02987nam 2200637 450 991082361480332120200520144314.00-7391-8354-0(CKB)2550000001166954(EBL)1574400(OCoLC)864746193(SSID)ssj0001060732(PQKBManifestationID)12443537(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001060732(PQKBWorkID)11105909(PQKB)10416600(MiAaPQ)EBC1574400(Au-PeEL)EBL1574400(CaPaEBR)ebr10816108(CaONFJC)MIL548345(iGPub)ROWMANB0005691(EXLCZ)99255000000116695420131218d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClimate change in Bangladesh confronting impending disasters /Harun Rashid and Bimal PaulLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Lexington Books,2014.©2014234 pDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-8353-2 1-306-17094-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Figures; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Impacts on Air Temperature, Precipitation, and Sea Level; 3 Impacts on Tropical Cyclones and Coping Strategies; 4 Impacts on Floods and Coping Strategies; 5 Impacts on Droughts and Coping Strategies; 6 Climate Change Victims and Climate Justice; 7 Climate Refugees; 8 Confronting Climate Change through Disaster Management Initiatives; 9 Confronting Sea Level Rise through Adaptation; 10 Summary and Conclusions; Appendix 1: Map of Districts of BangladeshAppendix 2: Population, Area, and Population Density of Districts of Bangladesh, 2013References Cited; Index; About the AuthorsThis book provides an essential interdisciplinary text on climate change and sea level rise in Bangladesh for undergraduate and graduate students of geography, environmental studies, sociology, anthropology, political science and others. Furthermore, it is an invaluable resource for managers and planners of the government of Bangladesh and several international agencies, including the United Nations, UNDP, UNEP, ADB, who are involved in climate change mitigation and adaptation.Climate change mitigationBangladeshClimatic changesBangladeshSea levelBangladeshBangladeshClimateClimate change mitigationClimatic changesSea level363.738/74095492Rashid Harun1943-1615702Paul Bimal Kanti865560MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823614803321Climate change in Bangladesh3946017UNINA