
	Emergence of the Regional Planning as a Subfield
	Major Areas of Contribution
		Conceptual and Theoretical Issues
		Regions, Regionalization and Regional Methodology
		Regional Development and Disparities
		Infrastructural Planning
		Tribal Development
		Environmental Issues and Disaster Management
		Gender Bias
		Watershed Management
		Metropolitan Region Planning
		Rural Area Development
		Sectoral Planning
		Human Settlement System and Growth Centre Planning
		Sustainable Development Planning
	Conclusion
Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System
	Introduction
	Historical Development of RS and GIS Activity
	National Remote Sensing and GIS Database Development
		National Information Network System Development
		Natural Resource Data Management System
		National Natural Resource Management System
		National (Natural) Resource Information System
		Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development (Department of Space)
	RS and GIS Teaching and Training Infrastructure
	RS and GIS Research Trends in India (1998–2003)
		Bio-Physical Dimensions
		Socio-economic Dimensions
	Thrust Areas for Remote Sensing and GIS Development
		Need for Training
	Concluding Remarks
		References
Remote Sensing and GIS: Development and Applications
	Preamble
	Introduction
		The 1980s
		The 1990s
	Earth Observation Systems and Applications
	Integrated Resource Management
	Watershed Development
	National (Natural) Resources Information System
		Information Gaps
	Earth Observation System—Emerging Trends
	Analytical Techniques
	Efforts Towards Training and Education in RS and GIS
		The Global Scenario
		The Indian Scenario
	Government Initiatives for Capacity Building in RS and GIS
		NRSA and the Department of Space
		Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
	Conclusion
	References
Analytical Techniquesin Geography
	Introduction
	Analytical Techniques in Geography
	The Indian Scene
		Early Part of the 20th Century
		Progress up to 1990s
		Current State of Development
	Gaps in Development
	Prospects
	Tasks Ahead
		Rererences
About the Editor and Contributors
	The Editor
	The Contributors
Index