Bangladesh's diverse and complex physical geography: implications for agricultural development

Bangladesh's physical geography is much more diverse and complex than is generally recognised. The landscapes of piedmont, river, tidal and estuarine floodplains, uplifted blocks and hill areas are described together with the associated environmental hazards that currently constrain crop produc...

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Published inInternational journal of environmental studies Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 1 - 27
Main Author Brammer, Hugh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 02.01.2017
Gordon and Breach Science Publishers
Subjects
Agricultural development
Bangladesh
Crop production
Crops
Environmental hazards
Environmental science
Environmental studies
Estuaries
Estuarine environments
Fertilizers
Flooding
Floodplains
Geography
Landscape
Physical geography
physiographic regions
population
Reviews
Rivers
Sea level
Sea level rise
Bangladesh
ISW, Bangladesh
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Summary:Bangladesh's physical geography is much more diverse and complex than is generally recognised. The landscapes of piedmont, river, tidal and estuarine floodplains, uplifted blocks and hill areas are described together with the associated environmental hazards that currently constrain crop production in specific regions. Practical measures to increase crop production in parallel with the projected increase in the country's population in the next 20-30 years are reviewed, including measures to increase the efficiency of fertiliser use and irrigation, and structural measures to reduce the hazards of salinity incursion, sea-level rise and seasonal flooding.
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ISSN:0020-7233
1029-0400
DOI:10.1080/00207233.2016.1236647