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Moving coastlines emergence and use of land in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Estuary / edited by Koen De Wilde . — 2nd rev. and expanded ed. . — Dhaka, Bangladesh : The Univ. Press Ltd., 2022.

xxvi, 320 p. : charts, col. maps, graphs ; 25 cm.

incl. bibliographical references and index.

Setting the Stage / Dr. Sultan Ahmed and Koen de Wilde -- Land Formation and Erosion in the Estuary / Zahir-ul Haque Khan, Fortunato Carvajal, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman -- Unprotected Areas, Polder Development and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) / Dr. Bart Peerbolte -- Forestry Development in Coastal Areas / Ishtiaq Uddin Ahmad -- Wild Fisheries and Aquaculture / Dr. Harvey Demaine -- Animal Husbandry in Livelihoods in the Chars / Dr. Harvey Demaine -- Water, Soils and Crops / Sk. Md. Abdus Sattar Ph.D. -- Land Settlement: The Process of Providing Land Titles / Dr. D.K. Chowdhury, Mohammad Abdul Latif and Rezaul Karim -- Changing Livelihoods: Institutional and Socio-Economic Transformation in Coastal Chars / Md. Zainal Abedin, Md. Shafiul Alam, Roos M. Helmich and Koen de Wilde -- Coping with Climate Change at Community Level / Remeen Firoz and Prof. Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ph.D. -- Climate Change, Bangladesh and the Estuary / Zahir-ul Haque Khan and Md. Mahfuzur Rahman -- The Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 / Dr. Jaap M. de Heer -- Meaning for the Coastal Zone: Coastal Development in BDP2100 Perspective / Dr. Jaap M. de Heer, William Oliemans and Giasuddin Choudhury -- Conclusion: Taking Stock and Looking Forward / Koen de Wilde -- Index

"The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna estuary forms the central and most dynamic part of the coastal zone of Bangladesh. It is being shaped by a complex pattern of interactions between phenomena as the discharge of water, the sediment load, tidal forces, and estuarine circulation. This leads to a permanent process of formation and erosion of land and, indeed, to moving coastlines. It is a unique environment, not seen at this scale in any other part of the world.
The book follows three interwoven themes. It follows a chronological line, focusing on natural and biological resources: the emergence of land and the subsequent use of new land for forestry, fisheries, animal husbandry, agriculture, and infrastructure. It highlights the people and their institutions. Erosion victims lose their land and move to new chars, building new livelihoods in a harsh environment. Community-based institutions emerge and government gradually makes its influence felt in these virgin territories. The third theme is the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of people and on the physical processes in the estuary. Special attention is given to the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100."-- Book jacket

978 984 506 398 2 : ₹ 1900.00

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Coastal zone management
Estuarine ecology
Agriculture--Asia
Climatic change
Coastal areas
Fisheries
Forestry
Land management
Settlement

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Bangladesh