This volume presents a study on the form, process and evolution of the Karstified coasts of Ritchie's Archipelago Havelock Island, Neil Island and Little Andaman of South Andaman District, India using geographical information systems and ground-based field work. Topics covered include physical settings, coastal geomorphology, habitats function, karstification's, reef islands with carbonate sediment supply, antecedent karst morphology and future geomorphic responses of the carbonate group of islands. The study contains chapters detailing physical settings of the South Andaman Islands, coastal geomorphology and habitats, Karstified coasts and coastal hydraulics, Reef islands and carbonate sediments and Antecedent karst morphology and future geomorphic responses. The entire work of the book serves as a transferable example of management of the island ecosystems and supports further research on physical geography of tropical oceanic islands.

Presents a study on the physical geography of tropical oceanic islands Offers a database for management of island ecosystems Discusses how karst environments are responding to a changing climate

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Dr. Anurupa Paul has completed her M.Sc. in Geography from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, and obtained her second M.Sc. degree in Environmental Science from Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. She has been awarded the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS of Vidyasagar University. She was awarded the title of Young Scientist in 2013 from Savitribai Phule Pune University, India. She has published 26 articles in reputed international and national journals and two book chapters in Springer Nature and Taylor & Francis. Anurupa has presented her research work in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (the 38th ACRS Conference), other international conferences (12), and 34 national conferences. She has authored the book as Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland. She has also participated in 36 workshops, international training programmes, and 121 webinars on the application of remote sensing techniques in coastal research and disaster management. She has received seven best paper presentation awards in seminars. Her area of interest in research is mainly focused on Karst Morphology, Coastal Geomorphology, Limestone Geomorphology, Environmental Geoscience, Earth Science, and the application of remote sensing and GIS. She has guided 18 M.Sc. dissertation in Coastal Geomorphology and environment with the application of geospatial techniques in the Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Vidyasagar Universities. She is now currently doing her research activities in her own academy. She is also engaged with some Environmental and Social Awareness Campaigns in Pune-Konkan-Solapur Region, Maharashtra, India. Dr. Jatisankar Bandyopadhyay , has been working as Associate Professor and Head, Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, and Director, Centre for Environmental Studies, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. He has completed his M.Sc. in Applied Geology from University of Allahabad, M.Phil. and Ph.D. from School of Environmental Science, Jawaharal Nehru University, New Delhi. His broad area of research includes Geology, Earth science, Disaster Management, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Studies, and application of Remote Sensing and GIS modelling. He has supervised 10 (awarded) 5 (ongoing) Ph.D. scholars, M.Phil. Students (awarded 2) and more than 160 M.Sc. students for dissertation work. He has published more than 116 articles and book chapters in the reputed national and international journals and edited book volume. He has presented papers in more than 44 national and international conferences. He has participated in 40 workshop and 15 webinars. He has received 3 best paper awards. He has completed 6 projects and is engaged with 1 ongoing project as Principal Investigator with INCOIS Govt. of India. He is a reviewer of many international journals and member of INCOIS, SAC, INCA, ISRS, and many other reputed organizations. He promotes a stimulating learning and development environment with his vast teaching and research experience of over 28 years, verbal communication, and excellent administrative and leadership skills. Dr. Ashis Kumar Paul is a retired professor of Physical Geography, and he was teaching in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management of Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India. He has visited the Archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar groups from 2003 to 2018 once a year for field work with research scholars and scientists of different institutes for the studies on physical and environmental aspects of the island shores. Geomorphological features and the process-forms interactions were monitored by him before and after the great Andaman earthquake and tsunami event (2004) in the island systems. He has also guided three Ph.D research scholars on the geomorphology and environmental issues of the Andaman group of islands. Professor Paul has contributed to the monitored field assessment survey report of karstification processes and other marine hazards for the present work. He has also played a major role in writing manuscripts for the current authored book. He has authored the books 'Coastal Geomorphology and Environment', 'Tsunami: An assessment of Disasters', 'Tectonics and Landforms', 'Physical Environment', and edited the volume 'Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland'. Professor Paul has over 180 research papers, book chapters, and articles in international, national journals, edited volumes, and monographs to his credit. He has supervised 31 Ph.D. research scholars on coastal geomorphology, coastal management, coastal sediments, geoarchaeology, remote sensing and GIS, and coastal environment. He was associated with reputed national and regional projects as co-investigator and Principal Investigator (PI) with other scientists (1994- 2015). Professor Ashis Kumar Paul was the president of the Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IGI) in 2020 and was awarded membership as an authorized CERF Society Member of JCR, USA in 2017. He was also teaching in Remote Sensing and GIS (2007-2018) and Earth System Sciences (2019-2021) at Vidyasagar University. He is also reputed as a field geomorphologist and field ecologist. Professor Paul participated in several geoarchaeological exploration programmes and collaborated with archaeologists, geologists, and earth scientists of different institutes for neolithic and palaeolithic studies in the coasts and coastal hinterlands of West Bengal and Odisha, India.

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Chapter 1: South Andaman Islands.- Chapter 2: Coastal Geomorphology And Habitats.- Chapter 3: Karstified Coasts And Coastal Hydraulics.- Chapter 4: Reef Islands And Carbonate Sediments.- Chapter 5: Antecedent Karst Morphology And Future Responses To The Changing Environment.