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Comprehensively deals with the causes of deforestation in the Teknaf peninsula
Household surveys, physical measurements and satellite image analysis indicate the originality of the study
Local people, researchers, development workers and policy makers can use this as a reference for developing future plans
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Causes of Deforestation
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Scope for Reforestation
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Conclusions
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About this book
This book presents a political ecology study on deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh. The study’s aim was to elucidate social factors contributing to processes of deforestation, including poverty, migration of refugees, forest encroachment, and power relations entailed in forest management. The individual analyses presented in the book are entirely based on primary information obtained through original field work conducted over a period of 7 years, and on remote sensing using satellite imagery and GIS techniques. The second half of the book considers reforestation approaches such as social and homestead forestry that have wider applications within developing countries.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Environmental Design, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Masakazu Tani
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Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Md Abiar Rahman
About the editors
Masakazu Tani is a professor of environmental design in the Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, Japan. He also serves as a vice dean of the faculty. His research interests lie primarily in environmental anthropology and environmental design. His main research focus is on the social analysis of environmental problems in South and Southeast Asia. Professor Tani has published articles, reports, and books on the social impacts of arsenic contamination in these regions, both in Japanese and in English. He was awarded the tenth Ohkita Award in International Development Studies in 2005.
Md. Abiar Rahman is a professor of agroforestry and environment in the Faculty of Agriculture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh. He served as the head of the department of agroforestry and environment at BSMRAU. His research interests lie in the area of sustainable land use in relation to agroforestry and environment. His main resea
rch focus is on the homestead production system and the impacts of climate change on agriculture. He has published 31 articles and supervised 14 MS students in the field of agroforestry and environment. He has attended and presented his works at 19 national and international conferences. In 2015, he was the recipient of an international award for the development of “revolutionary solutions for local food systems,” granted by the Italian Agency for Responsible and Ethic Countryside and Agriculture (AiCARE).Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Deforestation in the Teknaf Peninsula of Bangladesh
Book Subtitle: A Study of Political Ecology
Editors: Masakazu Tani, Md Abiar Rahman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5475-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5474-7Published: 15 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5406-9Published: 29 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5475-4Published: 31 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 204
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Forestry, Anthropology, Landscape Ecology