Rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta A Fluvial Account of Bengal /

• Main Author: Rudra, Kalyan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Geography of the Physical Environment,
• Subjects: Physical geography.; Hydrology.; Environmental policy.; Hydrogeology.; Sedimentology.; Physical Geography.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Environmental Politics.; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).

This is the first comprehensive book on the rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta. This volume covers all aspects of this highly populated region including land conflicts and environmental impacts such as the Indo-Bangladesh conflict over sharing of trans-boundary water. This book addresses t...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta: An Overview
• Chapter 2. Evolution of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
• Chapter 3. Rivers of the Tari-Doors and Barind Tract
• Chapter 4. The Dynamic Ganga
• Chapter 5. The Jamuna-Meghna System
• Chapter 6. The Bhagirathi-Hugli River System
• Chapter 7. The Western Tributaries to the Bhagirathi-Hugli River
• Chapter 8. The Sundarban
• Chapter 9. Floods in the GBM Delta
• Chapter 10. Management of Rivers in the GB Delta
• Chapter 11. Conflicts over Sharing Waters of Trans-boundary Rivers
• Chapter 12. The Concept of Ecological Flow.