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Allocation of Potential Tourism Gradient Sites at Maithon Dam of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), India: A Geospatial Approach
Through a “geospatial strategy” for promoting Nature-Based Tourism (NBT) in the target region, the current article investigates the potential for...
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Rivers
Major alterations have been caused to river systems by human activities. In this chapter the following are considered: dam and reservoirReservoirs...
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Watershed Management Process Under MGNREGA: An Approach to Natural Resource Management Through People’s Participation
The Watershed management project is dedicated to soil and water conservation as well as livelihood development. This paper summarizes the importance...
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The Millennium Flood of the Upper Ganga Delta, West Bengal, India: A Remote Sensing Based Study
The Indian part of the Upper Ganga Delta (UGD) is traversed by the Ganga River and its distributary system. As most of these distributaries, in their...
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Human Impacts
Humans have played an ever-increasing role in landscape modification in drylands. There have been changes to hydrological systems because of dam and...
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Sustainability of US Army Agribusiness Development Team Efforts: A Decade in Afghanistan
The World Bank has said that the impact of foreign aid is unknown, with aid delivery in Afghanistan being the most challenging. Innovatively, the US...
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Glacial Lake Outburst in Uttarakhand (India): Role of Geospatial Technology for its Mitigation Strategy
Glacial lakes are usually found in isolated areas and higher elevations in mountainous regions. Glaciers in mountainous areas are retreating and...
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Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Practices for Water Resource Management in Rajasthan, India
The native people of any place have been the first responders to the area's environment, precisely and carefully building the ways to sustain,...
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Detection of suitable sites for rainwater harvesting planning in an arid region using geographic information system
Water is a key natural resource on earth, especially in arid and semi-arid regions with limited rainfall amounts. The impact of drought could be...
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Outburst Flood from Möhne Reservoir in May 1943 After Aerial Bombing
Among the widespread phenomenon of outburst floodsOutburst flood , a luckily unique event was the one artificially triggered by a bombardment during...
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Influence of quantity, quality, horizontal and vertical distribution of ground control points on the positional accuracy of UAV survey
Quantity and distribution of Ground Control Points (GCPs) play a significant role in determining the positional accuracy of UAV photogrammetry. A...
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Geomorphological Resources for Geoeducation and Geotourism
Geodiversity (geological, geomorphological, soil and hydrological features) are considered the main resource for geotourist and geoeducational...
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Planning, Designing and Construction of Series of Check Dams for Soil and Water Conservation in a Micro-watershed of Gujarat, India
Management of soil and water resources for enhancing horticulture production is of growing concern worldwide and this is especially true for...
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Mining Industry
The major industry that shaped Goa’s economy since the mid-twentieth century has been undoubtedly the mining industry which in the later part of the...
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An Introduction to Anthropogeomorphology and Geospatial Technology
In analyzing the Earth’s surface pattern, geochronology, natural resources, natural hazards and landscape growth Anthropogeomorphological map** has...
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The Aral Sea: A Story of Devastation and Partial Recovery of a Large Lake
The Aral SeaAral Sea was a huge brackish-waterBrackish water lake lying in a tectonic depression amidst the deserts of Central AsiaCentral Asia....
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Exploiting Sediment- and Morpho-Dynamics in Coastal Adaptation Strategies to Sea-Level Rise: A Case Study of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
This chapter explores potential strategies to engage with sediment dynamics and coastal geomorphology in response to sea-level rise through a case...
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Geomorphological Diversity of Poland—Major Controls and Main Geomorphological Regions
The chapter provides an overview of morphological diversity of Poland. Although predominantly a lowland country, Poland is remarkably diverse in...
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Introduction
The Ganga River is one of the most important rivers of India in terms of its natural, cultural, economic, and environmental aspects. It is a lifeline...