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|a Deltas in the Anthropocene.
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|a Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- 1 Delta Challenges and Trade-Offs from the Holocene to the Anthropocene -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Trends in Deltas, Their Catchments and Adjacent Areas -- 1.3 Possible Consequences of Changing Deltas -- 1.4 Policy Implications -- 1.5 The Book Approach and Structure -- References -- 2 Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh and India: A Transnational Mega-Delta -- 2.1 The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta -- 2.2 Morphological Evolution of the Delta -- 2.3 Delta Development During the Anthropocene -- Infrastructure Development -- Population and Land Use -- Policy and Governance Interventions -- 2.4 Adaptation, Migration and a Way Forward -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3 The Mahanadi Delta: A Rapidly Developing Delta in India -- 3.1 The Mahanadi Delta -- Indicators of the Anthropocene -- Extreme Events and Climate Change -- 3.2 Key Issues for the Mahanadi Delta -- Migration -- Adaptation -- Policy -- 3.3 The Future for the Mahanadi Delta -- 3.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Volta Delta, Ghana: Challenges in an African Setting -- 4.1 The Volta Delta: Evolution and Biophysical Characteristics -- 4.2 Demographic and Socio-Economic Characteristics -- 4.3 Biophysical and Socio-Economic Drivers of Change -- 4.4 Adaptation to Climate and Non-climate Change -- 4.5 Migration and Resettlement -- 4.6 Delta Management and Policy -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Fluvial Sediment Supply and Relative Sea-Level Rise -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Objectives and Overview -- 5.3 Trends of Fluvial Sediment Supply in Three Deltas -- The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta -- The Mahanadi Delta -- The Volta Delta -- 5.4 Synthesis and Prospects -- References.
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|a 6 Hotspots of Present and Future Risk Within Deltas: Hazards, Exposure and Vulnerability -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Nature of Hazards in Deltas -- 6.3 Identifying and Mapping Vulnerability and Risk Hotspots -- Describing Vulnerability -- Combining Vulnerability and Hazard to Map Climate Change Risk -- Temporal Changes in Vulnerability -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Where People Live and Move in Deltas -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Population Dynamics of Deltas -- Spatial Variation in Population Driven by Migration Processes -- Growth of Urban Centres and Impacts of Migration on Rural-Urban Linkages -- 7.3 Environmental Stress: Trigger for Migration? -- 7.4 Migrate, Relocate or Remain: Policy and Interventions in Deltas -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Delta Economics and Sustainability -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Current Socio-Economic Context of Deltas -- 8.3 Modelling the Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Deltas -- Overview of the Integrated Modelling Framework -- The Delta-CGE Model -- 8.4 The Socio-Economic Future of Deltas in a Changing Environment -- Baseline Socio-Economic Scenarios -- Economic Impacts of Climate Change in the Deltas -- 8.5 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Adapting to Change: People and Policies -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Vulnerability Affects People's Ability to Adapt in Deltas -- 9.3 Adaptation Policies and Incentives in Deltas -- 9.4 Adapting to Present Day Stresses -- 9.5 The Design of Inclusive Adaptation Strategies -- 9.6 Conclusions -- References -- 10 Choices: Future Trade-Offs and Plausible Pathways -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Policy Development in Deltas -- 10.3 Assessing Trends and Trade-Offs Under Plausible Delta Futures -- 10.4 Policy Driven Trade-Offs -- 10.5 Spatial Trade-Offs -- 10.6 Household Adaptation Response to Change -- 10.7 Conclusion -- References.
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|a 11 Sustainable Deltas in the Anthropocene -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The Anthropocene Transition in Deltas -- 11.3 Management and Adaptation of Deltas in the Anthropocene -- 11.4 Deltas and Sustainability -- Geomorphic Sustainability -- Ecological Sustainability -- Economic Sustainability -- Social Sustainability -- Deltas and the Sustainable Development Goals -- 11.5 Insights on the Anthropocene Transition and Its Management -- 11.6 Key Lessons -- References -- Index.
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