Coastal Hazards in Bangladesh: Non-Structural and Structural Solutions provides a review of the study of Bangladesh’s coastal region, an area whose location and physical geography present the prefect microcosm for the study of coastal hazards and for the development of tactics that are applicable to regions around the world.
The book presents engineers, scientists, and planners with the necessary tools and planning solutions used to combat coastal vulnerabilities in Bangladesh. Divided into seven chapters, it begins with a critical overview of cyclone and storm surge disasters, focusing on both engineering responses and public preparedness programs to such events.
In addition, engineering recommendations are provided for further reduction of their impacts, such as erosion, accretion, and land subsidence, and numerical models are introduced to assess flood induced hazard and risk, flood-induced design loads, and how to intervene in protecting key installations, infrastructures, and communities.
1. Chapter One Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter Two Tropical Cyclones and Storm Surges - p. 35 3. Chapter Three Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Bangladesh - p. 83 4. Chapter Four Coastal Landform Changes: Coastal Erosion, Land Accretion and Subsidence - p. 121 5. Chapter Five Salinity Intrusion and Impacts - p. 153 6. Chapter Six Land Use Change and Coastal Management - p. 183 7. Chapter Seven Nonstructural Adaptation - p. 209 8. Chapter Eight Structural Adaptation - p. 257 9. Chapter Nine Conclusion - p. 303 10. Index - p. 315
Coastal Hazards in Bangladesh: Non-Structural and Structural Solutions provides a review of the study of Bangladesh’s coastal region, an area whose location and physical geography present the prefect microcosm for the study of coastal hazards and for the development of tactics that are applicable to regions around the world.
The book presents engineers, scientists, and planners with the necessary tools and planning solutions used to combat coastal vulnerabilities in Bangladesh. Divided into seven chapters, it begins with a critical overview of cyclone and storm surge disasters, focusing on both engineering responses and public preparedness programs to such events.
In addition, engineering recommendations are provided for further reduction of their impacts, such as erosion, accretion, and land subsidence, and numerical models are introduced to assess flood induced hazard and risk, flood-induced design loads, and how to intervene in protecting key installations, infrastructures, and communities.
1. Chapter One Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter Two Tropical Cyclones and Storm Surges - p. 35 3. Chapter Three Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in Bangladesh - p. 83 4. Chapter Four Coastal Landform Changes: Coastal Erosion, Land Accretion and Subsidence - p. 121 5. Chapter Five Salinity Intrusion and Impacts - p. 153 6. Chapter Six Land Use Change and Coastal Management - p. 183 7. Chapter Seven Nonstructural Adaptation - p. 209 8. Chapter Eight Structural Adaptation - p. 257 9. Chapter Nine Conclusion - p. 303 10. Index - p. 315
