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 *