Riverine chars in Bangladesh
Subtitle: environmental dynamics and management issues.
Contributors: Environment and GIS Support Project for Water Sector Planning.
Publisher: University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Dhaka
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Human ecology -- Bangladesh.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [87]-88).
"Environment and GIS Support Project for Water Sector Planning (EGIS)."
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction; title: 1.1 Background; title: 1.2 Definitions and study area; title: 1.3 Contents of the book; title: Chapter 2 Scope of the study; title: 2.1 Resources and hazards; title: 2.2 Institutional settings and arrangements; title: 2.3 Methodological aspects; title: 2.3.1 Introduction; title: 2.3.2 Earlier studies done by ISPAN; title: 2.3.3 Additional information and analysis; title: 2.4 Limitations of the study; title: Chapter 3 River and char dynamics; title: 3.1 Introduction; title: 3.2 Characteristics of the main rivers of Bangladesh; title: 3.2.1 Historical evolution; title: 3.2.2 Hydro-morphological characteristics; title: 3.3 Dynamics of rivers and chars; title: 3.3.1 Bank erosion and changes in width of river; title: 3.3.2 Char formation and dynamics; title: 3.4 Floods in the chars; title: 3.5 Conditions for cultivation and settlement; title: Chapter 4 Socio-economic aspects; title: 4.1 Introduction; title: 4.2 Demographic profile; title: 4.2.1 Char area and population; title: 4.2.2 Household size and type; title: 4.3 Stages of char settlement; title: 4.4 Natural hazards; title: 4.4.1 Flood hazards; title: 4.4.2 Land erosion; title: 4.4.3 Other hazards; title: 4.5 Resources: availability and utilization; title: 4.5.1 Land; title: 4.5.2 Natural vegetation; title: 4.5.3 Grazing land; title: 4.5.4 Trees; title: 4.5.5 Open-water fish resources; title: 4.6 The economic life; title: 4.6.1 General activities; title: 4.6.2 Market orientation; title: 4.6.3 Agriculture; title: 4.6.4 Fisheries; title: 4.6.5 Livestock; title: 4.6.6 Women's work; title: 4.7 Basic services; title: 4.7.1 Health and sanitation services; title: 4.7.2 Educational institutions; title: 4.8 Social adjustments; title: 4.8.1 Formation of human communities; title: 4.8.2 Kinship and samaj; title: 4.9 Summary observations; title: Chapter 5 Management aspects; title: 5.1 The context; title: 5.2 Resource management; title: 5.2.1 Land rights; title: 5.2.2 Provision of basic service; title: 5.3 Coping with natural hazards; title: 5.3.1 The context; title: 5.3.2 Flood hazards; title: 5.3.3 Erosion hazards; title: 5.3.4 Other hazards; title: 5.4 Role of public and private agencies; title: 5.4.1 Local government; title: Chapter 6 Concluding observations; title: 6.1 Introduction; title: 6.2 Policy and administration improvements; title: 6.2.1 Institutional arrangements; title: 6.2.2 Special program interventions; title: 6.2.3 Basic services; title: 6.2.4 Flood and erosion assistance; title: 6.3 Trends in river and char dynamics; title: References.