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Table of Contents
Intro
Acknowledgement
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Geographic Transformations
1: Bangladesh in Transformation: Geography, People, Economy, and Environment
1.1 Context
1.2 Processes of Transformation
1.3 Consequences of Transformation
1.4 Addressing Strategies
1.5 Book Structure
References
2: The Thirsty Pleistocene Landscape and Challenges for Water Resource Management Plan
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Geography and Geology
2.3 Challenges of Water Resource Management Plan
2.3.1 Rainfall Climatology
2.3.2 Drought Effect
2.3.3 Groundwater Table (GWT) Scenario
2.4 Factors Influencing Stress on Groundwater Resource
2.4.1 Rainfall Vs. Depth of GWT
2.4.2 Effect of Drought on GWT
2.4.3 Cultivated Land, Irrigated Area and Crop Production
2.5 Conclusion
References
3: Land Use Transformation in Active Delta
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Study Area
3.3 General Land Use Transformation
3.4 Changes in Agriculture
3.5 Expansion of Shrimp Farming on Cropped Lands
3.6 Increase in Soil Salinity
3.7 Physical Dynamics and Impact on Economic System
3.8 Conclusion
References
4: Bangladesh Delta Plan: Anatomy of a Long-Term Development Strategy
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Challenges of the Bangladesh Delta
4.2.1 Climate Change
4.2.2 Floods
4.2.3 Drought
4.2.4 River Bank Erosion
4.2.5 Sea-Level Rise and Salinity Intrusion
4.2.6 Cyclones and Storm Surges
4.3 Vision, Mission and Goals of the Delta Plan
4.3.1 Vision
4.3.2 Mission
4.3.3 Goals at National Level
4.3.4 Delta Specific Goals (BDP 2100)
4.4 Natural Hazards Hotspots and Strategies Under BDP 2100
4.5 Financial Arrangement for Combating Climate Change, Water Resource Management and Environmental Sustainability
4.6 Areas Unexplored in the Delta Plan: Scopes for Improvement
4.7 Conclusion
References
5: Urbanisation in Bangladesh: Geographically Limited and Socially Divided
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Urban Population Growth in Bangladesh
5.3 Unbalanced Urbanisation: Geographical Restriction
5.4 Urbanisation: Deepening Social Division
5.5 Conclusion
References
6: Shrimp Farming and the Question of Land and Social Environment
6.1 Introduction
6.2 History of Shrimp Farming
6.3 Economic Trend in Shrimp Farming
6.4 Socio-economic and Environmental Factors in Bangladesh Shrimp Production
6.5 Conclusion
References
Part II: Economic Transformations
7: Inland, Coastal, and Offshore Fishery Resources: Solution for Mass Protein in Bangladesh
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Review on Aquaculture Status and Trends in Asia-Pacific Region
7.3 Inland Aquaculture Status and Trends in Bangladesh
7.3.1 Water Resources Potentials and Ecosystem Diversity
7.3.2 Trends in Fish and Aquaculture Production by Volume
7.3.3 Group and Species-Wise Contribution to Total Fish Production
Acknowledgement
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Geographic Transformations
1: Bangladesh in Transformation: Geography, People, Economy, and Environment
1.1 Context
1.2 Processes of Transformation
1.3 Consequences of Transformation
1.4 Addressing Strategies
1.5 Book Structure
References
2: The Thirsty Pleistocene Landscape and Challenges for Water Resource Management Plan
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Geography and Geology
2.3 Challenges of Water Resource Management Plan
2.3.1 Rainfall Climatology
2.3.2 Drought Effect
2.3.3 Groundwater Table (GWT) Scenario
2.4 Factors Influencing Stress on Groundwater Resource
2.4.1 Rainfall Vs. Depth of GWT
2.4.2 Effect of Drought on GWT
2.4.3 Cultivated Land, Irrigated Area and Crop Production
2.5 Conclusion
References
3: Land Use Transformation in Active Delta
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Study Area
3.3 General Land Use Transformation
3.4 Changes in Agriculture
3.5 Expansion of Shrimp Farming on Cropped Lands
3.6 Increase in Soil Salinity
3.7 Physical Dynamics and Impact on Economic System
3.8 Conclusion
References
4: Bangladesh Delta Plan: Anatomy of a Long-Term Development Strategy
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Challenges of the Bangladesh Delta
4.2.1 Climate Change
4.2.2 Floods
4.2.3 Drought
4.2.4 River Bank Erosion
4.2.5 Sea-Level Rise and Salinity Intrusion
4.2.6 Cyclones and Storm Surges
4.3 Vision, Mission and Goals of the Delta Plan
4.3.1 Vision
4.3.2 Mission
4.3.3 Goals at National Level
4.3.4 Delta Specific Goals (BDP 2100)
4.4 Natural Hazards Hotspots and Strategies Under BDP 2100
4.5 Financial Arrangement for Combating Climate Change, Water Resource Management and Environmental Sustainability
4.6 Areas Unexplored in the Delta Plan: Scopes for Improvement
4.7 Conclusion
References
5: Urbanisation in Bangladesh: Geographically Limited and Socially Divided
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Urban Population Growth in Bangladesh
5.3 Unbalanced Urbanisation: Geographical Restriction
5.4 Urbanisation: Deepening Social Division
5.5 Conclusion
References
6: Shrimp Farming and the Question of Land and Social Environment
6.1 Introduction
6.2 History of Shrimp Farming
6.3 Economic Trend in Shrimp Farming
6.4 Socio-economic and Environmental Factors in Bangladesh Shrimp Production
6.5 Conclusion
References
Part II: Economic Transformations
7: Inland, Coastal, and Offshore Fishery Resources: Solution for Mass Protein in Bangladesh
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Review on Aquaculture Status and Trends in Asia-Pacific Region
7.3 Inland Aquaculture Status and Trends in Bangladesh
7.3.1 Water Resources Potentials and Ecosystem Diversity
7.3.2 Trends in Fish and Aquaculture Production by Volume
7.3.3 Group and Species-Wise Contribution to Total Fish Production