'Moving towards Risk' - A Melancholic Story of Punjab Satluj Floodplain

• Main Author: Kaur, Harsimrat (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Earth System Sciences,
• Subjects: Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Aquatic ecology .; Natural disasters.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Natural Hazards.; Soil Science & Conservation.

This book explains the tragic tale of the Satluj floodplain since its inception. As a landscape this floodplain entity evolves and sets a niche to distinctive natural and cultural aspects. The historical reconstruction of the landscape transformation depicts the excessive human encroachment and deve...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1
• Satluj Floodplain: A Landscape
• Chapter 2
• Satluj Floodplain: Patterns of Landscape Transformation
• Chapter 3
• Satluj Floodplain: A Hazardscape
• Chapter4
• Satluj Floodplain: A Possible Green Habitat.