Table of Contents

Avijit Gupta: Introduction
I. The Physical Framework
1: Chales S. Hutchison: The Geological Framework
2: Geoffrey Hope: The Quaternary in Southeast Asia
3: Avijit Gupta: Landforms of Southeast Asia
4: Avijit Gupta: Rivers of Southeast Asia
5: Goh Kim Chuan: The Climate of Southeast Asia
6: Rudi Dudal: Soils of Southeast Asia
7: Richard T. Corlett: Vegetation
II. Specific Environments
8: C.R. Twidale: Granite Terrains
9: Herman Th. Verstappen: Volcanic Islands
10: David Gillieson: Karst in Southeast Asia
11: P.P. Wong: The Coastal Environment of Southeast Asia
12: Ian Douglas: The Mekong River Basin
13: Colin D. Woodroffe: Southeast Asian Deltas
III. Environment and People
14: Avijit Gupta: Accelerated Erosion and Sedimentation in Southeast Asia
15: Jan J. Nossin: Volcanic Hazards in Southeast Asia
16: Jean-Claude Thouret and Franck Lavigne: Hazards and Risks at Gunung Merapi, Central Java: A Case Study
17: Goh Kim Chuan: Hydrology and Rural Water Supply in Southeast Asia
18: Ian Douglas: The Urban Environment in Southeast Asia
19: Avijit Gupta nd Goh Kim Chuan: Water Supply to Cities
20: Ian Douglas: Urban Geomorphology, Kuala Lumpur
21: Prinya Nutalaya and Noppadol Phienwej: Subsidence and Flooding in Bangkok
22: Shami Sani: Urban Pollution in Southeast Asia
23: P.P. Wong: Coastal Zone Development in Southeast Asia
24: M.D. Spalding: Coral Reefs of Southeast Asia: Controls, Patterns, and Human Impacts

Reviews

Clearly, as research continues into the geophysical forces that govern the region, various lacunae remain to be filled. This book tells us where we need to look and points the way to some of the most important research frontiers facing us in the coming decade.
*Annals of the Association of American Geographers*