Floods in Bangladesh [electronic resource] : history, dynamics, and rethinking the role of the himalayas / Thomas Hofer and Bruno Messerli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hofer, Thomas, 1960-

Contributor:

Messerli, Bruno.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Floods--Bangladesh.

Floods.

Floodplain management--Bangladesh.

Floodplain management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (499 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Japan : United Nations University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is it really true that deforestation and the land use practices of the Himalayan farmers are to blame for the recurring and devastating monsoon floods in the plains of the Ganga and Brahmaputra? The validity of this paradigm has been increasingly questioned. This book presents new evidence resulting from a research project on floods in Bangladesh in the context of highland-lowland linkages. Massive floods have occurred regularly before man's impact on the large river basins began. There is no statistical evidence that the frequency of flooding in Bangladesh has increased during the 20th cen

Contents:

Floods in Bangladesh: History, dynamics and rethinking the role of the Himalayas; Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The project on Bangladesh floods: Background, framework and key questions; 2 Floods in Bangladesh: Understanding the basic principles; 3 The data situation: The need to compromise; 4 The history of flooding in the lowlands of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers; 5 Understanding Bangladesh floods in the context of highland-lowland linkages; 5A Case-study appendices

6 Erosion and sedimentation processes in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin in the context of highland-lowland linkages7 Floods in Bangladesh: The human dimension; 8 Conclusions; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91571-4

9786610915712

1-4294-4164-X

92-808-7072-6

OCLC:

476028163