Ecosystem Services for Well-Being in Deltas Integrated Assessment for Policy Analysis /

This book answers key questions about environment, people and their shared future in deltas. It develops a systematic and holistic approach for policy-orientated analysis for the future of these regions. It does so by focusing on ecosystem services in the world's largest, most populous and most...

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Other Authors: Nicholls, Robert J. (Editor), Hutton, Craig W. (Editor), Adger, W. Neil (Editor), Hanson, Susan E. (Editor), Rahman, Md. Munsur (Editor), Salehin, Mashfiqus (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1: Research Highlights and Framework
  • 1. Ecosystem Services, Well-Being and Deltas: Current Knowledge and Understanding; W. Neil Adger et al.
  • 2. Ecosystem Services Linked to Livelihoods and Well-Being in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta; Helen Adams, W. Neil Adger and Robert J. Nicholls
  • 3. An Integrated Approach Providing Scientific and Policy Relevant Insights for South-West Bangladesh; Robert J Nicholls et al.
  • 4. Integrative Analysis for the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh; Robert J Nicholls et al.
  • Section 2: Present Status of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
  • 5. Recent Trends in Ecosystem Services in Coastal Bangladesh; John A Dearing and Sarwar Hossain
  • 6. Governance of Ecosystem Services Across Scales in Bangladesh ; Andrew Allan and Michelle Lim
  • 7. Health, Livelihood and Well-Being in the Coastal Delta of Bangladesh; Mofizur Rahman and Sate Ahmad
  • 8. Floods and the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta; Anisul Haque and Robert J Nicholls
  • Section 3: Scenarios for Policy Analysis
  • 9. Integrating Science and Policy Using Stakeholder-Engaged Scenarios; Emily J Barbour et al.
  • 10. Incorporating Stakeholder Perspectives in Scenario Development; Andrew Allan, Michelle Lim and Emily J Barbour
  • 11. Regional Climate Change over South Asia; John Caesar and Tamara Janes
  • 12. Future Scenarios of Economic Development; Alistair Hunt
  • Section 4: Observations and Potential Trends
  • 13. Biophysical Modelling of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Catchment; Paul G Whitehead
  • 14. Marine Dynamics and Productivity in the Bay of Bengal; Susan Kay, John Caesar and Tamara Janes
  • 15. A Sustainable Future Supply of Fluvial Sediment for the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta; Stephen E Darby et al.
  • 16. Present and Future Fluvial, Tidal and Storm Surge Flooding in Coastal Bangladesh; Anisul Haque, Susan Kay and Robert J Nicholls
  • 17. Modelling Tidal River Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh; Lucy Bricheno and Judtih Wold
  • 18. Mechanisms and Drivers of Soil Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh; Mashfiqus Salehin et al.
  • 19. Population Dynamics in the South-West of Bangladesh; Sylvia Szabo, Sate Ahmad and W Neil Adger
  • 20. Land Cover and Land Use Analysis in Coastal Bangladesh;Anirban Mukhopadhyay et al.
  • 21. Social, Economic and Environmental Dimensions and Drivers of Poverty in South-West Coastal Bangladesh; Fiifi Amoako Johnson and Craig W Hutton
  • 22. Defining Social-Ecological Systems in South-West Bangladesh; Helen Adams et al.
  • 23. Characterising Associations Between Poverty and Ecosystem Services; Helen Adams et al.
  • Section 5: Present and Future Ecosystem Services
  • 24. Prospects for Agriculture under Climate Change and Soil Salinisation; Derek Clarke et al.
  • 25. Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries: Trends and Prospect; Manuel Barange et al.
  • 26. Dynamics of the Sundarbans Mangroves in Bangladesh Under Climate Change; Anirban Mukhopadhyay et al.
  • 27. Hypertension and Malnutrition as Health Outcomes Related to Ecosystem Services;Ali Ahmed et al. Section 6: Integration and Dissemination
  • 28. Integrative Analysis Spplying the Delta Dynamic Integrated Emulator Model in South-West Coastal Bangladesh; Attila N. Lázár et al.
  • 29. Communicating Integrated Analysis Research Findings; Mashrekur Rahman and Munsur Rahman.