| Description |
1 online resource (541 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies |
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Routledge explorations in environmental studies.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Declaration -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Glossary of Terms -- 1 Introducing Coastal Region of Bangladesh -- Bangladesh: The Natural Setting -- Disasters: Global Context -- Disasters in Bangladesh -- Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh: A Shift of Paradigm -- Major Disasters in the Coastal Area in Bangladesh -- Vulnerabilities and Adaptation to Climate Change By Coastal People -- References |
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Part I Understanding Vulnerability and Risk of Coastal Bangladesh -- 2 Effects of Salinity On Health Due to Environmental Exposure: Experiences From Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Sources Or Causes of Salinity -- Salinity Standard -- Groundwater Salinity in Bangladesh -- Soil Salinity in Bangladesh -- Materials and Methods of the Study -- Effects of Salinity -- Dietary Salt Intake and Hypertension -- Drinking Water Salinity and Hypertension -- Saltwater Intake and Cholera -- High Salt Or Saltwater Intake and Kidney Diseases -- High Salt Intake and Stroke -- High Salt Intake and Other Diseases |
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Stomach Cancer -- Obesity -- Recommendation -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Does Salinity Intrusion Increase the Rate of Chronic Illnesses for the Coastal Communities? A Case Study From Dacope ... -- Introduction -- Health Impacts of Sea-Level Rise On Coastal Communities in Bangladesh -- Materials and Methods -- The Study Area -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- Results of the Study -- Major Waterborne Diseases in DacopeUpazila -- Arsenicosis -- Diarrhoea -- Pneumonia and Tuberculosis |
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Results From Comparing Environmental Parameters and the Number of Patients With Waterborne Diseases Or Tuberculosis -- Adaptation to Saline Water: Coping Strategies Adopted -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 'Life On the Move', Impacts of Riverbank Erosion On People's Life: A Case Study of an Eroding Village in Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Review of Literature -- Methodology, Methods and the Study Area -- Results Analysis -- Riverbank Erosion in Kalikanagar Village and Displacement -- Impacts of Riverbank Erosion On Household Economy and Poverty |
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Changing Residence: Loans and Loanees -- Change in Occupation -- Increase in Poverty: Change in Landownership and Household Income -- Social Impacts of Riverbank Erosion -- Housing Condition -- Education -- Healthcare Access -- Change in Address and Identities: Psychological Impacts -- Recovery Plans and Resilience: Expectations of the Victims -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Disaster, Water Insecurity and Management -- 5 Water Insecurity and Poverty: Changing Livelihood in Coastal Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Study Area and Research Design -- Study Area -- Data Collection and Analysis |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Measuring Poverty Through a Multidimensional Lens |
| Subject |
Coastal zone management-Bangladesh
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Risk management-Bangladesh
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hossain, Khondoker Mokaddem
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Khan, Mohammed Moniruzzaman
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| ISBN |
9781000819236 |
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100081923X |
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