Staying despite riverbank erosion

Evidence of coastal Bangladesh

Bibliographic Data

ID22230282
AuthorsAfroza Mallick (Ghent University), Bishawjit Mallick (0000-0002-9492-1059, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume1
Issue6
Publication date2021-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSN Social Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2662-9283 • E-ISSN: 2662-9283
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s43545-021-00104-x
OpenAlexW3172276366
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited27

Riverbank erosion often compels affected people to migrate from their respective communities. However, there are still many who do not leave the affected region. The research focuses on this particular group of non-migrant populations living in the erosion-prone Ramdaspur village of Bhola district in Bangladesh, to explore how erosion influences (non-)migration decision. We interviewed households from the study village. More than half the respondents reported that, even though they are continuously being hit by erosion, they are unwilling to move away because of the community support they receive from staying in the village. The rest of the respondents who choose to remain, do so because of financial reasons. Therefore, this study proposes a need for a holistic approach in future adaptation planning for the riverbank erosion-prone areas of Bangladesh to support the non-migrants in the communities

Business · Coastal erosion · Environmental planning · Erosion · Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Geology

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