Evolving deltas : coevolution with engineered interventions

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dc.contributor.authorWelch, A. C.
dc.contributor.authorNicholls, R. J.
dc.contributor.authorLázár, A. N.
dc.contributor.editorChadwick, Oliver
dc.contributor.editorOvereem, Irina
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-21T08:11:40Z
dc.date.available2020-02-21T08:11:40Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe 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).en
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Government’s Department for international Development (DFID)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58534
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of California Press.en
dc.relation.ispartofElem Sci Anth, 5: 49en
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.128
dc.subjectDAMSen
dc.subjectENGINEERINGen
dc.subjectLAND USEen
dc.subjectDELTASen
dc.subjectESTUARIESen
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectRIVER BASINSen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
dc.subjectRISK ASSESSMENTen
dc.subjectTIDESen
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONen
dc.subjectGLOBALen
dc.titleEvolving deltas : coevolution with engineered interventionsen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder© 2017 The Author(s).
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber107642001
idrc.project.number107642
idrc.project.titleDeltas, Vulnerability, and Climate Change: Migration as an Adaptationen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-251923
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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