Flood and Erosion Induced Population Displacements
A Socio-economic Case Study in the Gangetic Riverine Tract at Malda District, West Bengal, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5219303 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Showkat Iqbal (North Bengal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 201-211 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2010.11906290 |
| OpenAlex | W2308464421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Various multipurpose dams around the globe have compelled the people to displace. The figure of dams and displaced people is too high, but displacements for flood and erosion are much higher than the dams. A study of Gangetic Tract at Malda District of West Bengal, India alone again proved the above hypothesis. The study was conducted along the riverine tract of the Ganga, which are frequently affected by regular floods and erosions made by the Ganga. Even the embankments are filled with displaced people as these are the safest refuges. Keeping in mind the above fact, the marginal embankment settlement was also surveyed It was followed from the survey that many socioeconomic factors were changed for such natural hazards in those area and it also changed the demographical factors of the area as well as of the whole district. Out migration is one of the important aspects of such impact. A huge number of people migrated to other distant places of India for livelihoods. It is a serious matter of concern for Government as well as for the researchers
Agriculture · Archaeology · BENGAL · Cartography · Economics · Flood myth · Geography · Levee · Livelihood · Population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Water resource management · West bengal · Demography · Environmental Science · Hydrology and Drought Analysis · Irrigation Practices and Water Management · Multidisciplinary Science and Engineering Research
Analysis of the livelihood and health of internally displaced persons due to riverbank erosion in Bangladesh
Morphological analysis and channel shifting of the Fulahar river in Malda district, West Bengal, India using remote sensing and GIS techniques
River bank erosion and livelihood vulnerability of the local population at Manikchak block in West Bengal, India
Search for social justice for the victims of erosion hazard along the banks of river Bhagirathi by hydraulic control
Channel migration zone mapping of the River Ganga in the Diara surrounding region of Eastern India
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |