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Deltas in the Anthropocene.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholls, Robert J.
Other Authors: Adger, W. Neil., Hutton, Craig W., Hanson, Susan E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2019.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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