Floods in Bangladesh : history, dynamics and rethinking the role of the Himalayas / Thomas Hofer and Bruno Messerli.
By: Hofer, Thomas.
Contributor(s): Messerli, Bruno
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Publisher: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, 2006Description: xxx, 468 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9280811215.Subject(s): ENVIRONMENT | WATER RESOURCES | BANGLADESH | DATA ANALYSIS | DISASTER PREPAREDNESS | FLOOD CONTROL | HISTORY| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 438-459) and index.
The project on Bangladesh floods : background, framework and key questions -- Floods in Bangladesh : understanding the basic principles -- The data situation : the need to compromise -- The history of flooding in the lowlands of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers -- Understanding Bangladesh floods in the context of highland-lowland linkages -- Erosion and sedimentation processes in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin in the context of highland-lowland linkages -- Floods in Bangladesh : the human dimension -- Conclusions.
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