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Content: The Anthropocene is the human-dominated modern era that has accelerated social, environmental and climate change across the world in the last few decades. This open access book examines the challenges the Anthropocene presents to the sustainable management of deltas, both the many threats as well as the opportunities. In the world's deltas the Anthropocene is manifest in major land use change, the damming of rivers, the engineering of coasts and the growth of some of the world's largest megacities; deltas are home to one in twelve of all people in the world. The book explores bio-physical and social dynamics and makes clear adaptation choices and trade-offs that underpin policy and governance processes, including visionary delta management plans. It details new analysis to illustrate these challenges, based on three significant and contrasting deltas: the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Mahanadi and Volta. This multi-disciplinary, policy-orientated volume is strongly aligned to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals as delta populations often experience extremes of poverty, gender and structural inequality, variable levels of health and well-being, while being vulnerable to extreme and systematic climate change. Robert J Nicholls is Professor of Coastal Engineering within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK. He has contributed to a wide range of influential national and international publications including the IPCC Assessment Reports. W Neil Adger is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter, UK. His research examines demographic, political economy, public health and well-being aspects of the Anthropocene. Craig W Hutton is Professor of Sustainability Science within Geography and Environment at the University of Southampton, UK. His research focuses on spatial analysis of vulnerability and the incorporation of sustainable management, policy and governance into decision-making processes. Susan E Hanson is Research Fellow within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK. She specializes in coastal vulnerability and management, particularly as a consequence of climate change.

Note: 1. Delta challenges and trade-offs from the Holocene to the Anthropocene -- 2. Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh and India: A transnational mega-delta -- 3. The Mahanadi Delta: A rapidly developing delta in India -- 4. The Volta Delta, Ghana: challenges in an African setting -- 5. Fluvial sediment supply and relative sea-level rise -- 6. Hotspots of present and future risk within deltas; hazards, exposure and vulnerability -- 7. Where people live and move in deltas -- 8. Delta economics and sustainability -- 9. Adapting to change: People and policies -- 10. Choices: Future trade-offs and plausible pathways -- 11. Sustainable deltas in the Anthropocene.

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ISBN: 9783319710938 , 3319710931

Content: This book answers key questions about environment, people and their shared future in deltas. It develops a systematic and holistic approach for policy-orientated analysis for the future of these regions. It does so by focusing on ecosystem services in the world's largest, most populous and most iconic delta region, that of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. The book covers the conceptual basis, research approaches and challenges, while also providing a methodology for integration across multiple disciplines, offering a potential prototype for assessments of deltas worldwide. Ecosystem Services for Well-Being in Deltas analyses changing ecosystem services in deltas; the health and well-being of people reliant on them; the continued central role of agriculture and fishing; and the implications of aquaculture in such environments. The analysis is brought together in an integrated and accessible way to examine the future of the Ganges Brahmaputra delta based on a near decade of research by a team of the world's leading scientists on deltas and their human and environmental dimensions. This book is essential reading for students and academics within the fields of Environmental Geography, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy focused on solving the world's most critical challenges of balancing humans with their environments. This book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Note: Research Highlights and Framework -- , Ecosystem Services, Well-Being and Deltas: Current Knowledge and Understanding / , Ecosystem Services Linked to Livelihoods and Well-Being in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta / , An Integrated Approach Providing Scientific and Policy-Relevant Insights for South-West Bangladesh / , Integrative Analysis for the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Bangladesh / , Present Status of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta -- , Recent Trends in Ecosystem Services in Coastal Bangladesh / , Governance of Ecosystem Services Across Scales in Bangladesh / , Health, Livelihood and Well-Being in the Coastal Delta of Bangladesh / , Floods and the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta / , Scenarios for Policy Analysis -- , Integrating Science and Policy Through Stakeholder-Engaged Scenarios / , Incorporating Stakeholder Perspectives in Scenario Development / , Regional Climate Change over South Asia / , Future Scenarios of Economic Development / , Observations and Potential Trends -- , Biophysical Modelling of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna Catchment / , Marine Dynamics and Productivity in the Bay of Bengal / , A Sustainable Future Supply of Fluvial Sediment for the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta / , Present and Future Fluvial, Tidal and Storm Surge Flooding in Coastal Bangladesh / , Modelling Tidal River Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh / , Mechanisms and Drivers of Soil Salinity in Coastal Bangladesh / , Population Dynamics in the South-West of Bangladesh / , Land Cover and Land Use Analysis in Coastal Bangladesh / , A Geospatial Analysis of the Social, Economic and Environmental Dimensions and Drivers of Poverty in South-West Coastal Bangladesh / , Defining Social-Ecological Systems in South-West Bangladesh / , Characterising Associations between Poverty and Ecosystem Services / , Present and Future Ecosystem Services -- , Prospects for Agriculture Under Climate Change and Soil Salinisation / , Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries: Trends and Prospects / , Dynamics of the Sundarbans Mangroves in Bangladesh Under Climate Change / , Hypertension and Malnutrition as Health Outcomes Related to Ecosystem Services / , Integration and Dissemination -- , Integrative Analysis Applying the Delta Dynamic Integrated Emulator Model in South-West Coastal Bangladesh / , Communicating Integrated Analysis Research Findings / , English.

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