International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 4

Evaluation of Geomorphic Resources: Past and Present Studies A review

  • Author:
  • C. Prakasam1,, Biplab Biswas2
  • Total Page Count: 11
  • Page Number: 903 to 913

1Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan – 713104.

2Department of Geography, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan – 713104.

*Corresponding Author: cprakasam@gmail.com

Online published on 3 January, 2012.

Abstract

Geomorphic resource analysis is very important for any type of planning, either country or regional or micro level planning. Geomorphic study made by several peoples for different application and, methodology from 4th Century B.C to today date but some draw back also there. Present study divided into three categories fist one is deal with the evaluation previous studies on importance of geomorphic resource analysis, second category is deal with the pervious studies on the understanding of existing land use land cover analysis, and final part will look studies for water stressed area identification and its importance on LULC of the region. These studies made word wide and national level (Indian) and it advantage, draw back of all previous studies, finally proposed a new method of geomorphic resource analysis (Administrative approach), because this new approach is suitable for any type of government planning (Agriculture, water harvesting, land use, drought, etc).

Keywords

Geomorphic Resource, ASTER, landforms, Administrative approach