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research direction is that high-resolution, real-time large remote sensing datasets pertaining to riverine landscape emphasize mastery over techniques and draftsmanship rather than enriching critical interpretation skills. This leads to the question—'What is it we are training geomorphologists to do?' [14] 'Should we value quantitative applications over and above anything else in landscape analysis?' [15, 16]. Therefore, in view of the multidisciplinary roots of fluvial geomorphology [17], there is a need to understand the conjectural principles of the geomorphological dynamics of river systems apart from skill development to process and contex-

Current Practice in Fluvial Geomorphology - Dynamics and Diversity

The current advances in the arena of fluvial geomorphology in association with other Earth system science disciplines are broadly as a result of the contemporary advances in data acquisition and modeling techniques particularly due to the progress in geophysical data acquisition tools, computer programming, geoinformatics, numerical modeling, computational fluid dynamics, numerical dating, laboratory experimentation, etc. With these aids obviously the future prospect of fluvial geomorphology is very promising. However, there is a need to refocus on the fundamental scientific issues concerning landscape dynamicity and diversity over time and space. Amid the global challenges like climate change and anthropogenic intervention to the natural systems, the emphasis could be laid upon understanding the consequent changes in fluvial systems. Moreover, there is a need to address management and restoration issues with the aim to manage the decaying fluvial

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Krishna Gopal Ghosh<sup>1</sup> \* and Sutapa Mukhopadhyay<sup>2</sup>

1 Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Geography, Presidency University, West Bengal, India

2 Department of Geography, Vidya-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India

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