LEADER 05397nam 22007695 450 001 9910366642103321 005 20250714180821.0 010 $a9783030235178 010 $a3030235173 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-23517-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000009160288 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-23517-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5941493 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5941493 035 $a(OCoLC)1120183345 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/30035 035 $a(PPN)260303321 035 $a(Perlego)4417965 035 $a(ODN)ODN0010067863 035 $a(oapen)doab30035 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009160288 100 $a20190828d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDeltas in the Anthropocene /$fedited by Robert J. Nicholls, W. Neil Adger, Craig W. Hutton, Susan E. Hanson 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 $d2019 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (XXXIII, 282 p. 55 illus., 52 illus. in color.) 311 08$a9783030235161 311 08$a3030235165 327 $a1. Delta challenges and trade-offs from the Holocene to the Anthropocene -- 2. Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh and India: A transnational mega-delta -- 3. The Mahanadi Delta: A rapidly developing delta in India -- 4. The Volta Delta, Ghana: challenges in an African setting -- 5. Fluvial sediment supply and relative sea-level rise -- 6. Hotspots of present and future risk within deltas; hazards, exposure and vulnerability -- 7. Where people live and move in deltas -- 8. Delta economics and sustainability -- 9. Adapting to change: People and policies -- 10. Choices: Future trade-offs and plausible pathways -- 11. Sustainable deltas in the Anthropocene. 330 $aThe Anthropocene is the human-dominated modern era that has accelerated social, environmental and climate change across the world in the last few decades. This open access book examines the challenges the Anthropocene presents to the sustainable management of deltas, both the many threats as well as the opportunities. In the world's deltas the Anthropocene is manifest in major land use change, the damming of rivers, the engineering of coasts and the growth of some of the world's largest megacities; deltas are home to one in twelve of all people in the world. The book explores bio-physical and social dynamics and makes clear adaptation choices and trade-offs that underpin policy and governance processes, including visionary delta management plans. It details new analysis to illustrate these challenges, based on three significant and contrasting deltas: the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Mahanadi and Volta. This multi-disciplinary, policy-orientatedvolume is strongly aligned to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals as delta populations often experience extremes of poverty, gender and structural inequality, variable levels of health and well-being, while being vulnerable to extreme and systematic climate change. Robert J Nicholls is Professor of Coastal Engineering within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK. He has contributed to a wide range of influential national and international publications including the IPCC Assessment Reports. W Neil Adger is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter, UK. His research examines demographic, political economy, public health and well-being aspects of the Anthropocene. Craig W Hutton is Professor of Sustainability Science within Geography and Environment at the University of Southampton, UK. His research focuses on spatial analysis of vulnerability and the incorporation of sustainable management, policy and governance into decision-making processes. Susan E Hanson is Research Fellow within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK. She specializes in coastal vulnerability and management, particularly as a consequence of climate change. 606 $aPhysical geography 606 $aEcology 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aEnvironmental management 606 $aPhysical Geography 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aDevelopment Studies 606 $aEnvironmental Management 615 0$aPhysical geography. 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 0$aEnvironmental management. 615 14$aPhysical Geography. 615 24$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aDevelopment Studies. 615 24$aEnvironmental Management. 676 $a333.709 676 $a551.456 686 $aBUS072000$aSCI030000$aSOC000000$aTEC010000$2bisacsh 700 $aNicholls$b Robert J$4edt$01356521 702 $aNicholls$b Robert J$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aAdger$b W. Neil$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aHutton$b Craig W$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aHanson$b Susan E$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910366642103321 996 $aDeltas in the Anthropocene$93361109 997 $aUNINA