Assessment of fresh water security in coastal Bangladesh: An insight from salinity, community perception and adaptation

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 137, Issue , 2017, Pages 68-81

  Tauhid Ur Rahman, M ^a,b   Rasheduzzaman, Md ^a   Habib, Md Arman ^a   Ahmed, Afzal ^a   Tareq, Syed Mohammed ^a   Muniruzzaman, Shah Md ^a  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Coastal regions; Community adaptation; Community perception; Safe drinking water; Salinity intrusion; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MERCURY (METAL); SURVEYS; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL REGIONS; COMMUNITY ADAPTATION; COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SALINITY INTRUSION; WATER SCARCITY;

POTABLE WATER;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DRINKING WATER; FRESHWATER; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SALINE INTRUSION; STAKEHOLDER; WATER QUALITY;

BANGLADESH; KHULNA [BANGLADESH]; SATKHIRA;

EID: 85007387684     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2016.12.005     Document Type: Article

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