Living on the Edge Char Dwellers in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, the chars within the river channels are an important part of its landscape. However, these land masses continue to remain isolated, deprived of services, and pockets of poverty in the country. The char dwellers are vulnerable to natural hazards like flood and erosion. In addition to t...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
| Series: | Springer Geography
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Table of Contents:
- Char Development for AddressingRiverbank Erosion related Displacement
- Understanding Char Economy: Household Perspective and the National Context
- Vulnerability to Natural Hazards and Community-based Adaptation in Agriculture: A Case Study
- Coping of Char Agricultural Marketing System to Hydro-meteorological Hazards
- Role of NGOs in Post-Flood Rehabilitation in Chars in Gaibandha District, Bangladesh
- Gender Issues and Social Development Challenges in Char Environments
- Out Migration as a Survival Strategy for Char Dwellers: Findings from Three Selected Chars
- The Chars Livelihoods Program: Experiences and Learnings
- Livelihood Development in Coastal Chars in the Meghna Estuary: The Danida Experience
- Char Development and Settlement Project: Reflections of Experiences
- Transforming Lands, Transforming Lives: Sandbar Agricultural Technology and Innovations
- Alluvial and Diluvial Land Laws and Administration: A Paradigmatic Shift Necessary to Benefit Displaced People
- Char Development Authority and Governance Issues
- The Delta and Charland in Historical and Comparative Perspectives
- Chars as Destabilizers
- Char Dwellers’ Right to Development
- Morphologic Instability and Erosion Problems in the River Systems of Bangladesh
- Use of Remote Sensing Data to Study the Behavior and Dynamics of Riverine Chars in Bangladesh
- Geomorphological Evolution of Riverine Chars
- The Dynamics of Coastal Chars in Bangladesh
- The Soils of Bangladesh’s Charlands
- Evaluating Future Risk: Quantifying the Effects of Climate Change on Riverine and Coastal Chars
- Charland Colonization and Settlements in the Floodplains and Delta
- Dynamic Land and Adaptive People of Bengal Delta: A Spatio-Temporal Perspective
- Coping Strategies and Future Resettlement Options of People Displaced by Riverbank Erosion in the Lower Meghna Estuary
- Floods, Charlands Erosion and Settlement Displacement in the Ganges-Padma River Basin
- Flood Proofing Measures for Char Communities in Bangladesh