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I INTRODUCTION Background, Context and Organization of the Book Mohammad Zaman and Mustafa Alam II THEORIZING DELTA AND CHARLAND 1. The Delta and Charland in Historical and Comparative Perspectives Mohammad Zaman, Mustafa Alam and Benoit Ivars 2. Chars as Destabilizers Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt Char Dwellers’ Right to Development Indrani Sigamany and Jay Drydyk III GEOMORPHOLOGY OF BENGAL DELTA Morphologic Instability and Erosion Problems in the River Systems of Bangladesh Harun Rashid and Munshi K. Rahman Use of Remote Sensing Data to Study the Behavior and Dynamics of Riverine Chars in Bangladesh Iffat Huque, Maminul Haque Sarker and Knut Oberhagemann Geomorphological Evolution of Riverine Chars Knut Oberhagemann, Maminul Haque Sarker and Iffat Huque The Dynamics of Coastal Chars in Bangladesh Maminul Haque Sarker, Iffat Huque and Knut Oberhagemann The Soils of Bangladesh’s Charlands Hugh Brammer 9. Evaluating Future Risk: Quantifying the Effects of Climate Change on Riverine and Coastal Chars Shampa and Anisul Haque IV CHAR SETTLEMENT IN HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS Charland Colonization and Settlements in the Floodplains and Delta Mohammad Zaman Dynamic Land and Adaptive People of Bengal Delta: A Spatio-Temporal Perspective C. Emdad Haque and Mohammad Jakariya Coping Strategies and Future Resettlement Options of People Displaced by Riverbank Erosion in the Lower Meghna Estuary Bimal Kanti Paul, Munshi Khaledur Rahman, Thomas Crawford, Scott Curtis, Md. Giasuddin Miah, Rafiqul Islam and Md. Sariful Islam Floods, Charlands Erosion and Settlement Displacement in the Ganges-Padma River Basin Shafi Noor Islam Flood Proofing Measures for Char Communities in Bangladesh Ian Tod Char Development for Addressing Riverbank Erosion related Displacement Atiur Rahman V CHAR ECONOMY, LIVELIHOOD, GENDER AND OUTMIGRATION Understanding Char Economy: Household Perspective and the National Context Mustafa Alam Vulnerability to Natural Hazards and Community-based Adaptation in Agriculture: A Case Study Zobaer Ahmed, Herman Lotze-Campen and Md. Humayun Kabir Coping of Char Agricultural Marketing System to Hydro-meteorological Hazards M. Aminur Rahman, M. Shahjahan Mondal and M. Rezaur Rahman Role of NGOs in Post-Flood Rehabilitation in Chars in Gaibandha District, Bangladesh Babul Hossain Gender Issues and Social Development Challenges in Char Environments Suzanne Hanchett Out Migration as a Survival Strategy for Char Dwellers: Findings from Three Selected Chars Hafiza Khatun, Md. Humayun Kabir and Lutfun Nahar VI CASE STUDIES ON MAJOR EXPERIMENTS IN CHAR DEVELOPMENT The Chars Livelihoods Program: Experiences and Learnings Lokman Hossain Livelihood Development in Coastal Chars in the Meghna Estuary: The Danida Experience Harvey Demaine Char Development and Settlement Project: Reflections of Experiences Koen de Wilde, Transforming Lands, Transforming Lives: Sandbar Agricultural Technology and Innovations Nazmul Islam Chowdhury VII LAND RIGHTS, INSTITUIONS AND GOVERNANCE Alluvial and Diluvial Land Laws and Administration: A Paradigmatic Shift Necessary to Benefit Displaced People Mohammad Zaman and Md. Akhtar Hossain Char Development Authority and Governance Issues Mohammad Zaman and Mustafa Alam VIII CONCLUSIONS Toward an Inclusive and Integrated Char Development Program Mohammad Zaman and Mustafa Alam
