Coastal Environments: Focus on Asian Regions

Contents: Preface. 1. Coastal Environment of Asia /V. Subramanian. 2. Climate Change and Potential Impacts in Tropical Asia /R. Ramesh and R. Purvaja. 3. Status of Oil Pollution in the Arabian Gulf and Shatt Al-Arab Estuary : A Review /Hamed T. Al-Saad and Nadir A. Salman. 4. Diatom Species Composition and Seasonal Abundance in a Polluted and Non-Polluted Environment from Coast of Pakistan /Tahira Naz, Zaib-un-nisa Burhan, Sonia Munir and Peerzada Jamal Ahmed Siddiqui. 5. A Review on Nutrient Pollution of Coastal Aquifers of Sri Lanka /Pathmakumara Jayasingha, A. Pitawala and H. A. Dharmagunawardhane. 6. Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediments at Ship Breaking Area of Bangladesh / Noman Ahmad Siddiquee, Selina Parween, M. M. A. Quddus and Prabal Barua. 7. Hydro-Meterological Impact on Residual Currents and Salinity Distribution at the Meghna Estuary of Bangladesh /Mohammad Asad Hussain, Mohammed Abed Hossain and Anisul Haque. 8. Soil Erosion and Heavy Metal Contamination in the Middle Part of the Songkhla Lake Coastal Area, Southern Thailand /Rottana Ladachari, Chakapari Sutthirat, Kenichiro Hisada and Punya Charusiri. 9. Comparative Studies of Concentrations of Cu and Zn in the Surface Intertidal Sediments Collected from East, South and West Coasts of Peninsular Malaysia /C. K. Yap, W. H. Chen and S. G. Tan. 10. Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Aquatic Animals Collected from Coastal Waters of Gresik, Indonesia / Agoes Soegianto, Bambang Irawan and Hamami. 11. Hydrodynamic and Transport Model of the Siak Estuary / Mutiara R. Putri and Thomas Pohlmann. 12. Net Phytoplankton Community Structure and its Biomass Dynamics in the Brantas River Estuary, Java, Indonesia /Ario Damar. 13. Valuing Rural Piped Water Services in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam : Case Study at Phuoc Vinh Dong Commune /Bui Duc Kinh, Katsuya Tanaka and Shunji Matsuoka. 14. Coastal Sand Dunes--Vegetation Structure, Diversity and Disturbance in Nallavadu Village, Puducherry, India /G. Poyyamoli, K. Padmavathy and N. Balachandran. 15. Marine Drugs Development and Social Implication /R. Arthur James, S. Vignesh and K. Muthukumar. 16. Phnom Penh Sewer Modelling and Contaminant Load Estimates /Kok Sothea, Sovann Chansopheaktra, Kim Irvine and Kelly Duval. Index.

This book deals with the major issues being faced by the coastal population in Asia with emphasis on natural and man-made hazards, climate change impact and pressures caused by mega cities along Asian coasts. The edited book contains chapters authored by experts who well known in their own fields of specialization relevant to coastal processes. Emphasis has been given to almost all regions of Asian coast although coverage for south and south eastern regions of Asia is rather strong. Each chapter has been peer reviewed and revised before acceptance. In this book practical suggestions to mitigate problems in sustainable management of coastal regions are also discussed. The book will be useful for students, researchers in physical and social science, policy makers and climate change specialists.