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  • Title
  • DECLARATION
  • CERTIFICATE
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
  • Summary
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Plates
  • List of Appendices
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Conceptual background
  • 1.2 Review of literature
  • 1.3 Objectives
  • 1.4 Study area
  • 1.5 Methodology and data source
  • 1.6 Hypothesis
  • 1.7 Expected contribution of the thesis
  • 1.8 Arrangement / Organisation of the thesis
  • 2 Morphogenetic Processes
  • 2.0 Introduction
  • 2.1 Geological setting
  • 2.2 Climate, Soil and Natural vegetation
  • 2.2.1 Climate
  • 2.2.2 Soil
  • 2.2.3 Natural vegetation
  • 2.3 Morphometry
  • 2.3.1 General description of the drainage
  • 2.3.2 Quantitative analysis
  • 2.3.3 Drainage pattern
  • 2.3.4 Bifurcation ratio
  • 2.3.5 Stream length
  • 2.3.6 Drainage density
  • 2.3.7 Length of overland flow
  • 2.3.8 Constant of channel maintenance
  • 2.3.9 Stream frequency
  • 2.4 Landform
  • 2.4.1 Geomorphic units
  • 2.4.1.1 Aggradational units
  • 2.4.1.1.1 Units under marinelestuarine processes
  • 2.4.1.1.2 Units under fluvial origin
  • 2.4.1.2 Denudational units
  • 2.4.2 Case study from Kulanji Thodu basin
  • 2.4.2.1 Erosional surface
  • 2.5 Slope
  • 2.6 Profile analysis
  • 2.7 Morphogenetic regions
  • 2.8 Conclusion
  • 3 Landuse
  • 3.0 Introduction
  • 3.1 General landuse
  • 3.2 Landuse change
  • 3.3 Landuse- Sample areas
  • 3.3.1 Palliman Ar
  • 3.3.2 Kulanji Thodu
  • 3.3.3 Man Ar
  • 3.4 Cropping pattern
  • 3.4.1 Distribution of seasonal crops
  • 3.4.2 Distribution of tree crops
  • 3.4.3 Distribution of food crops
  • 3.4.4 Distribution of non-food crops
  • 3.4.5 Distribution of plantation crops
  • 3.4.6 Crop combination
  • 3.4.6.1 Crop combination for seasonal crops
  • 3.4.6.2 Crop combination for tree crops
  • 3.5 Conclusion
  • 4 Demography
  • 4.0 Introduction
  • 4.1 Population and Density distribution
  • 4.2 Occupational structure
  • 4.3 Conclusion
  • 5 Environment Evaluation
  • 5.0 Introduction
  • 5.1 Deforestation
  • 5.2 Soil degradation
  • 5.3 Critical area analysis
  • 5.4 Hydrogeochemical analysis
  • 5.4.1 Sampling procedure
  • 5.4.2 Analytical procedure and data integration
  • 5.4.3 Results and discussion: Physico-chemical parameters
  • 5.4.4 Microbiological parameters-
  • 5.5 Environmental biogeochemistry
  • 5.5.1 Materials and methods:
  • 5.5.2 Results and discussion
  • 5.6 Groundwater quality
  • 5.7 Sand and clay mining
  • 5.8 Morphoconservation
  • 5.9 Conclusion
  • 6 Geoecological Impact Assessment
  • 6.0 Introduction
  • 6.1 Landform and Landuse pattern
  • 6.2 Landuse and demographic pattern
  • 6.3 Landuse and water quality
  • 6.4 Conclusion
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 7.0 Major findings
  • 7.1 Recommendation
  • 7.2 Evaluation of the work and suggestions for future studies
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