Shanmugam P SubbiahS. Subbiah, professor emeritus of geography and director of the Centre for Japanese Studies and Research at the University of Madras in Chennai, India, is the author of Challenges to Asian Urbanization in the 21st Century and coauthor o Natural Hazards and Disasters: Essays on Impacts and Management. He is the editor of the Indian Geographical Journal and lives in Chennai, India. Read More Read Less