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This book is an introductory text on geomorphology, the science of landforms. The purpose of this book is to introduce modern geomorphology to students in India. The authors have explained state-of-the-art concepts and methodology using, as far as possible, case studies from India. In that sense this book is probably unique, being a departure from the other available textbooks that use examples from outside the tropics, mostly from North America and Western ...
Although similar geomorphic processes take place in other regions, in the tropics these processes operate at different rates and with varying intensities. Tropical geomorphology therefore provides many new discoveries regarding geomorphic processes. This textbook describes both the humid and arid tropics. It provides thoroughly up-to-date concepts and relevant case studies, and emphasises the importance of geomorphology in the management and sustainable ...