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Autor
Saha Pallab (University of Kalyani, India), Sahu Abhay Sankar (University of Kalyani, India)
Tytuł
Impact of Riverbank Erosion on Riparian Society: a Micro-level Study Along the Ganga-Padma River in Samserganj C.D. Block of Murshidabad District, West Bengal
Źródło
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, 2023, No. 60, s. 61-79, fot., rys., tab., wykr., bibliogr. 22 poz.
Słowa kluczowe
Społeczności lokalne, Zbiorniki wodne, Struktura społeczna, Środowisko przyrodnicze
Local community, Water container, Social structure, Natural environment
Uwagi
summ.
Kraj/Region
West Bengal
West Bengal
Abstrakt
The present paper is a micro-level study aimed at analyzing the impacts of riverbank erosion on riparian society. To fulfill the objective, the study has been carried out from two distinctive perspectives; viz. general outlooks and specifi c inquiry. For the general outlook, the Ganga-Padma river in its lower reach downstream of Farakka Barrage in Samserganj Community Development Block has been explored in terms of channel shift ing using multi-dated satellite images. For specific inquiry, the eff ects of riverbank erosion on society have been studied using primary data in two selected active bank-erosion-prone cadastral units. Th e results show that recurrent bank erosion has brought a drastic change in the social fabric and caused huge losses rendering riparian inhabitants quite vulnerable, since most of the people in the study units are dependent on land-based economy and belong to poor economic groups. These situations necessitate signifi cant outside assistance. However, there is a signifi cant diff erence (χ2 = 10.85 at p<0.01) in terms of assistance received during the previous year between the two selected study units.(original abstract)
Bibliografia
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ISSN
1732-4254
Język
eng
URI / DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/bgss-2023-0016
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