Geography and Environment: Issues and Challenges

The present volume ‘Geography and Environment: Issues and Challenges’ is a festschrift in honour of Prof. S.L. Kayastha. It contains the contributions from the students, colleagues and admirers of Professor Kayastha from all corners of the country. This volume revolves around the work of Prof. S.L. Kayastha. Here an attempt has been made to expand his work, especially the conceptual development of different environment related issues.

This book has total 24 well researched studies divided in four thematic sections viz Concepts and Issues, Environment, Development & Problems, Regional Issues, and Assessment Mapping & Management.

The first section Concepts and Issues has total five contributions by the eminent scholars of the country. The second section Environment, Development and Problems has total seven chapters dealing with the issues, the third section Regional Issues has total 6 chapters and the fourth section Assessment Mapping and Management has six studies. At the end total 10 Appendices are given which includes the works of Professor S.L. Kayastha.