Format:
1 online resource (109 pages)
ISBN:
9781789246063
Content:
The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna deltas has newly emerged 'char' islands, which are very vulnerable, socially, institutionally and environmentally. This book explains how the Governments of Bangladesh and the Netherlands cooperated on a land-based rural development project to give settlers security and purpose.
Content:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The Coastal Chars of Bangladesh -- 2. The Birth of CDSP-IV -- 3. Managing Char Development and Settlement: A Complex Process -- 4. Involving the Communities and Civil Society -- 5. Role of Women in Development -- 6. Developing the Infrastructure -- 7. The Land Settlement Process -- 8. The Power of Agriculture -- 9. Money Matters - Savings and Loans -- 10. Environmental Improvement with Trees -- 11. Income and Quality of Life -- 12. Our Pride -- 13. When the Project Leaves -- References -- Back Cover.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781789246049
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781789246049
Language:
English
Keywords:
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