Flood warning responses of farmer households: A case study in Uria Union in the Brahmaputra flood plain, Bangladesh

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-269

  Shah, M A R ^a,b   Douven, W J A M ^a   Werner, M ^a   Leentvaar, J ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS)   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Brahmaputra river basin; Farmer households; Flood early warning; Flood response; Uria Union

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FLOOD; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOODPLAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

BANGLADESH; BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN;

EID: 84865305775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2012.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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