Evolution of water management in coastal Bangladesh: from temporary earthen embankments to depoliticized community-managed polders

This article examines the historical evolution of participatory water management in coastal Bangladesh. Three major shifts are identified: first, from indigenous local systems managed by landlords to centralized government agencies in the 1960s; second, from top-down engineering solutions to small-s...

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Main Authors: Dewan, C., Mukherji, A., Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77517

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