Climate Change in Bangladesh : Confronting Impending Disasters.

This book provides an essential interdisciplinary text on climate change and sea level rise in Bangladesh for undergraduate and graduate students of geography, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, political science and others. Furthermore, it is an invaluable resource for managers and pla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rasid, Harun
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington Books, 2013.
Temas:
Climate change mitigation > Bangladesh.
Climatic changes > Bangladesh.
Sea level > Bangladesh.
Climat > Changements > Atténuation > Bangladesh.
Climat > Changements > Bangladesh.
Mer > Niveau > Bangladesh.
Climate change mitigation
Climatic changes
Climatology
Sea level
Bangladesh > Climate.
Bangladesh
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page
  • Figures
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Impacts on Air Temperature, Precipitation, and Sea Level
  • Impacts on Tropical Cyclones and Coping Strategies
  • Impacts on Floods and Coping Strategies
  • Impacts on Droughts and Coping Strategies
  • Climate Change Victims and Climate Justice
  • Climate Refugees
  • Confronting Climate Change through Disaster Management Initiatives
  • Confronting Sea Level Rise through Adaptation
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • Appendix 1: Map of Districts of Bangladesh
  • Appendix 2: Population, Area, and Population Density of Districts of Bangladesh, 2013
  • References Cited
  • Index
  • About the Authors.

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