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Driving Factors of Destination Choices Due to Riverbank Erosion Along the Brahmaputra River
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Riverbank erosion is one of the most common natural disasters in Bangladesh. The after-effect of the flood is one of the major reasons behind this calamity. Recently, the Brahmaputra riverbank has eroded severely due to frequent flooding events. As a consequence, the inhabitants of these areas are forced to migrate. This study was conducted at Dewanganj in Jamalpur district, located at Brahmaputra River’s left bank. We carried out qualitative research incorporating semi-structured and unstructured interviews, direct observations, and participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools to understand the internal displacement dynamics and the victims’ problems. Moreover, we divided the study area into five zones, i.e., island char, government land, attached char, Gucchogram, upazilla, and town, to understand the spatial aspects of the displacement pattern. The surveys were done from September 2019 to January 2020 to capture the devastating flood-induced bank erosion impact of the year 2019. It was noticed that a significant number of people have displaced during this time frame. This study area's displacement dynamics are controlled by a total number of 14 push and pull factors. These push and pull factors show significant temporal and spatial variations. Among them, the most important are the amount of resources, land price, land elevation, help from government and NGOs, distance from ancestors place, etc. The displacement pattern largely depends on these factors. This study describes an approach to assist planners and policymakers in framing the current displacement processes and their causes. It will also help plan a better settlement policy for the affected people, which unfortunately is a considerable part of the current population.
Driving Factors of Destination Choices Due to Riverbank Erosion Along the Brahmaputra River
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7619-9712
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9775-3601
Riverbank erosion is one of the most common natural disasters in Bangladesh. The after-effect of the flood is one of the major reasons behind this calamity. Recently, the Brahmaputra riverbank has eroded severely due to frequent flooding events. As a consequence, the inhabitants of these areas are forced to migrate. This study was conducted at Dewanganj in Jamalpur district, located at Brahmaputra River’s left bank. We carried out qualitative research incorporating semi-structured and unstructured interviews, direct observations, and participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools to understand the internal displacement dynamics and the victims’ problems. Moreover, we divided the study area into five zones, i.e., island char, government land, attached char, Gucchogram, upazilla, and town, to understand the spatial aspects of the displacement pattern. The surveys were done from September 2019 to January 2020 to capture the devastating flood-induced bank erosion impact of the year 2019. It was noticed that a significant number of people have displaced during this time frame. This study area's displacement dynamics are controlled by a total number of 14 push and pull factors. These push and pull factors show significant temporal and spatial variations. Among them, the most important are the amount of resources, land price, land elevation, help from government and NGOs, distance from ancestors place, etc. The displacement pattern largely depends on these factors. This study describes an approach to assist planners and policymakers in framing the current displacement processes and their causes. It will also help plan a better settlement policy for the affected people, which unfortunately is a considerable part of the current population.
Driving Factors of Destination Choices Due to Riverbank Erosion Along the Brahmaputra River
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7619-9712
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9775-3601
Riverbank erosion is one of the most common natural disasters in Bangladesh. The after-effect of the flood is one of the major reasons behind this calamity. Recently, the Brahmaputra riverbank has eroded severely due to frequent flooding events. As a consequence, the inhabitants of these areas are forced to migrate. This study was conducted at Dewanganj in Jamalpur district, located at Brahmaputra River’s left bank. We carried out qualitative research incorporating semi-structured and unstructured interviews, direct observations, and participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools to understand the internal displacement dynamics and the victims’ problems. Moreover, we divided the study area into five zones, i.e., island char, government land, attached char, Gucchogram, upazilla, and town, to understand the spatial aspects of the displacement pattern. The surveys were done from September 2019 to January 2020 to capture the devastating flood-induced bank erosion impact of the year 2019. It was noticed that a significant number of people have displaced during this time frame. This study area's displacement dynamics are controlled by a total number of 14 push and pull factors. These push and pull factors show significant temporal and spatial variations. Among them, the most important are the amount of resources, land price, land elevation, help from government and NGOs, distance from ancestors place, etc. The displacement pattern largely depends on these factors. This study describes an approach to assist planners and policymakers in framing the current displacement processes and their causes. It will also help plan a better settlement policy for the affected people, which unfortunately is a considerable part of the current population.
Driving Factors of Destination Choices Due to Riverbank Erosion Along the Brahmaputra River
Tarekul Islam, G. M. (editor) / Shampa, Shampa (editor) / Chowdhury, Ahmed Ishtiaque Amin (editor) / Ahmed, Sahika (author) / Murshed, Sonia Binte (author)
Water Management: A View from Multidisciplinary Perspectives ; Chapter: 8 ; 155-171
2022-03-26
17 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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