Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shaw, Rajib. (Editor), Mallick, Fuad. (Editor), Islam, Aminul. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology.; Sustainable development.; Human Geography.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Sustainable Development.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54252-0

This book outlines disaster risk reduction (DRR) approaches in Bangladesh, drawing examples and lessons from the national and community-level programs, projects, and relevant experiences of the country.� The content is based on a selection of available documents, a consultative workshop with academi...

Table of Contents:

• Disaster, Risk and Evolution of the Concept
• Understanding Vulnerability and Risks
• National Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh
• Flood Risks and Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
• Cyclone and Tornado Risk and Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
• Earthquake Risk and Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
• Drought Risk and Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh.-�Landslide and Flash flood in Bangladesh
• Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh: Contemporary Alarm and Future Strategy
• Sea Level Rise along the Coast of Bangladesh
• Urban Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
• Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh.-�Crop Insurance as Risk Management Strategy in Bangladesh
• Disaster Education in Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges
• Disaster Risk Reduction Investment and Reduction of Response Cost in Bangladesh
• Gender and Social Exclusion Analysis in Disaster Risk Management.�.