Flood proneness and coping strategies
The experiences of two villages in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3898046 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shitangsu Kumar Paul (0000-0003-3018-793X, University of Rajshahi), Jayant K Routray (0000-0002-7137-3926, Asian Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 489-508 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009.01139.x |
| PMID | 19878260 |
| OpenAlex | W2058006000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 32 |
This paper explores peoples' indigenous survival strategies and assesses variations in people's ability to cope with floods in two flood-prone villages in Bangladesh. It reveals that people continuously battle against flood vulnerability in accordance with their level of exposure and abilities, with varied strategies employed at different geophysical locations. The paper reports that people in an area with low flooding and with better socioeconomic circumstances are more likely to cope with impacts compared to people in areas with high and sudden flooding. Similarly, households' ability to cope varies depending on people's socioeconomic conditions, such as education, income and occupation. Although floods in Bangladesh generate socioeconomic misery and cause damage to the environment, health and infrastructure, people's indigenous coping strategies have helped them to reduce significantly their vulnerability. Such flood-mitigating strategies should be well recognised and emphasised further via proper dissemination of information through an early-warning system and subsequently external assistance
Computer security · Coping (psychology · Early warning system · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Flood myth · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Indigenous · Poison control · Political science · Population · Preparedness · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Warning system · Agricultural risk and resilience · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2.44 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |