Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh

Part I. Outline and Basics of DRR

1. Disaster, Risk and Evolution of the Concept
Rajib Shaw, Aminul Islam, Fuad Mallick

2. Understanding Vulnerability and Risks
A. K. M. Mamunur Rashid

3. National Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangladesh
Rajib Shaw, Aminul Islam, Fuad Mallick

Part II. Hazard and Risk Profiles of Bangladesh

4. Flood Risks and Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
Rezaur Rahman, Mashfiqus Salehin

5. Cyclone and Tornado Risk and Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
Fuad Mallick, Aminur Rahman

6. Earthquake Risk and Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
A.. S. M. Maksud Kamal

7. Drought Risk and Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Abu Wali Raghib Hassan

8. Landslide and Flashflood in Bangladesh
Abdul Awal Sarker, A. K. M. Mamunur Rashid

9. Arsenic Contamination in Bangladesh: Contemporary Alarm and Future Strategy
Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw

10. Sea-Level Rise Along the Coast of Bangladesh
Md. Golam Mahabub Sarwar

Part III. Approaches and Issues

11. Urban Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
Gulsan Ara Parvin, S. M. Reazul Ahsan, Rajib Shaw

12. Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Bangladesh
Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Md. Anwarul Abedin

13. Crop Insurance as Risk Management Strategy in Bangladesh
Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw

14. Disaster Education in Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges
Umma Habiba, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw

15. Disaster Risk Reduction Investment and Reduction of Response Cost in Bangladesh
Ahmadul Hassan, Aminul Islam, Nityananda Chakravorty, Bhuiya Md. Tamim Hossain

16. Gender and Social Exclusion Analysis in Disaster Risk Management
A. K. M. Mamunur Rashid, Hasan Shafie

Keywords: Earth Sciences, Natural Hazards, Sustainable Development, Human Geography