Evolving deltas : coevolution with engineered interventions

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2017

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University of California Press.

Abstract

The paper analyzes the history of large-scale engineering interventions and their implications in five large, populated deltas across the globe (Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Yangtze, Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt, Mekong and Nile). Dike systems have played an important role in shaping both environmental and socio-economic conditions in deltas, with such interventions more likely where there is a high population and a wealthy economy. The deltaic landscape and associated livelihoods are results of a coevolution process between natural delta processes and human engineered interventions. The type and the management approach of these engineered structures have significant implications for future delta development. (Includes extensive references).

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DAMS, ENGINEERING, LAND USE, DELTAS, ESTUARIES, COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT, RIVER BASINS, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, TIDES, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, GLOBAL

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