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
Autores principales: Rashid, Harun, 1943- (Autor), Paul, Bimal Kanti (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
Temas:
Climate change mitigation > Bangladesh.
Climatic changes > Bangladesh.
Sea level > Bangladesh.
Climat > Changements > Atténuation > Bangladesh.
Climat > Changements > Bangladesh.
Mer > Niveau > Bangladesh.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Climate change mitigation.
Climatic changes.
Climatology.
Sea level.
Bangladesh > Climate.
Bangladesh.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Impacts on air temperature, precipitation, and sea level rise
  • 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 conclusion.

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