The Sundarbans: A Disaster-Prone Eco-Region
Increasing Livelihood Security
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Beschreibung
This book explores the Sundarbans eco-region from a trans-boundary perspective, examining the cross-country interaction that helps planners to develop more efficient coastal zone planning for the delta. The dynamic ecosystem of the Sundarbans is considered the largest coastal delta in the world. It is located in the Bay of Bengal and spans across Bangladesh and West Bengal (India).
Featuring chapters by experts from a range of fields, it addresses (i) risk factor analyses, and the geohydrological, climatic, natural, socio-economic, and anthropological factors related to the Sundarbans; (ii) strategies for sustainability in natural resource management in trans-boundary Sundarbans, cutting across political boundaries; (iii) improved agriculture, fisheries, and forestry practices and their impacts on the socio-economy for livelihood security; and (iv) a future road map for improvements.
This book will be of value to those working in academia, as well as to experts and professionals in coastal zone planning and management.This book explores the Sundarbans eco-region from a trans-boundary perspective, examining the cross-country interaction that helps planners to develop more efficient coastal zone planning for the delta. The dynamic ecosystem of the Sundarbans is considered the largest coastal delta in the world. It is located in the Bay of Bengal and spans across Bangladesh and West Bengal (India).
Featuring chapters by experts from a range of fields, it addresses (i) risk factor analyses, and the geohydrological, climatic, natural, socio-economic, and anthropological factors related to the Sundarbans; (ii) strategies for sustainability in natural resource management in trans-boundary Sundarbans, cutting across political boundaries; (iii) improved agriculture, fisheries, and forestry practices and their impacts on the socio-economy for livelihood security; and (iv) a future road map for improvements.
This book will be of value to those working in academia, as well as to experts and professionals in coastal zone planning and management.Offers a unique fusion of risk factor analyses of the Sundarbans from geo-hydrological, climatic, natural, socio-economic, and anthropological points of view Discusses strategies for sustainability in natural resource management in the Sundarbans cutting across political boundaries Explores the impact of improved agriculture, fisheries, and forestry practices on socio-economic livelihood security Offers a future road map for improvement practices regarding natural disaster and climate change
Autor*in
H.S. Sen
Themen in »The Sundarbans: A Disaster-Prone Eco-Region«
Sundarbans and environmental management Resource Management and Sundarbans Natural Hazards and Sundarbans Estuaries and Climate change Vulnerability and ecosystems dynamic ecosystems and agriculture coastal sciences climate change impacts natural resources and energy economics