The Perception and Impact of Natural Hazards on Fishing Communities of Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4934558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Munshi Khaledur Rahman (0000-0001-9057-9121, Kent State University), Thomas W Schmidlin (Kent State University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-86 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2014.12005.x |
| OpenAlex | W1966359114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 23 |
Natural hazards lead to unexpected and often dire situations for people who have few resources and little control over the environment in which they live. Kutubdia, an island in the southeastern part of Bangladesh, experiences frequent natural hazards that impact the livelihoods of its people and put them in vulnerable situations. The research elaborated here is the result of 300 household surveys collected from persons in Kutubdia's fishing communities. The surveys investigated the perception and consequences of natural hazards on the fishing communities. The results indicated that the experience of natural hazards—cyclones, erosion, and flooding are examples—have increased over the years. Coastal erosion displaced seventy‐two (24 percent) fishers, forcing them to relocate their houses several times and imposing multiple challenges on their lives. Literacy was not associated with perceptions of environmental changes or changes in fishing. However, young fishers—less than forty years of age—perceived that environmental changes had affected fish catch more than their older colleagues
Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Fishery · Fishing · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Livelihood · Natural (archaeology · Natural disaster · Natural hazard · Natural resource · Socioeconomics · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Disaster Management and Resilience · Ecology · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |