Coastal Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh: Vulnerability and Resilience

Coastal Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh explores the connection between climate change and DRR issues in the region, focusing on social and physical changes to reduce risks and improve resilience. It also analyzes the gender perspective and utilizes the local knowledge framework to consider resilient knowledge.

Format: Hardback
Length: 506 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Coastal Bangladesh is a region that faces frequent disasters, including floods, cyclones, river erosion, salinity intrusion, and drought. Coastal Disaster Risk Management in Bangladesh explores the connection between climate change and DRR issues in this region, focusing on social and physical changes that can reduce these risks and improve the resilience of populations. The editors reorganize disaster studies around risk reduction, including measures to improve disaster preparedness, boost recovery through better disaster planning and programs, and physical and social initiatives to enhance disaster resilience. The book also analyzes the gender perspective, utilizing the local knowledge framework to consider whether these populations have resilient knowledge that can be incorporated into initiatives based on advanced technology and perspectives.

This book is of interest to academics, researchers, students, policymakers, and practitioners in disaster, DRR, governance, climate change, CCA, and the environment. It provides valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by coastal communities in Bangladesh and offers practical solutions for disaster risk management.

Weight: 944g
Dimension: 240 x 163 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032182216