William A. Withington
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Description
William A. Withington, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a graduate of Harvard University, and obtained his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1955. Withington was a member of the Geography faculty of the University of Kentucky (1955-1989) whose research and teaching interests centered on urban and regional development in Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia. In 1964, he co-authored Asia, with focus on Southeast Asia with Margaret Fisher Hertel. Withington was a Lexington-based member of the Kentucky Geographic Names Committee (Kentucky's affiliate with the U.S. Board of Geographic Names), and a long-time member of the American Association of Geographers. In 1980, he compiled Kentucky in Maps, which is still used by college classes throughout the state. Sources: [ResearchGate]( and [American Association of Geographers](
Books
Southeast Asia
Asia
Asia tackles the tough issues, the complex problems, and the political controversies surrounding the environment of this vast landmass. This volume encompasses everything from economics, land use, energy and transportation, to air pollution, rivers and lakes, oceans, and species and habitat protection.In Malaysia, unchecked discharges of industrial waste and human sewage led the government to label 42 of its rivers officially "dead." According to some estimates, Southeast Asia alone accounts for more than half of the world's total transport of sediment to the oceans. In the Philippines, the Chico River dam project, which would have subjected 100,000 tribespeople to relocation, was canceled when the World Bank withdrew funding after fierce resistance from the indigenous people. This fascinating book offers a comprehensive look at how the most populated continent on earth contends with its complicated environment.
Man in Asia: India and Southeast Asia
A textbook introducing the history, geography, economy, culture, and people of India and the countries of southeast Asia.