Floods in Bangladesh : history, dynamics, and rethinking the role of the himalayas / Thomas Hofer and Bruno Messerli.
Material type: TextPublication details: Japan : United Nations University Press, 2006.Description: xxx, 468 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9280811215 (pbk.)
- 363.3493095492 22
- GB1399.5.B3 H634 2006
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 363.3493095492 HOF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 900173329 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The project on Bangladesh floods: Background, framework and key questions -- 2. Floods in Bangladesh: Understanding the basic principles -- 3. The data situation: The need to compromise -- 4. The history of flooding in the lowlands of the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers -- 5. Understanding Bangladesh floods in the context of highland-lowland linkages -- 6. Erosion and sedimentation processes in the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin in the context of highland--lowland linkages -- 7. Floods in Bangladesh: The human dimension.
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