Deltas in the Anthropocene
Publication year: 2020
: 978-3-030-23517-8
The Anthropocene is the human-dominated modern era that has accelerated social, environmental and climate change across the world in the last few decades. This open access book examines the challenges the Anthropocene presents to the sustainable management of deltas, both the many threats as well as the opportunities.
: Earth and Environmental Science, Environmental Geography, Environment Studies, Development and Sustainability, Environmental Management, Deltas, Anthropocene, sustainable development, migration, climate adaptation, coastal management, management of deltas, sustainable developement goals, land use change, Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta, Mahanadi Delta, Volta Delta, Delta hazards, climate migration, natural hazards, urbanisation
