Environmental change analysis of a river basin in Western Ghats, India

P. P. Nikhil Raj

ISBN 10: 3659676233 / ISBN 13: 9783659676239

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jul 2017, 2017

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Neuware -Water bodies and river courses are undergoing rapid changes world over. Their environmental, socio-cultural and ecological values and services are increasingly being undermined. It is well recognised that anthropogenic pressures coupled with the effect of global climate change would jeopardise river basins globally. In this context, historical documentation of environmental changes is of high significance in natural resources conservation and management. Here, we have documented the status of the river Bharathapuzha, a seventh order river flowing from the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot, and the ongoing threats to its sustainability, crucial for more than 5 millions of people.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 124 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environmental change analysis of a river basin in Western Ghats, India
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jul 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659676233
• ISBN 13: 9783659676239
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 8D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 203 grams

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Synopsis

Water bodies and river courses are undergoing rapid changes world over. Their environmental, socio-cultural and ecological values and services are increasingly being undermined. It is well recognised that anthropogenic pressures coupled with the effect of global climate change would jeopardise river basins globally. In this context, historical documentation of environmental changes is of high significance in natural resources conservation and management. Here, we have documented the status of the river Bharathapuzha, a seventh order river flowing from the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot, and the ongoing threats to its sustainability, crucial for more than 5 millions of people.

About the Author

P.P. Nikhil Raj (Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Future, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore) and PA Azeez (Former Director, SACON, Coimbatore) have been into environmental/ecological researches for decades. They have publications in reputed international and national peer reviewed journals and conferences.