Research Catalog

Title

Floods in Bangladesh : history, dynamics and rethinking the role of the Himalayas / Thomas Hofer and Bruno Messerli.

Author

Höfer, Thomas

Publication

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press : FAO, c2006.

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Additional Authors

Messerli, Bruno.

Description

xxx, 468 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

There is no statistical evidence that the frequency of flooding in Bangladesh has increased during the 20th century. There is indication however, that the inter-annual variation of floods and the areal extent of big events have increased since 1950. Is it really true that deforestation and 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? This book presents new evidence resulting from a research project on floods in Bangladesh in the context of highland-lowland linkages.--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Floods > Bangladesh
• Floodplain management > Bangladesh

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 438-459) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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.

ISBN

9280811215 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2006012159

OCLC

• 66463701
• SCSB-12758629

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library